RS Electric Boats goes from strength to strength
Following soaring demand for its Pulse 63 electric RIB, RS Electric Boats is experiencing exponential growth. With orders coming in at pace, the firm is relocating its assembly line to larger premises and expanding its team to fulfil orders.
Air Pollution Can Mean More, or Fewer, Hurricanes. It Depends Where You Live.
Smog from factories and cars has led to more storms in the Atlantic Ocean, but fewer in the Pacific. A new study explains why.
Silent-Resorts announces sustainable yacht and residence club
Silent-Resorts and EcoIsland Development have announced Club Ki’ama Bahamas, said to be the world’s first equity club to offer sustainable solar residences and carbon-neutral solar yachts. Club Ki’ama is to take up 36 acres on Elizabeth Island, a private island in Elizabeth Harbour, with a two-acre protected marina and six private beaches. The development combines […]
Biologist fighting plastic pollution to save sea turtles wins ‘Green Oscar’
Conservation biologist Estrela Matilde has won the 2022 Whitley Award for her work to save sea turtles on the island of Príncipe in Africa’s Gulf of Guinea. The awards, often referred to as the “Green Oscars,” are given annually by U.K.-based wildlife conservation charity Whitley Fund for Nature, recognizing conservationists from around the world who […]
‘Devastating’: 90% of reefs surveyed on Great Barrier Reef affected by coral bleaching in 2022
Report reveals extent of sixth mass bleaching event with worst-affected reefs between Cape Tribulation and WhitsundaysFollow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our free news app; get our morning email briefingCoral bleaching affected more than 90% of reefs surveyed along the Great Barrier Reef this year, according to a report by government […]
EcoClipper: First sailing ship to start ops this summer
Dutch sustainable shipping company EcoClipper revealed that its newly purchased ship, De Tukker, will start sailing from mid-August 2022. The post EcoClipper: First sailing ship to start ops this…
Redefining ‘Sustainable Fashion’
At its heart, the term, which can leave us feeling as if we’re chasing an impossible ideal, is a contradiction.
‘Forever chemicals’ found in nearly 60% of children’s ‘waterproof’ or ‘stain-resistant’ textiles
A study found PFAS substances in clothing, pillow protectors, bedding and furniture, some labeled ‘environmentally friendly’ Nearly 60% of children’s textiles labeled “waterproof”, “stain-resistant”, or “environmentally friendly” that were tested as part of a new study contained toxic PFAS substances known as “forever chemicals” due to their persistence in the environment. Among products checked were […]
A common sunscreen ingredient turns toxic in the sea — anemones suggest why
Nature, Published online: 06 May 2022; doi:10.1038/d41586-022-01271-4Oxybenzone — a chemical linked to coral bleaching — transforms from a UV-blocking agent into one that damages cells when exposed to light.
Vaquita porpoise could survive … but only if illegal fishing stops immediately
DNA study finds rarest cetacean, only found in Gulf of California, has enough genetic diversity to recover – if gillnet ban is enforced Scientists studying the DNA of the world’s smallest cetacean and rarest marine mammal, the vaquita porpoise, have made a surprising and bittersweet discovery. With a tiny population of fewer than 10 individuals […]
