Tag: pollution
Amsterdam’s ‘bubble barrier’ fighting plastic pollution – BBC News
Dutch inventors are removing plastic from Amsterdam’s rivers and canals using a ‘net’ made from bubbles. They claim the invention stops nearly 90% of plastic waste from passing downstream. The BBC visited The Netherlands to see the barrier in action. Please subscribe here: http://bit.ly/1rbfUog #Amsterdam #Innovation #BBCNews
Indonesia facing 'devastating' impact of nickel mining pollution – BBC News
Indonesia is the world’s largest producer of nickel, a metal used in a huge range of products such as stainless steel, mobile phones and electric car batteries. There is an expected increase in the use of nickel as the world shifts to greener transportation. But conservationists are warning that nickel mining is having a devastating environmental impact. Please subscribe here: http://bit.ly/1rbfUog #Indonesia #BBCNews
Light pollution: Huge fall in stars that can be seen with naked eye
Our view of the stars has been reduced every year over the last decade by artificial light pollution. The post Light pollution: Huge fall in stars that can be seen with naked eye appeared first on Rich TVX News Network.
Oil pollution threatens Egypt’s ‘super coral’, investigation finds – BBC News
As Egypt hosts world leaders at climate summit COP27, an oil terminal is dumping toxic wastewater on its Red Sea coast, a BBC News Arabic investigation has found. A rare form of coral, that offers hope for preserving ocean life as the planet warms, could be a casualty. Leaked documents obtained by the BBC and non-profit journalism group SourceMaterial reveal that “produced water” from Egypt’s…
Egypt's rare coral reefs threatened by oil pollution – BBC News
One of the world’s few thriving coral reefs is under threat, with an oil terminal dumping toxic wastewater on Egypt’s coast. As world leaders meet in the country to discuss climate change action at COP27, “produced water” from Egypt’s Ras Shukeir oil terminal is being dumped into the Red Sea every day. The barely treated wastewater contains high levels of toxins, oil and grease, and…
Freedom Convoy Protest Persists Amid $10mn Lawsuit for Noise Pollution
The Freedom Convoy COVID measures protest continues in Ottawa for an 11th consecutive day, as the streets remain swarmed with trucks. Meanwhile, citizens in the capital have filed a lawsuit against the convoy organizers over noise pollution. #news #worldevents ————————————————————————————————– Freedom over censorship, truth over narrative. Subscribe for new videos EVERYDAY: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpwvZwUam-URkxB7g4USKpg?sub_confirmation=1 Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RTnews Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@rt.news Follow us on…