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Unpacking the ongoing protests in France

Unpacking the ongoing protests in France

After two months of peaceful demonstrations sparked by a proposed pension reform in France, the message is clear: President Macron remains unmoved by his citizens’ clear opposition to the policy. As frustration increases without any sign of a U-turn, the national mood has started to turn sour. Protests. They’re the...

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Is the vertical farming bubble popping already?

Is the vertical farming bubble popping already?

Vertical farming had been touted by numerous experts as the future of food production in a warming world. In 2023, however, such companies are already withering, and key players have called it a day.  If farming conditions become untenable due to climate change, we’ll just take our crops indoors, right?  In theory, the concept of vertical farming may seem an easy win for the future of food production. Stacking vegetables from floor to ceiling...

By London, UK
Florida lawmakers look to ban ‘period talk’ in local schools

Florida lawmakers look to ban ‘period talk’ in local schools

Mere months before discussions about sexual orientation become prohibited in state-wide Florida schools, Republicans are now looking to do the same for lessons and discussions about menstruation. Republicans in Florida have been on a mad one for quite some time. Last year, they passed the Don’t Say Gay bill, which will ban school staff and pupils from leading or discussing any conversations about sexual orientation before they enter grade four. Considering an...

By London, UK
‘Liquid tree’ installation absorbs CO2 emissions in Belgrade

‘Liquid tree’ installation absorbs CO2 emissions in Belgrade

Serbia is among the nations with the very worst air quality on the planet. A novel solution to sequestering GHGs in Belgrade’s most concentrated urban area, is the ‘Liquid 3’.  If humanity has any chance of remaining under a 1.5C temperature rise, atmospheric greenhouse gases must decline by 43% before 2030 and 60% by 2035 – reveals the latest IPCC report.  As well as nationwide transitions away from fossil fuels,...

By London, UK
Should fossil fuel firms be charged with homicide?

Should fossil fuel firms be charged with homicide?

Legal experts are preparing to publish a paper in next year’s Harvard Environmental Law Review. They will argue that fossil fuel companies should be charged with homicide for the deaths they’ve caused by accelerating the climate crisis. The booming fossil fuel industry continues to be the number one cause of the worsening environmental crisis. Individuals running these companies have been aware of their actions' consequences for decades, yet have shown no...

By London, UK