The Burning River
The Cuyahoga river, in Cleveland, was so polluted that it caught fire repeatedly. There were notable fires in 1868, 1883,… Read More
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Restoring the Reef
In 2009 the Belize’s Barrier Reef was placed on the List of World Heritage in Danger. By 2012 environmental organisations… Read More
The Clean Development Mechanism (CDM)
The Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) is a programme under the Kyoto protocol. As of August 2018 the CDM has lead… Read More
Ozone Layer
A thinning in the ozone layer was first measured in 1976. In the mid 1980’s the cause of this ‘hole’… Read More