The International Independent Film Festival Sundance, held in the mountains of Utah and created by Robert Redford designed its 33rd edition's winners. The film 'I don't feel at home in this world anymore', directed by Macon Blair with Melanie Lynskey and Elijah Wood in the main roles, obtained the main prize in an atmosphere characterized of recommendations for action in … [Read more...]
Bill Gates and other investors create 1 billion dollar fund for the green energy
Cofounder of Microsoft, Bill Gates, together with other investors, launched on Monday a 1 billion dollar fund for the finding and the development of environmentally friendly technology solutions to the problem of energy efficiency, with the objective of stopping the global warming, one year after the agreement in Paris, according to a material published by Reuters. Bill Gates … [Read more...]
Antarctica’s glacial shelf is more vulnerable that it was thought
The glacial shelf in the Eastern part of the Antarctic could be more vulnerable than it was believed until now because of the hot wind, which affects the ice sheets surrounding it, informs the AFP. The ice platforms floating around the Antarctica plays an important role in the stability of the shelf, keeping this thick layer of ice that covers the ground. [...]the study shows … [Read more...]
The big oil companies promise $1 billion for technologies that fight against the global warming
A consortium of ten of the largest oil and gas companies in the world promised, Friday - the day when the global Paris climate change agreement came into force - that in the next ten years will invest $1 billion in technologies to combat the global warming, informs Reuters. The initiative of OGCI, led by the general directors of the following companies: Saudi Aramco, Royal … [Read more...]
Global warming: 90% of the Australia eucalyptus species’ habitat can be diminished
A researchers team studied over 650 species of eucalyptus from Australia to find what the destiny of these trees would be if the medium temperature would increase by 3 Celsius degrees. Bernd Gruber, the co-author of the study and associate professor at the Canberra University states that the team studied the today distribution of the eucalyptus trees and could it be in 60 years … [Read more...]
The scientists studying Otzi: the global warming could lead to more mummies discovery
25 years after it was discovered, Otzi - the oldest mummy from Europe - continues to reveal its secrets as the technology advances. Am important congress having the 'Iceman' in center begun in Bolzano (North of Italy) where more discoveries related to this mummy will be presented, including the one regarding the bacteria found in its stomach and the death's circumstances. The … [Read more...]
The Global Warming: Pacific states require for international help
More leaders of the Pacific states launched a new appeal for international help in front of the dangers brought by the global warming, in the last day of the annual summit, at Palikir (Micronesia). The Pacific Islands Forum made important lobby efforts before the international global warming summit that took place in the final of 2015. On December 2015, at Paris, 195 countries … [Read more...]