Tag: Environment
the European Commission calls on 20 airlines to explain
the European Commission summons twenty airlines to explain their commercial practices potentially misleading “. The list of these companies has not been made public but Brussels accuses them of greenwashing…
Aamjiwnaang issues ‘notice of violation’ to Ineos, Environment Ministry
Breadcrumb Trail Links News Local News Aamjiwnaang First Nation has issued a “notice of violation” to a chemical company in Sarnia and Ontario’s Environment Ministry. Published May 03, 2024 •…
oil and gas sites seek to hide gas flaring
A new trend is emerging on oil and gas sites which concerns flares. This practice consists of burning the gas in long plumes of flame when it is less expensive…
“Le Parisien” partly unveils the new Écophyto pesticide reduction strategy Écophyto
This was one of the reasons for the angry movement of farmers at the start of the year: the regulations concerning the use of pesticides. It is called the Ecophyto…
Climate and environment most important to voters
share-arrowShare unsaveSave expand-left full screen Climate and environment top the voters’ list. Archive image. Photo: Pontus Lundahl/TT With one month to go until the EU elections, climate and the environment…
Brief history of zoos, from imperial prestige to global preservation
“First, we have principles. Then, we have children”, we can say to ourselves when, for family leisure, we decide to cross the entrance to a zoo. The institution, with which…
The fatal accident in December prompts the Swedish Work Environment Agency to report SCA to the police
After investigating the accident, the Swedish Work Environment Authority believes that SCA and the subcontractor have not complied with the work environment legislation, and it is now up to the…
The Work Environment Agency reports SCA to the police after the fatal accident in Solberg
On December 15, 2023, a 23-year-old man died when his excavator went through the ice in the area of Solberg in Örnsköldsvik municipality. Now the Swedish Work Environment Agency reports…
how to finance the energy transition?
The G7 Environment and Climate Ministers (Germany, Canada, United States, France, Italy, United Kingdom and Japan) are meeting this Monday April 29 and Tuesday April 30 under the Italian presidency…
In Botswana, drought is critical for hippos, a critically endangered species
The endless drought affecting southern Africa due to the El Niño climatic phenomenon continues to wreak havoc. After the destruction of crops which threatens the population with famine in Zambia,…