Dramatic new images have shown fires in vast areas of the Brazilian Amazon nearly a year after fires across the region sparked an international crisis for President Jair Bolsonaro’s far-right government. The video footage and photos were filmed during a Greenpeace flight over a wide area of forest in the …
Read More »Curbs of Air Conditioning Could Save Years of Emissions, Study Finds | Ambient
According to one study, global greenhouse gas emissions of up to eight years could be avoided in the next four decades by setting stricter standards for air conditioning. He found that improving the energy efficiency of cooling systems by using climate-friendly refrigerants could eliminate emissions equivalent to between 210 billion …
Read More »Trio accused of murdering Ahmaud Arbery pleads not guilty | United States News
The three white suspects accused of murdering unarmed black jogger Ahmaud Arbery in Georgia have pleaded not guilty to nine charges including malicious murder and felony murder. Gregory McMichael, 64, his son, Travis McMichael, 34, and his neighbor William Bryan, 50, were indicted in Chatham County Superior Court on Friday …
Read More »Israel returns to partial closure with immediate weekend closure | World News
“> The changes begin from this weekend, which in Israel begins on Friday afternoon, the eve of Jewish Saturday, and lasts until Sunday, the first business day of the week. The nurseries will remain open, although closures were being considered. Israel Radio reported that full blockades could be imposed, with …
Read More »Florida ‘mini-Trump’ Ron DeSantis under increasing pressure as Covid-19 cases rise | United States News
Florida Republican Governor Ron DeSantis is used to being told he is doing it wrong. When he ran for governor in 2018, he was not the front-runner to become a Republican candidate. But he did. He was later criticized for being too attached to Donald Trump when he faced Andrew …
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