Past.am informs that Jermuk residents have submitted a collective petition with 3000 signatures to the government, Jermuk community council and the community head, demanding to ban metal mining in the region and to develop green ecological economy. According to the council, together with the citizens, they will fight for not letting the mine be exploited.
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Energy Saving Trust informs that the Smart Export Guarantee (SEG) will guarantee that people installing new solar panels at their home or business will receive a payment for exporting electricity to the grid from the start of next year. SEG will pass into law the coming week. The Smart Export Guarantee doesn’t apply to those
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Shamlugh copper mine Ecolur informs that the towns of Akhtala and Shamlugh in Lori province are under the influence of Shamlugh copper mine by \”Akhtala Ore Processing Plant\” CJSC. In the discussion themed \”Be aware and demanding, protect your interests and rights in Armenian processes of the EITI \” organized by EcoLur, Akhtala residents were
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 that. The matter concerns Meghrasar\’s gold mine, the resource exploitation rights of which was received by
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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 them. Make some cactus juice. Leave it in the fridge. Add non-toxic formula.
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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, Public Relations officer of “Rival” LLC operating nearby beat an alarm signal to EcoLur. On
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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 architectural firm is proposing to turn Notre Dame into a modernized, eco-cathedral with a solar
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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 less adaptable, slow-lived species, more vulnerable to ecological change, will most probably become victims of extinction. The researchers predict that the
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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 respect to a project on sustainable management of Armenia’s forests and pastures. In the frameworks of the
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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, Kazakhstan and Singapore. The most popular export destination is the US, with nine of the 15 Scottish headquartered businesses.
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