Amanda Timmons
- Jun 30, 2016
Fish eat plastic like teens eat fast food, researchers say
The BBC recently reported how fish are drawn to plastic in the oceans. Young fish become hooked on eating plastic in the seas in the same way that teenagers prefer unhealthy fast food, Swedish researchers have said. Their study, reported in Science, found exposure to high concentrations of polystyrene makes perch larvae favour the particles over more natural foods. As a result of exposure to plastic, the young perch are smaller, slower and more susceptible to predators. The r
Amanda Timmons
- Jun 16, 2016
Portugal runs for four days straight on renewable energy alone
The Guardian discovers solar becoming a major player in Portugal. As recently as 2013, renewables provided only about 23% of Portugal’s electricity. By 2015 that figure had risen to 48%. Portugal kept its lights on with renewable energy alone for four consecutive days last week in a clean energy milestone revealed by data analysis of national energy network figures. Electricity consumption in the country was fully covered by solar, wind and hydro power in an extraordinary 107
