Tag: europe
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24 Percent of Europe’s Bumblebees Threatened With Extinction
Twenty four percent of European bumblebee species are threatened with extinction according to a recent study assessing the species group at the European level. The study examines all of the 68 bumblebee species that occur in Europe. It is part of the Status and Trends of European Pollinators (STEP) project and the European Red List…
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How Wind Energy Can Conserve Europe’s Water and Save Billions
It’s no secret that multiple countries within the European Union have a strong track record in onshore and offshore wind energy. However, the latest report from the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA) frames the advances of wind energy around an issue that won’t disappear anytime soon—water security. EWEA’s Saving Water With Wind Energy begins with statistics…
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13 Ways the EU Beats the U.S. on Food Safety
How does the U.S. stack up against the European Union (EU) on food safety issues? In addition to restrictions on pesticide use in food production, the EU also has remarkably different standards when it comes to matters such as GMOs, hormones, questionable chemicals and other additives. The editors of YES! Magazine created this great infographic highlighting 13…
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EU Moves to Ban Hazardous Plastics By 2020
The most hazardous plastics and certain plastic bags should be banned by 2020, as part of an EU strategy to reduce plastic waste in the environment, says the European Parliament in a resolution voted yesterday. The EU should also introduce binding plastic waste recycling targets, Members of European Parliament (MEPs) add. The resolution, a call…
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European Union Votes for Mandatory Fracking Impact Studies
While fracking has been touted as the answer to our energy and economic problems in the U.S., Europe has proven to be more cautious …