The energy in ocean waves has been increasing as a consequence of climate change Sea level rise puts coastal areas at the forefront of the impacts of climate change, but new research shows they face other climate-related threats as well. In a study published January 14 in Nature Communications, researchers report that the energy of ocean […]

Minister for Agriculture, Food, and the Marine, Michael Creed, has announced the Clean Oceans Initiative and has called for the participation of the entire Irish trawl fishing fleet in the scheme by 31st December 2019. Creed wishes to have all Irish trawlers at every pier and every port actively participate in collecting, reducing and reusing […]

The founder of Reboot Innovation, a creative studio dedicated to sustainability, argues that designers should not be focusing solely on recyclable packaging but instead on systems that encourage the public to “reuse and refill” old containers. From “single-use” being announced as Collins Dictionary’s word-of-the-year, through to nationwide public support for government action to reduce plastic waste, […]

Movements to eliminate single-use plastics are sweeping the globe. The first thing you notice when you enter Natural Weigh, Chloe and Rob Masefield’s small shop in the Welsh town of Crickhowell, is the enticing smell of food. Then you see that people have brought their own containers and bottles and are filling them with rice, […]

Heat trapped by greenhouse gases is raising ocean temperatures faster than previously thought, according to a new research which shows that earlier claims of a slowdown or “hiatus” in global warming over the past 15 years were unfounded. Ocean heating is critical marker of climate change because an estimated 93 per cent of the excess […]

You probably had a lovely shower this morning before you sat down to read the paper. Imagine if, when you turned the tap, the water that came out stank. That’s life for people in Menindee and surrounding areas right now. Politicians from every state and federal parliament should be at Menindee to experience the stench […]

By legalizing hemp, the Farm Bill has created a legal source of CBD. The Farm Bill signed in December 2018 clears the way for CBD products to become legal nationwide – or, at least, that is the hope of marijuana industry advocates. If that is the way the situation unfolds, it would eliminate the ambiguity […]

ABU DHABI  – Saudi Arabia’s Energy Minister Khalid al-Falih said on Sunday the oil market is “on the right track” and will quickly return to balance, but oil producers are willing to do more if needed. “If we look beyond the noise of weekly data and speculators’ herd-like behavior, I remain convinced that we’re on […]

The death toll from a suspected gas explosion in central Paris has risen to four after rescue workers found the body of a woman in the rubble. Two firefighters and a Spanish tourist were also killed in Saturday’s blast at a bakery near a popular area. Dozens more people were injured in the blast, which […]

HONOLULU – U.S. Rep. Tulsi Gabbard has announced she’s running for president in 2020. The Hawaii Congresswoman made the announcement Friday on CNN after months of speculation that she’d launch a bid for the White House. “I have decided to run and will be making a formal announcement within the next week,” Gabbard told CNN’s […]