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How is the European Union combating greenwashing?
09.07.2024
How is the European Union combating greenwashing?
Greenwashing is an attempt by a company to present its products as more environmentally friendly than they are. The methods…
Protecting Europe’s waterways: the polluted Spanish lagoon that’s fighting back in court
09.07.2024
Protecting Europe’s waterways: the polluted Spanish lagoon that’s fighting back in court
Europe’s biggest saltwater lagoon, the Mar Menor in Spain, is being slowly poisoned by pollution from intensive agriculture and livestock…
Criminals stole hundreds of rare cacti from Chile. Now an Italian NGO is suing the suspects
09.07.2024
Criminals stole hundreds of rare cacti from Chile. Now an Italian NGO is suing the suspects
Two men are currently facing a criminal trial in Italy for allegedly poaching and smuggling some of the world’s most…
Scientists discover ants are capable of performing amputations — and saving lives
09.07.2024
Scientists discover ants are capable of performing amputations — and saving lives
Have you ever wondered if the practice of life-saving surgery is unique to humans? You may be surprised to discover…
As new MEPs set sail for Brussels, they should consider adopting an EU Ocean Deal
09.07.2024
As new MEPs set sail for Brussels, they should consider adopting an EU Ocean Deal
Newly elected and re-elected parliamentarians are embarking on their mandates in Brussels, setting up the European Parliament’s committees before a…
European cities give their dead leaves to this startup to turn them into shopping bags and paper
09.07.2024
European cities give their dead leaves to this startup to turn them into shopping bags and paper
Using dead leaves rather than healthy trees to make paper: that’s the idea behind Ukrainian startup Releaf Paper. While still…
Clean energy, fresh mussels: Scandinavia’s experiment to harvest seafood and wind power together
09.07.2024
Clean energy, fresh mussels: Scandinavia’s experiment to harvest seafood and wind power together
In a small boat bobbing in the waves between towering offshore windturbines, researchers in Europe’s Baltic Sea reach into the…
France, Norway, UK: Which countries are leading the floating offshore wind race?
09.07.2024
France, Norway, UK: Which countries are leading the floating offshore wind race?
Offshore wind has become a staple of renewable energy production. But so far it has been mostly limited to shallow…
What’s behind the new attached bottle caps? Inside the EU directive causing drink spills everywhere
09.07.2024
What’s behind the new attached bottle caps? Inside the EU directive causing drink spills everywhere
Cracking open a cold coke on a hot day is one of life’s great pleasures, but from now on it…
‘Built for years, not for seasons’: Why Patagonia believes going out of fashion is good for business
09.07.2024
‘Built for years, not for seasons’: Why Patagonia believes going out of fashion is good for business
The fast fashion industry is booming. Consumers are buying 60 per cent more clothes and wearing them for half as…