[Source: Associated Press/ Seth Borenstein] Earth’s protective ozone layer is finally healing from damage caused by aerosol sprays and coolants, a new United Nations report said. The ozone layer had been thinning since the late 1970s. Scientist raised the alarm and ozone-depleting chemicals were phased out worldwide. This combination of images made available by NASA Read More…
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Poverty inseparable from environmental sustainability
[Source: Desert News ] Member states of the United Nations unanimously agreed to a new poverty agenda last week, one that sets a 15-year time frame for a full eradication of extreme poverty. The previous poverty agenda — set in 2000 and expiring this year — was successful in halving the number of people in extreme Read More…