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24 Jun 2022 | Accra, Korle-Klottey Municipal District, Ghana

Sargassum can reduce cost of building by 40 per cent

The use of Sargassum, an aquatic invasive weed, which is negatively impacting the activities of fishermen along the coast since 2011, can reduce the cost of building by 40 per cent. Amidst the rising cost of cement, blocks made with… READ MORE

24 Jun 2022 | Lansing, Michigan, United States

Michigan Ratepayers Celebrate Historic Win for Greener, Healthier Energy

LANSING, Michigan u2014 A diverse coalition of advocates across the state are touting approval of Consumers Energyu2019s 15-year power plan after the work of thousands of Michigan residents called for the utility to move more quickly from coal and gas… READ MORE

24 Jun 2022 | Vietnam

Vietnam, Belgium seek stronger partnership in renewable energy, port development

Hanoi (VNA) u2013 A workshop themed u201cVietnam as your Green business opportunities destinationu201d was held by the Belgian Vietnamese Alliance (BVA) and the Flanders International Technical Agency (FITA) in Brussels on June 22 to introduce Vietnamu2019s potential in renewable energy… READ MORE

24 Jun 2022 | Nairobi, Kenya

East Africa must reject its colonial model of conserving wildlife

T he recent violent evictions of Maasai in Loliondo, Tanzania, to make way for a luxury game reserve is the latest in a long list of examples of community owners of land suffering under a u201cfortress conservationu201d model adopted in… READ MORE

24 Jun 2022 | Khumjung, Solukhumbu, Nepal

Climate Change Linked to Alarming Water Imbalance in the Tibetan Plateau

Climate change is putting an enormous strain on global water resources, and according to researchers, the Tibetan Plateau is suffering from a water imbalance so extreme that it could lead to an increase in international conflicts. Nicknamed "The Third Pole,"… READ MORE

24 Jun 2022 | Clark County, Nevada, United States

Federal officials warn of impending water crisis in the American Southwest

The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee held a hearing last week on the state of the severe drought affecting the American Southwest. Bureau of Reclamation Commissioner Camille Calimlim Touton informed the committee that severe cuts to water allocations would… READ MORE

24 Jun 2022 | Mara Region, Tanzania

Tanzania: Statement from the Maasai Community in Loliondo, Tanzania Presented at the United Nations CBD Negotiations

Asia, Australia, and Africa U.S., Canada and Africa Nairobi u2014 How could it be that we possessed and protected this land for millennia and this sacred link is in danger of disappearing from Tanzania's history in merely 60 years? We,… READ MORE

24 Jun 2022 | Kern County, California, United States

Thousands of lightning bolts hit California this week. Here’s why the state was spared from catastrophic fires

A thunderstorm event this week with 67,000 lightning bolts captivated Californians, who anxiously tracked the monsoon and hoped it wouldnu2019t ignite any catastrophic fires. Tuesdayu2019s storm traveled from the Mexico border to the northern San Joaquin Valley, and west to… READ MORE

24 Jun 2022 | North Sea

Friday Fallback Story: In Denmark CIP Proposes to Build a Hydrogen Island in the North Sea by 2030

Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) proposes to build an artificial island dedicated to large-scale production of green hydrogen from offshore wind u2013 called u201cBrintu00d8u201d (in English: u201cHydrogen Islandu201d) u2013 in the Danish part of the North Sea. The island is expected… READ MORE

24 Jun 2022 | California, MD, United States

Wildlife Officials Want to Make it Easier to Relocate Climate-Imperiled Species

In the Cascade Range in Washington, hotter summers and rainy winters are robbing the Mt. Rainier White-tailed Ptarmigan of the alpine snow it relies on year-round. On the East Coast, rising seas are gobbling up the wetland habitat of Saltmarsh… READ MORE