The closure of Three Mile Island Nuclear Power Plant
The New York Times informs that forty years after the worst commercial nuclear power plant accident in United States history, Three Mile Island in Pennsylvania, the only nuclear power reactor still operating there is preparing to shut down. Disaster struc...
About 100 Trees Were Illegally Felled Down in Stepanavan
The Armenian police inform that on 3 May dozens of various trees were felled down in No12 guard of Stepanavan forestry. According to the official press release, on 10 May Hakob A, aged 23, and Mikayel G., aged 24, were taken to the police unit where they ...
Biodiversity Crisis
Inside Climate News has published the results of a report by an authoritative global scientific panel which concluded that biodiversity is declining faster than at any time in human history and a million species are on the brink. According to the report,...
Scottish Renewable Energy Serving Countries Around the Globe
Energy Saving Trust informs about a survey stating that more than 70 countries across the world are benefiting from Scotland’s knowledge of renewable energy, including the US, Canada, Germany, Ireland , Sweden, Afghanistan, Angola, Brazil, Fiji, Kazakhs...
Environment Day in Botanical Garden
News.am informs that the World Environment Day was celebrated on June 5 in the Botanical Garden of Yerevan. In connection with this event, Armenia’s Nature Protection Ministry and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) signed an agreement with ...
Smaller Birds and Mammals Will Dominate Over the Next 100 Years
SienceDaily informs that according to the findings published by researchers at the University of Southampton, in the future, small, fast-lived, highly-fertile, insect-eating animals, which can thrive in a wide-variety of habitats, will predominate. And le...
Notre Dame as an Eco-Cathedral?
Euronews reports that after the world has mourned the devastating loss of Paris’ beloved Notre Dame, there have been flaming debates over how best to restore the ancient cathedral, with proposals coming from architects all over the world. One Parisian a...
“ArmOil” Launching Testing of Oil Product Processing Plant
Ecolur alarms that on June 17 ArmOil, without proper examination, has started the piloting of the oil product processing plant in Yeghvard Town, Kotayq Region, putting the lives of hundreds of people living around the plant in danger. Yelizaveta Asatryan,...
Biodegradable Plastic From Cactus Juice
Sandra Pascoe Ortiz from Mexico has discovered a method which turns cactus leaves into a material with similar properties to plastic. She wants to replace plastic cutlery, bags and other single-use products. But how does she do it? Cut the leaves. Peel th...
A criminal case on illegal resource exploitation
Hetq reported that the Prosecutor General’s Office has issued a statement saying that a gold mine has been extracted with illegal resource exploitation in a specially protected area of Arevik National Park. A criminal case has been initiated upon th...
