All posts tagged with Air pollution
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-(Natural News) China has benefited from an economic boom in the last four decades, but all that growth has come at a heavy price. The Asian country is the world’s biggest carbon emitter, and air pollution there is so severe that a study conducted in 2015 by independent research group Berkeley Earth concluded that it […]
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-(Natural News) According to the New Green Deal, electric cars are the future and they will soon replace gas-powered, combustion engines. This “green” technology supposedly produces “zero greenhouse gas emissions” and will help save the world from the throes of climate change. This sales pitch, adopted by Democrats in the 2020 election cycle, couldn’t be […]
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-(Natural News) Polyethylene, polypropylene, and polystyrene make up most of the microplastics in the Mediterranean coastal waters, suggests new research. The study, published in the journal Marine Pollution Bulletin, found concentrations as much as 500,000 microplastics per square kilometer in certain areas of the Mediterranean coast. Researchers from the University of Barcelona also found other types of microplastics, such as nylon […]
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-(Natural News) In the latest of a long line of powers being attributed to vitamin D, scientists have discovered that it can protect children who live in urban areas from asthma. One out of every 12 American children has the condition, which means it affects more than six million kids. Asthma is seen disproportionately among […]
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-(Natural News) To help stop “global warming,” New York City is rolling out all sorts of new legislation to ban things like hot dogs and red meat, and possibly even the city’s iconic skyscrapers, which Mayor Bill de Blasio hilariously claims are the worst emitters of greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide (CO2). A key tenet […]
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-(Natural News) People have long used medicinal plants to treat various diseases. Researchers from the University of Pretoria in South Africa, however, found an interesting application for these benefits. In their article, which appeared in the journal Animal Production Science, the team suggested using these plants to reduce methane production, as well as subsequent emission, […]
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-(Natural News) The global population is booming, cities are expanding at a rapid pace, and there is no end in sight to the trend of urbanization. One of the results of all this growth and development is air pollution, where chemicals and other pollutants build up in the air and pose a serious danger to […]
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-(Natural News) The amount of livestock in the U.S. has spiked in recent years, yet the number of farms has gotten smaller. In 2015, only four companies were responsible for 85 percent of the country’s beef-packing industry. This is part of a trend known as Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFO), where animals like chickens, pigs […]
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-(Natural News) The air you breathe may affect your mood and happiness. A study published in the journal Nature Human Behaviour found that air pollution may be contributing to low levels of happiness among people living in major cities in China. Although China has an annual economic growth rate of eight percent, the level of […]
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-(Natural News) A recent study from the journal Animal Production Science suggests using medicinal plant extracts to improve organic matter digestion and reduce methane production. Researchers from the University of Pretoria in South Africa led the study. Earlier studies have shown that certain medicinal plants can manipulate the rumen microbial system, which can reduce methane emissions. For […]
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