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‘The tipping point is near’ for EVs
Battery-electric price parity with internal combustion engines will be the tipping point that brings broad market acceptance for the emerging technology -- and that tipping point is closer than it may appear, said Reinhard Fischer, senior vice president for Volkswagen Group who heads strategy for VW brand in North America.
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Can I plant trees anywhere and which type is best?
A warning from climate change experts that the UK needs to quickly plant a lot more trees has prompted readers to ask how they can help. At best we need to more than double the amount of trees we plant to achieve our carbon reduction targets, experts have said. Here are some of the things our readers wanted to know about tree planting.
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The benefits of using metal straws
Plastic is made from non-renewable fossil fuel (oil). In general, the pollution generated from plastic manufacturing harms and kills a wide range of marine life. However, more specifically, straws made from plastic add to this pollution, leading to irrevocable environmental damage.
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Canalboat owners on life afloat: 'It forces you to be green'
This is a 70ft tug-style boat and I’ve lived on it for the past six years. The furniture is antique, campaign style mainly. Everything is solid oak and I hand-finished the floor. I like my desk area; I can sit there with the side door open and read and write songs.
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California reaches climate deal with automakers, spurning Trump
Ford, Honda, Volkswagen and BMW reach deal with California regulators on fuel-efficiency standards.
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Coca-Cola and PepsiCo ditch ties to Plastics Industry Association following pressure from Greenpeace "A victory for every person that spoke up"
Soft drink giants Coca-Cola and PepsiCo have announced they are cutting ties with a trade association representing the plastic industry over concerns their memberships contradict a commitment to reducing waste. The two companies said they are to leave the Plastics Industry Association as they seek to dramatically reduce single-use plastics in their products and packaging.
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Wetherspoons becomes first business to ditch paper receipts as they say practice is outdated
Wetherspoons has become the first large business to stop using receipts after customers complained of mess and the waste of paper.
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Human Bodies Can Now Legally Be Composted in Washington State
Recomposition turns deceased bodies into compost — and Washington State just legalized it.
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I just installed solar panels because now’s the time
I’ve never spent $18,000 on technology before. Heck, I’ve never even bought a car priced quite that high. But when I ran the numbers on solar panels earlier this year, I realized that for me — and maybe for you, if you live in the US — now is the right time.
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Pick n Pay tests plastic-free fruit and veg section
Pick n Pay is trialling a 'nude' fruit and vegetable produce wall - a dedicated plastic and packaging-free zone - in 13 stores across the country to measure customers' readiness to switch from pre-packaged food to loose products.
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Bali officially bans all single-use plastic to curb ocean pollution
Bali has banned the use of single-use plastic items in a bid to cut down on ocean pollution. The law prohibiting plastic bags, straws and Styrofoam has come into effect as of July 2, after a six-month transition period that ended last month. The Indonesian government has ambitious goals for the policy, hoping to achieve a 70 percent decrease in Bali’s plastic marine waste within a year.
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Lightyear One is a solar car with a range of 450 miles
Dutch company Lightyear has debuted a prototype solar electric car that can travel 450 miles on a single charge. But it's not cheap.
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How you're recycling plastic wrong, from coffee cups to toothpaste
If you don’t clean your recycling, it can harm more than it helps. And that icon with the arrows is virtually meaningless
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Tanzania latest African nation to ban plastic bags
A plastic bag ban comes into force in Tanzania on Saturday, as Africa leads efforts to stem the tide of plastic blighting the farthest reaches of the globe, and depths of the ocean. Tanzania is banning the importation, production, sale and use of plastic bags, becoming the 34th African country to implement such restrictions, according to the United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP).
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Vancouver votes to ban plastic straws, foam cups and containers by June 2019
Vancouver has voted to ban the distribution of plastic straws as well as foam take-out containers and cups as part of its zero-waste strategy. The ban will be introduced on June 1, 2019. The move is part of the city's Zero Waste 2040 strategy, which was approved by councillors in a vote on Wednesday.
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Maine becomes the first state to ban Styrofoam
Food containers made of Styrofoam, also known as polystyrene, will be officially banned from businesses in Maine after governor Janet Mills signed a bill into law Tuesday. The law, which will go into effect January 1, 2021, prohibits restaurants, caterers, coffee shops and grocery stores from using the to-go foam containers because they cannot be recycled in Maine.
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LA City Departments Saw 40% Reduction in Greenhouse Gas Emissions
The first municipal report to cover emissions from all Los Angeles city departments, operations and facilities was released Friday and found that by the end of 2017, the city had reduced its operational emissions by 40 percent relative to its 2008 baseline. The report was a collaborative effort between LA Sanitation and other city departments.
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China and India Lead the Way in Greening
The world is literally a greener place than it was twenty years ago, and data from NASA satellites has revealed a counterintuitive source for much of this new foliage. A new study shows that China and India—the world’s most populous countries—are leading the increase in greening on land. The effect comes mostly from ambitious tree-planting programs in China and intensive agriculture in both countries.
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Tips For Going Green at Your Property
See tips and advice on how you can go green at your home.
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New registrations for electric vehicles doubled in U.S. since last year
Electric vehicles, still a small percentage of the total automotive market in the U.S., are beginning to gain ground, according to analysis by IHS Markit. There were 208,000 new registrations for electric vehicles in the U.S. last year, more than double the number filed in 2017, IHS said Monday.
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