Tag: Environment
Students report discrimination at HU: ‘An intimidating and hostile learning environment’
The letter comes from a group of students from the Faculty of Law. “With this letter we would like to express serious concerns about structural discrimination that we have experienced…
Chinese wind power is not on the rise in the European Union
New standoff between Beijing and the European Union (EU). This is the third time in two months that China has been targeted. After electric vehicles, rail and solar panels, Europe…
the not-so-green clothes from Zara and H&M, in Brazilian cotton from Cerrado
The world’s two largest clothing sellers are being criticized for their use of cotton grown on deforested land in Brazil. This country aims to become the world’s leading producer ahead…
Internet ivory trade continues in the EU despite restrictions
The International Fund for Animal Welfare (Ifaw) noted this by examining online sales and auction sites in France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Spain, Italy, Portugal and Germany. 2 mins After China…
the waters of the Seine are still not clean enough to swim in, according to an NGO
Of the 14 samples taken near the venue of the tests, 12 would be unsuitable for swimming according to the French Agency for Environmental and Occupational Health Safety, up to…
Great apes threatened by mining projects in Africa
The sector is experiencing greater demand due to the growing demand for minerals used for the energy transition. But unfortunately, mines are very often located near primate habitat, a study…
Industrialists in the wind power sector are struggling to recruit staff
The industry lacks workers. A global problem, which is even more glaring in the renewable energy sector, where 30 million jobs will be available by 2030, according to the International…
thousands of people evacuated
In Russia, nearly 4,500 people were evacuated from a flooded area near the border with Kazakhstan. On Friday a dam in the Orenburg region, in the Urals, burst. The city…
Tesla plans to present its robot taxi in early August
Tesla is expected to present its robot taxi, a driverless vehicle, on August 8. This was announced by Elon Musk, the boss of the American electric vehicle manufacturer, on the…
nearly 77,000 salmon miraculously survived a road accident in Oregon
A truck carrying more than 100,000 salmon overturned in an accident last week in a mountainous region of the western United States, but the majority of its cargo miraculously managed…