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'Exploding ant' species found in South East Asia

Posted on April 23, 2018 by EnviroLink Editor | 0 Comments

From BBC A team of international scientists has discovered a new species of “exploding ants”. The canopy-dwelling ants, common in South East Asia, are known for their bizarre defensive behaviour. Alice Laciny, from the Natural History Museum of Vienna, is…

Hong Kong fish feeding on plastic pose possible toxic risk: Greenpeace

Posted on April 23, 2018 by EnviroLink Editor | 0 Comments

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Sixty percent of Hong Kong’s commonly eaten grey mullet fish contain large quantities of microplastic, with some ingesting 80 pieces, a report by environmental activist organization Greenpeace said on Monday. Apart from the popular flathead grey…

'Welcome to my plastic bottle castle'

Posted on April 22, 2018 by EnviroLink Editor | 0 Comments

From BBC “Plastic King” Robert Bezeau has built the world’s first plastic bottle castle. The Canadian’s four-storey fortress on Panama’s Bocas del Toro island shows how plastic waste could be made into low-cost sustainable housing. He’s also building an eco-village…

Climate change: Michael Bloomberg offers $4.5m for Paris deal

Posted on April 22, 2018 by EnviroLink Editor | 0 Comments

From BBC Former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg says he will pay $4.5m (£3.2m) to cover the lapsed US financial commitment to the Paris climate accord. He said he had a responsibility to help improve the environment because of President…

Michael Bloomberg to write $4.5 million check for Paris climate pact

Posted on April 22, 2018 by EnviroLink Editor | 0 Comments

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former New York mayor and billionaire Michael Bloomberg said on Sunday he will write a $4.5 million check for this year’s U.S. financial commitment to the Paris Climate Agreement. FILE PHOTO: Special envoy to the United Nations…

Shipper Hapag-Lloyd plans 20 percent cut in CO2 emissions by 2020

Posted on April 22, 2018 by EnviroLink Editor | 0 Comments

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - German container shipping firm Hapag-Lloyd plans a 20 percent reduction in its carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions by 2020, compared with 2016, to help support a drive to halve emissions in the global shipping industry. FILE PHOTO: A…