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India: 90% of people in 8 cities feel climate change occuring: Study
Posted by Washington Post: Juliet Eilperin on June 3rd, 2014
Press Trust of India: Every nine of 10 Indians in eight cities felt that climate change was occurring, average temperatures had risen and rainfall levels had gone down over time, a study said. Moreover, around 86 per cent of respondents felt that polythene bags should be banned, while 80 per cent of them were aware of the problem of e-waste, and most respondents either repaired or re-used electronic goods, the study by The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) said. Over 70 per cent of respondents were aware of water...
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Comments Off on India: 90% of people in 8 cities feel climate change occuring: StudyBritain’s Urban Rivers Are the Cleanest They Have Been in Two Decades
Posted by Softpedia: None Given on June 3rd, 2014
Softpedia: Scientists who have taken the time to assess the cleanliness of urban rivers in Britain are happy to announce that, according to evidence at hand, these water courses are now the least polluted they have been in over two decades. EurekAlert tells us that, about 21 years ago, urban rivers across Britain were home to very few so-called clean-river invertebrates, i.e. insects, snails, and other small creatures that don't get along all that well with pollutants. However, it appears that, in recent...
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