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...
Will the Germans Endure This?
Heinrich-Böll German foundation informs that days ago they organized a meeting with Armenian politicians and activists in Berlin. In the meeting the former head of Nature Protection and Soil Inspection Artur Grigoryan showed a video about Artsvanik taili...
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,...
Encourage Carters to End the Toxic Textiles
The textile manufacturing industry uses more than 8,000 chemicals and it accounts for 20% of industrial water pollution. The chemicals used can harm not only workers and the environment, but also consumers. It is unknown what particular chemicals are bei...
“Lydian Armenia” doubts the Credibility of Jermuk Petition
Armenian Environmental Front informs that on May 2, 2019, “Lydian Armenia” CJSC shared on its official Facebook page an announcement with the following title; “Distorted facts in the petition of Jermuk citizens”. According to AEF, the mentioned ...
A Small Environmental Step for Kids
Ethical Living NGO invites all the children to participate in a happy, colorful and useful ecological event. If you and your kid do not have cloth bags yet and use plastic bags for everyday shopping or for organizing your kid’s staff, it is high time to...
A Hidden Source of Plastic Pollution: Our Clothes
According to NBC News, the plastic bottles, straws or grocery bags that wash on beaches are some of the most visible signs of plastic pollution. But scientists say there is another source that is even more difficult to clean up — and it’s hiding in o...
Ecological Trainings Will be Held for Community and Civil Servants
The Ministry of Nature Protection, jointly with UNDP in Armenia and the Public Administration Academy of Armenia, organized the launch of environmental trainings for community and civil servants within “Generate Global Environmental Benefits throug...
Emperor Penguins at Danger
CNN informs that the world’s second-largest emperor penguin colony has almost disappeared, according to a new report, raising concern about the effects of climate change on the species. In the report researchers from the British Antarctic Survey (...
