Tag: Pollution
Thailand: 200,000 people admitted to hospital in a week due to air pollution
By Le Figaro with AFP Posted on 09/03/2023 at 10:18 , Update on 03/09/2023 at 6:54 p.m. The city of Bangkok in an opaque fog due to air pollution, in…
In Thailand, a new episode of air pollution upsets tens of thousands of people
Some 200,000 people in Thailand have been admitted to hospital this week for health problems linked to air pollution, health authorities reported, as alert thresholds continued to be exceeded on…
Carbios joins the Ellen MacArthur Foundation’s circular economy network and aims to “make waste and plastic pollution a problem of the past” – 03/06/2023 at 18:00
● Carbios’ innovations in biorecycling and biodegradability are in line with the three actions of the Foundation for a circular plastic economy: eliminate, innovate, make circular ● The Ellen MacArthur…
Bordeaux: a new peak in fine particle pollution
By Jean Cittone Posted yesterday at 12:54 , Update yesterday at 2:58 p.m. Speed is limited on certain routes to reduce pollution. JEAN-PIERRE MULLER / AFP Fine particles are still…
How SpaceX wants to mitigate light pollution from its Starlink V2 Mini satellites
SpaceX launched the first cluster of its second-generation Starlink satellites on Tuesday. 21 V2 Mini satellites were loaded into a heavy Falcon 9 rocket from Florida. SpaceX CEO Elon Musk…
In Fos-sur-Mer, ArcelorMittal wants to reduce its emissions and pollution
Employees at work on the ArcelorMittal site in Fos-sur-mer (Bouches-du-Rhône) on February 22, 2023 (AFP / Christophe SIMON) It is one of the French sites generating the most greenhouse gases…
“Plastic pollution is a scourge that should not be recycled, but eradicated”
Bérangère Couillard, Secretary of State for Ecology, relaunched the debate on January 30 on the implementation of instructions for plastic bottles in France, within the framework of the anti-waste law.…
Why air pollution lasts all over France
Most major cities have been affected for several days by an episode of fine particle pollution that never ends. By Thibaut Deleaz In Lyon, here on Monday February 13, the…
Pollution peak in Bordeaux: no improvement expected before Wednesday
By Jean Cittone Posted yesterday at 2:07 p.m., Update yesterday at 2:07 p.m. In Bordeaux, the peak of air pollution which began on Friday will last at least until Wednesday…
Pollution: reduced speed Friday in Ile-de-France
The Paris police headquarters announced a 20 km/h reduction in the authorized speed in Ile-de-France on Friday, due to an episode of fine particle pollution (AFP/Archives/FREDERICK FLORIN) The Paris police…
Light pollution in the city: is it worse with LED streetlights?
Maxence Glineur January 27, 2023 at 2:30 p.m. 1 © Anton Massalov/Pexels Public lighting remains harmful to the environment, despite significant changes in recent years. LED lamps have replaced the…
An excursion into the natural pollution area: heaps of misery
heaps of misery An excursion to the natural pollution area © Maridav / Adobe Stock by Karina Lübke 01/25/2023, 07:00 a.m More and more people are drawn to the city…