Environment

Last straw for McDonald’s, Burger King in Mumbai plastic ban

MUMBAI, India (AFP) -- Burger King, McDonald's and Starbucks are among dozens of companies fined for violating a new ban…

Air pollution, sanhi ng malnutrisyon sa mga puno

(Eagle News) -- Nagiging sanhi ng malnutrisyon sa mga puno ang air pollution mula sa mga bukid, diesel engine at…

Palm oil giant still linked to Indonesia logging: Greenpeace

SINGAPORE, Singapore (AFP) -- The world's largest palm oil trader is still linked to deforestation in Indonesia despite committing five…

Bear necessities: cooler home for last polar bear in SoKor

  SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- The last polar bear kept in South Korea will be sent to Britain to…

Dead plankton, stunned fish: the harms of man-made ocean noise

by Ivan Couronne Agence France-Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Human-caused ocean noise and its dangers to marine life are…

Earth’s intact forests vanishing at accelerating pace: scientists

  by Marlowe Hood  Agence France-Presse PARIS, France (AFP) -- Earth's intact forests shrank by an area larger than Austria…

Record 68.5 million people displaced worldwide: UN

by Nina LARSON Agence France-Presse GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- A record 68.5 million people have been forced flee their homes…

Global warming will make veggies harder to find: study

TAMPA, United States (AFP)---Global warming is expected to make vegetables significantly scarcer around the world, unless new growing practices and…

US property crisis looms as sea level rises, experts warn

  by Kerry Sheridan © Agence France-Presse SARASOTA, United States (AFP) -- Along sun-splashed shorelines in the US state of Florida,…

Mount Everest, the high-altitude rubbish dump

by Paavan Mathema and Annabel Symington Agence France-Presse KATHMANDU, Nepal (AFP) -- Decades of commercial mountaineering have turned Mount Everest…

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