Amateur astronomers are preparing for a heavenly treat from Friday as the five planets visible to the naked eye line up in order of their distance from the sun across the pre-dawn sky. For those who can face the early start, and have an unobstructed view of the horizon to Read more…
Germany’s parliament has set summer train fares at 9 euros per month in a bid to slash pollution and curb imports of Russian oil by spurring drivers to take public transit. The initiative takes effect on June 1, with 9 euros covering the cost of all buses, trams, subways, and Read more…
Judith Enck, a former EPA regional administrator, the president of Beyond Plastics, and a visiting professor at Bennington College, and Jan Dell, a chemical engineer and the founder of the Last Beach Cleanup, write in a piece: Americans support recycling. We do too. But although some materials can be effectively Read more…
Greece has passed its first climate law, which sets out specific targets to fight climate change and wean itself off coal in power generation by 2028. The legislation sets interim targets for Greece to cut greenhouse emissions by at least 55% by 2030 and by 80% by 2040 before achieving Read more…
North Carolina’s largest newspaper, Raleigh’s News & Observer newspaper, reports that “In the face of stiff opposition from farm equipment companies and dealers, North Carolina state senators on Tuesday walked back a provision that would have widened access to the repair of farming equipment.” The so-called “right to repair” provision Read more…
Ford’s fuel-economy figures for the 2013-2014 C-Max hybrids “were not based in reality” says Iowa’s attorney general. And now the Ford Motor Company “will pay $19.2 million to a consortium of 40 states and Washington,D.C.,” writes Consumer Reports (which also covers additional false advertising about the payload capacity of its Read more…
Despite being around 4,300 miles in length, the Amazon River surprisingly has no bridges. The Amazon River is the world’s second-longest river and one of the planet’s most significant waterways… Given the Amazon flows through three countries (Peru, Colombia and Brazil) and more than 30 million people live in the Read more…