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11/30/2017 / By Frances Bloomfield

How green is the technology that makes your green energy? Researchers are working to develop sustainable ways to source the raw materials

The growing demand for green technologies such as electric vehicles and wind turbines has called for a heavy price. The need for rare earth minerals in their production processes is all but causing great harm to the environment and placing unnecessary pressure upon poor communities. Yet a team of researchers from the Camborne School of […]

11/13/2017 / By Janine Acero

What do mining and chocolate have in common? Deforestation of rainforests

Forests cover about 30 percent of the planet, but deforestation is clearing these essential habitats and converting them into farms and ranches, among others. This damaging method is most prevalent in tropical rainforests such as the Amazon rainforest in Brazil. This method ruins the quality of the land and forces many species of animals to cram into […]

06/11/2017 / By Lance D Johnson

Global LEAD pollution only appeared on our planet following the industrial revolution: It’s definitely caused by human activity

While the mainstream media and the global elites sensationalize climate change and the impending doom caused by mankind’s “carbon footprint,” there are more serious pollution threats actually impacting human health. The element we should be more concerned about is lead. It’s ignorant to think that an intergovernmental elite should confiscate the wealth of Nations to […]

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