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Weather stops plastic waste car reaching South Pole

Posted on December 19, 2018 by EnviroLink Editor | 0 Comments

From BBC A car made from waste plastic has been forced to abort its mission to the South Pole because of bad weather. Solar Voyager was set to be the first solar-powered expedition to reach Antarctica. But despite it being…

Wooden clothes?

Posted on December 18, 2018 by EnviroLink Editor | 0 Comments

From BBC If you’re struggling for an original Christmas present – how about a wooden dress? At a recent state gala, Finland’s first lady wore a dress made from the country’s birch trees. But there was nothing frivolous about why…

Agriculture is a big climate problem. Now farmers are sharing solutions.

Posted on December 18, 2018 by Sophie Yeo | 0 Comments

KATOWICE, POLAND — Hans Herren began his farm as a hobby almost 20 years ago. He’s been planting grapes and growing apple orchards on an 11-acre plot of land near Napa Valley in California. Thus far, the venture has been…

Exxon Mobil opposes weakening Obama-era emissions rules: letter to EPA

Posted on December 18, 2018 by EnviroLink Editor | 0 Comments

FILE PHOTO: The logo of Exxon Mobil Corporation is shown on a monitor above the floor of the New York Stock Exchange in New York, December 30, 2015. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson/File Photo/File PhotoHOUSTON (Reuters) - Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM.N) sent a…

Nasa's New Horizons probe on course for historic flyby

Posted on December 18, 2018 by EnviroLink Editor | 0 Comments

From BBC The American space agency’s New Horizons probe remains on course for its daring flyby of Ultima Thule. When the mission sweeps past the 30km wide object on New Year’s Day, it will be making the most distant ever…

InVivo looks to pesticide-free food, French bread for future growth

Posted on December 18, 2018 by EnviroLink Editor | 0 Comments

PARIS (Reuters) - French agricultural cooperative InVivo said on Tuesday it wants to invest heavily in new farming techniques to support pesticide-free food and is considering making bread as it seeks new growth drivers after the sale of its animal…

French pair invent plastic-to-fuel recycler fit for African bush

Posted on December 18, 2018 by EnviroLink Editor | 0 Comments

PUGET-THENIERS, France (Reuters) - A French actor and a self-taught inventor have designed a low-tech machine that converts plastic waste into diesel and petrol, which they say could help fight pollution and provide fuel for remote communities in developing countries.…

Volkswagen may have to step up electric car plans to meet EU CO2 targets

Posted on December 18, 2018 by EnviroLink Editor | 0 Comments

BERLIN/FRANKFURT/MUNICH (Reuters) - Volkswagen (VOWG_p.DE) may have to step up its plans for mass production of electric vehicles in order to meet tougher-than-expected European targets to cut greenhouse emissions from cars, its chief executive said on Tuesday. FILE PHOTO: A…

Seal pups across the UK are 'at risk from toxic chemicals'

Posted on December 18, 2018 by EnviroLink Editor | 0 Comments

From BBC Although banned decades ago, man-made chemical compounds, once manufactured in vast quantities, have amassed in the environment and made their way into the sea. These marine pollutants are locked in the ecosystem and accumulate in mother seals from…

German court ruling halts Frankfurt diesel vehicle ban

Posted on December 18, 2018 by EnviroLink Editor | 0 Comments

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - A ban on older diesel vehicles in parts of Frankfurt due to come into effect in February was halted by a German court on Tuesday because the reasons for the suspension were insufficient. After emissions scandals at…