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Nearly half replanted trees do not survive past five years

  • Bonface Landi
  • 11/15/2022

A team of researchers established that approximately half of all trees planted to restore tropical forests in Asia do not survive beyond five years. The researchers included experts from 29 universities and research centers who analyzed data from 176 forest restoration sites in tropical and subtropical Asia. Most...

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World's largest floating wind farm comes to life

  • Teresa Bergen
  • 11/15/2022

Big news in renewable energy production: The world's largest floating wind farm has just successfully produced its first power. Equinor, a Norwegian energy firm, announced that last weekend its first wind turbine at its Hywind Tampen floating wind farm began power production. While that sounds very green,...

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  • Laura Cowan
  • 11/15/2022

TAS and SvN Architects + Planners (SvN) released designs for a project called Connecting Cooksville, a Mississauga development that will connect the surrounding city with a mixed-use community. The project will turn a car-oriented surface parking area into a transit-oriented, interconnected mixed-use development....

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Here are 3 easy ways to have a sustainable holiday season

  • Addissyn House
  • 11/15/2022

The rest of the year, you buy Swedish dishcloths and compost religiously. But when it comes to the holiday season, you find yourself with paper towels and trashcans full of food waste. You are an imperfect environmentalist. And you are not alone. From feeling the need to decorate to the nines to giving...

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  • Inaara Thawer
  • 11/15/2022

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"The Scream" painting is targeted by climate activists

  • Bonface Landi
  • 11/14/2022

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  • Dawn Hammon
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  • KC Morgan
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