Plastic Pollution

Last week, world leaders wrapped things up at the Basel Conventiona two-week gathering in Geneva, Switzerland that covers how we can clean up the planet for the sake of human health. They 187 countries in attendance landed on some important decisions: They a…

As small as a grain of dustbut of great global significance. The word microplastics is familiar to many, but the dangers are virtually unexplored. In recent years, plastic pollution has become an ever-increasing burden on the environment. Countless videos and…

Ten per cent of the oxygen we breathe comes from just one kind of bacteria in the ocean. Now laboratory tests have shown that these bacteria are susceptible to plastic pollution, according to a study published in Communications Biology. "We found that exposu…

6)  Plastic pollution is a pressing environmental concern that requires our collective action. Discuss this statement in the background of Basel Convention on the control of hazardous wastes which recently was amended to include plastic waste. (250 words)Why …

Victor Vescovo set out to break the world record for the deepest dive in history, but while he was at the bottom of the ocean, he came up with another argument for fighting plastic pollution.Victor Vescovo Vescovo, an Amer…

Victor Vescovo set out to break the world record for the deepest dive in history, but while he was at the bottom of the ocean, he came up with another argument for fighting plastic pollution.Victor Vescovo Vescovo, an Amer…

International Migratory Bird Day 2019: This year the theme is Protect Birds: Be the Solution to Plastic Pollution!”. (Source: File Photo) Every year, May 11 is celebrated as International Migratory Bird Day to create awareness, protect and also celebrate the…

How banning plastic bags could help New York mitigate climate change

Actor Jason Momoa may not have been a part of the recent epic Game of Thrones battle onscreen – but the star is still using his Dothraki strength to fight even bigger battles offscreen. In an appearance on the Ellen Degeneres Show Momoa showed off his ax-thro…

There’s an awful lot of awful in the just-released summary of a new U.N. report on biodiversity and ecosystem. There’s the tenfold increase in plastic pollution since 1980, for example. There’s the 400 million tons of heavy metals, toxic sludge and fertilizer…