Los Angeles becomes the biggest U.S. city to ban plastic bags – and they’ll charge you 10 cents for a paper one
Los Angeles in the United States has become the biggest city in the United States to ban plastic bags from supermarket check-outs. The victory to environmentalists will change the way the city’s four million residents – who currently use 2.7 billion plastic bags a year – do their grocery shopping.
“The Sensible Environmentalist” Talks Nuclear Energy
Dr. Patrick Moore, known as “The Sensible Environmentalist”, has been a leader in the international environmental field for over 30 years. He is a co-founder of Greenpeace and served for nine years as President of Greenpeace Canada and seven years as a Director of Greenpeace International. As the leader of many campaigns Dr. Moore was a driving force shaping policy and direction while Greenpeace became the world’s largest environmental activist organization
Water warriors in India
“A river is not just water. It is the people who live on its banks, the flora and fauna in and around it,” says Vikrant Sharma, who along with fellow environmentalists has been raising awareness about protecting the River Hindon that flows from Saharanpur through parts of the National Capital Region into the Yamuna. But their efforts under the banner of Jal Biradari, Ghaziabad in India, are not merely for this particular river, says Vikrant. “This struggle is for all the rivers of the country.”
BP agrees to pay to reduce pollution at Whiting refinery in US
BP will spend more than $400 million to significantly reduce noxious air pollution from its massive refinery in northwest Indiana in the United States, the company announced today in a settlement with federal authorities and environmental groups that could set a precedent for oil companies nationwide.
