Leonardo DiCaprio backed alliance promises $5M in aid for Amazon wildfires
Amazon this year has witnessed the highest number of fires since 2013 and almost 1,330 square miles of the rainforest has been charred. With the widespread devastations the wildfires have unleashed on Amazon; many celebrities are doing their bit towards raising awareness and helping in salvaging the parched savannah. Leonardo DiCaprio and his philanthropic associates-Laurene …
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Chef Eddie Huang turns vegan because of Amazon rainforest fires
Huang—owner of NYC’s BaoHaus restaurant and former host of Viceland’s Huang’s World—vowed to have eaten his last meal of beef on Friday. He took to Instagram to make the switch official, where he wrote: “After watching videos of the Amazon on fire this week, Ive decided that this corned beef I ate at Junior’s last …
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Central Africa is burning more than the Amazon
Ever since the Amazonian wildfires have caught media attention, many have lashed out on Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro and his environmental policies. But, according to MODIS satellite data analyzed by Weather Source, over the last week, Brazil is actually third in the world in wildfires Weather Source recorded 6,902 fires in Angola on Thursday and …
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Footballer blames cattle farming for Amazon fires
Fires raging over two weeks in the Amazon are ripping the atmosphere apart and the situation is catastrophic. This year has been extremely bad for the Amazon in Brazil with over 72,843 fires torching the rainforest between January and August – a dramatic increase of 84 percent on the same period in 2018. Chris Smalling, …
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Hunters to be allowed to shoot almost double the amount of black rhinos in South Africa
South Africa can now hunt up to nine adult rhinos per year, almost double of what they were initially allowed after convincing the panel that the money raised will support conservation of the critically endangered species at this year’s CITES conference in Geneva. The decision follows the recent upsurge of the black rhino population. The …
The Amazon Rainforest Is Burning Down
Wildfires in the Amazon are often re-occuring during the dry season in Brazil; however, this year in particular has been a lot worse than previous. INPE claims that the amount of wildfires are not to be blamed for the dry season entirely, as the amount of illegal deforestation fires increase for agriculture space. Smoke from …
Half a Billion Bees Have Died in Brazil
More than 500 million bees died in four Brazilian states and that too in a span of 90 days, reported Bloomberg. In Rio Grande do Sul alone, 400 million bees dropped dead. On inspection, most of these insects were reportedly poisoned by insecticides containing neonicotinoids and fipronil that were officially banned by the EU in …
Iceland Just Held a Funeral for its First Glacier Lost to Climate Change
We’re losing to global warming and Mother Nature is not impressed. Iceland commemorated the death of its Okjökull – a glacier spanning 16sq km (6.2 square miles) in 1892 but reduced to a mere 0.7sq km (0.2 square miles) in 2012. The glacier was declared dead in 2014 and its glacier tag, jökull, was dropped …
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Millie Bobby Brown launches vegan cruelty free beauty brand
Millie Brown is the latest actor to join the beauty bandwagon with her own cosmetic line, Florence by Mills, following the likes of Selena Gomez, Kylie Jenner, Ciara and Hailey Bieber. She states that she wants to have a brand that “represents individuality”. She unveiled the brand through a promotional video on Instagram featuring young …
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Nike’s new vegan Air Max 90 sneakers made with sawdust
Nike collaborates with Maharishi to introduce its Vegan Air Max 90s made from reused sawdust, recycled foam, and organic cotton to celebrate the opening of its flagship store in New York City’s Tribeca neighborhood this week. The shoes bear signature features of both the brands. The upper is available in ‘maha Olive’ dyed with pomegranate …
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Creepy adult men are harassing teen climate activist Greta Thunberg on Twitter
This amazing teenager, Greta Thunberg, a Swedish climate change activist on a mission to stop global warming practices, is currently being trolled by many adults who don’t agree to her ways. Undeterred, Thunberg is going strong in her quest and actively participates in international forums to be heard. As per The Mary Sue report, she …
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San Francisco airport is banning plastic water bottles today
In line with San Francisco International Airport’s (SFO) five-year strategic plan launched in 2016, the airport will no longer sell plastic water bottles from today. Flyers will now have to carry their own refillable bottles made of aluminum, glass or certified compostable materials – or buy them on-site. This ban is further to the airport’s …
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