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  • Bonface Landi
  • 10/07/2020

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Fossil fuel companies denied seismic blasting permit renewals

  • Bonface Landi
  • 10/07/2020

On October 1, a status conference on seismic litigation ruled in favor of the environment by prohibiting fossil fuel companies from using seismic airguns in offshore oil exploration. Fossil fuel companies have long disrupted marine life and coastal communities by using such airguns while exploring offshore oil...

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Miami Beach Convention Center receives a stunning LEED Silver makeover

  • Lucy Wang
  • 10/07/2020

Global design firm Fentress Architects and Arquitectonia have given the 1950s-era Miami Beach Convention Center (MBCC) a sustainable and modern redesign — that has also recently received LEED Silver certification. Located in the heart of Miami Beach, Florida, the convention center has long been internationally...

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Wisdom is replacing plastic with zero-waste school supplies

  • Dawn Hammon
  • 10/07/2020

“Waste is a design flaw." That’s a quote from a start-up company in California that believes as guardians of the planet, it’s never too soon to take action nor too thoughtful to consider how our actions affect the environment our children will inherit. Wisdom Supply Company, a women-owned B-Corp based out...

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Architects want to turn the Tiber River banks into a thriving piazza

  • Lucy Wang
  • 10/06/2020

In its ongoing efforts to introduce imaginative public spaces into cities, New York-based Ballman Khapalova has unveiled a proposal to turn a section of the Tiber River into a new vital center for public life in Rome dubbed the Piazza Tevere. The proposed location is a perfectly rectangular area of the river between...

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Climate crisis could turn the Amazon rainforest to savanna

  • Bonface Landi
  • 10/06/2020

A new study published in the journal Nature Communications indicates that the Amazon rainforest could shift from a closed canopy rainforest to an open savanna due to the climate crisis. The study shows that the rate of deforestation coupled with forest fires sparked by climate change could significantly change...

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Prefab holiday cabins appear to float among misty tea fields in China

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