(EnviroNews World News) — Saint-Tropez, France — Hollywood megastar and heartthrob Leonardo DiCaprio has done it again: For the second time in a month, the Oscar-nominated actor has moved around large sums of money on behalf of the environment. On July 22, 2015, DiCaprio gathered up another $40m…
(EnviroNews World News) — An accidental discovery made by medical researches has yielded a “quick” and “easy” way to remove toxic chemicals from the environment MIT News has reported. In a paper published in Nature Communications, scientists from MIT and the Federal University of Goiás in Brazil revealed…
(EnviroNews World News) — On July 23, 2015, two-time Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee Neil Young released a new documentary short titled “Seeding Fear.” On top of melancholy music, the film begins with these words: Since Monsanto began selling their patented “Roundup Ready” genetically modified (GM)…
(EnviroNews World News) — Myitkyina, Kachin — Myanmar (Burma) — 153 Chinese nationals have been sentenced to life in prison in Myanmar for illegal logging in forests along the country’s eastern border. Two 17-year-old boys were also handed down sentences of 10 years, while a woman was given…
(EnviroNews World News) — An incredible photo has been been circulating online after the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) posted it to its Twitter and Facebook accounts. The snapshot shows an Alaskan Bald Eagle brawling with two seagulls in midair. It was taken by David Canales while…
(EnviroNews World News) — Tromso, Norway — Monsanto has been falsely claiming its genetically modified (GMO) Intacta Roundup Ready 2 Pro soybeans are safe — that was the finding from a new study commissioned of the Genok Centre for Biosafety by the Norwegian Government. The research was made…
(EnviroNews World News) — Since the implementation of the Dick Cheney Energy Bill in 2005, the U.S. backyard fracking boom has created some jobs, but it’s also left a trail of destruction in the wake — many of the damages are externalities, or rippling byproducts of the controversial…
(EnviroNews World News) — Nauru — A worldwide petition has been launched by the Nauriana International Project imploring the General Assembly of the United Nations (UN) to forge a rescue plan for 10,000 people on the island of Nauru, previously know as “Pleasant Island.” The South Pacific island…
(EnviroNews World News) — Cape Cod, Massachusetts — On July 15, 2015, a seven-foot male juvenile great white shark accidentally beached himself while chasing after a seagull in Cape Cod Massachusetts, onlookers told local news crews. Brave beachgoers kept the shark wet by throwing pales of water on…
(EnviroNews World News) — Celebrated actor Leonardo DiCaprio is no newcomer to outspoken environmental advocacy, but now, the 40-year-old mega-star is putting his money where his mouth is yet again. DiCaprio announced on July 14, 2015 that his foundation will be donating $15 million dollars to several prominent…
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