Tag: environment
Plastic: caught in self-deception – economy
Germany has a problem with plastic, a big one in fact. The country considers itself the “world champion of recycling”, but is in fact the “European champion” in throwing away…
Plastic waste accelerates climate change and species decline – knowledge
Several international scientists have issued an urgent warning in the current trade magazine Science from the consequences of plastic litter. Annika Jahnke, environmental chemist at the Helmholtz Center for Environmental…
Warning of the consequences of plastic waste: “It seeps into the environment everywhere”
Status: 07/01/2021 8:06 p.m. A research team warns of far-reaching consequences for the environment from plastic waste. Although awareness of pollution is increasing, emissions are increasing. The scientists are calling…
The Environment Minister’s balance sheet: Schulze’s Momentum
Status: 01.07.2021 11:10 a.m. Too pale, too harmless: For a long time it looked as if Environment Minister Schulze would end her time at the cabinet table with at best…
Environment: harpies are threatened – knowledge
In Greek mythology, harpies personify the storm winds. According to Hesiod, the sea god Thaumas married Okeanus’ daughter Elektra. She then gave birth to two harpies, Okypete and Aello, “which…
This is how drinking water can be obtained from the air – knowledge
Lack of water is a problem for many people. But remedying this deficiency, such as obtaining drinking water from seawater, is often a problem for nature. More than 1.4 billion…
Compaction: It’s getting tight for the soil – knowledge
“Do you hear the earthworms coughing as they move through the dark earth”, it says in a nursery rhyme. In fact, in the absence of a lung, earthworms cannot cough.…
Environment – a fairytale reconciliation – economy
A brave new world is being presented to the electorate. It combines economy and ecology, innovations prevent the climate crisis. Unfortunately, it’s too good to be true. Of Michael Bauchmüller…
More than 80 percent of the streams exceed limits for pesticides – knowledge
Of Tina Baier Almost three kilograms of pesticides are distributed annually per hectare in the fields in Germany. Much more of it than previously thought ends up in bodies of…
Environment: How environmentally friendly are electric cars?
A group of professors complains that the climate effect of electric cars would be rated too positively. There is heavy criticism from colleagues. . Source link