Category: The Earth
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Samsung Electronics to Replace Plastic Packaging with Sustainable Materials
Under the company’s sustainability policy, Samsung plans to minimize and replace packaging with environmentally sustainable materials
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AT&T and City of Los Angeles Unveil ShakeAlertLA Early Warning Earthquake App
New App is First Municipally-Sponsored Earthquake Alert System Offered to City Residents
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Arctic Report Card 2018
NOAA released its 2018 Arctic Report Card which details how the climate is changing in Earth’s northern polar region
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FoA to DOI: End the Import of Elephant Skins
Friends of Animals has petitioned the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to restrict the import of elephant skins that is contributing to the decimation of the species.
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Rescued Blind Sea Turtle, “Snorkel,” Joins Winter the Dolphin from the Dolphin Tale Movies
Unable to be released, Snorkel is welcomed home for the holidays at Clearwater Marine Aquarium
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Celebrities, Musicians, and Thought Leaders Join Al Gore for a Special Presentation of 24 Hours of Reality: Protect Our Planet, Protect Ourselves
One-Hour Special Premieres on Nat Geo WILD Dec. 20 at 7 PM ET
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The Hole in the Ozone Layer 2018
Scientists from NASA and NOAA reported that in 2018, the hole in the ozone layer that forms over Antarctica was a little bit above average. According to NASA, the annual ozone hole reached an average area coverage of 8.83 million square miles (22.9 square kilometers) in 2018, almost three times the size of the contiguous…
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Strange Iceberg in Antarctica
On October 16, 2018, a NASA scientist captured aerial images of a sharp cornered iceberg in Antarctica, that almost resembled the monolith from the film 2001: A Space Odyssey. He posted the pictures on social media. The images were captured during Operation IceBridge, NASA’s longest-running aerial survey of polar ice, when they flew over…
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Michael intensifies to Category 4 hurricane as it barrels toward Florida Panhandle
“It will look like a bomb or tsunami hit the area,” AccuWeather Founder and President Dr. Joel N. Myers said.
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SB 1249 California Cruelty-Free Cosmetics Act SIGNED BY GOVERNOR BROWN
SACRAMENTO, Calif. /PRNewswire/ — Social Compassion in Legislation and the Physicians Committee applauds California Governor Jerry Brown for signing Senate Bill 1249, the California Cruelty-Free Cosmetics Act. Authored by Senator Cathleen Galgiani and co-sponsored by Social Compassion in Legislation and the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, SB 1249 will make it unlawful for cosmetic manufacturers to sell…