Author: EcoLife

    Global supply chains buckle as COVID-19 variants and disasters strike

    A new worldwide wave of COVID-19; natural disasters in China and Germany; a cyberattack targeting key South African ports. All those events have conspired to drive global supply chains towards breaking point. According to companies, economists, and shipping specialists, Reuters states they’re threatening the fragile flow of raw materials, parts, and consumer goods. The Delta […]

    Earth Overshoot day – we’ve used up all the resources of our spaceship called “Planet Earth” for this year

    Even if you have never taken out loans, tried to rely only on yourself, and did not depend on anyone, you will still owe money from July 29 since you live among people on planet Earth. The Earth Overshoot Day is coming when we start living on credit. This day we run out of Earth’s […]

    OPAZ issues controls of environmental permits in special economic zones and free zones in Oman

    HE Dr. Ali bin Masoud Al Sunaidy, Chairman of the Public Authority for Special Economic Zones and Free Zones (OPAZ), issued in March 2021 a decision regarding the controls for organizing and issuing environmental permits in the special economic zones and free zones in the Sultanate, The Arabian Stories reported. Lubna bint Hamoud Al Sabari, […]

    Whale sharks spotted swimming in Qatar’s northeast coast

    Whale sharks have been spotted meeting at the Al Shaheen offshore oil field off of Qatar’s northeast coast, according to Kuwaiti state news KUNA. More than 100 whale sharks congregate near coral reef colonies 90 kilometers away from land between April and September every year, as opposed to 4-5 weeks in other locations worldwide. Qatar’s […]

    Light pollution: the argument for switching off lights at night

    The light pollution produced by street lamps, advertising boards, floodlights, and our homes is so harmful that 80% of the world’s population lives in the haze of a perpetual glow in the hours of darkness, BBC states. It started like any other day for Stephen Maciejewski. He woke up at 04:30, and by 05:30 he […]

    Solar aggression. How heat kills people and the world economy
    27 Jul 2021

    How much will global warming cost the world? Droughts, forest fires, drying of rivers are the effects of heat, which are increasingly observed on an increasingly threatening scale worldwide. However, abnormally high temperatures affect not only nature but also humanity and the economy. Let’s check the Chas News story about how many lives the heat […]

    How to recycle old batteries from the electric car, and why is this a problem?
    27 Jul 2021

    The battery of electric cars is more extensive and heavier; it consists of several hundred separate lithium-ion cells, each of which must be disassembled separately. Recycling and disposal of electric car batteries could become a significant problem in 10-15 years, says Paul Anderson of the University of Birmingham, BBC reports. By 2030, the EU plans […]

    Saudi Arabia issues the request for qualifications for Rabigh 4 independent water project

    The Saudi Water Partnership Company (SWPC) has issued the request for qualifications (RFQ) for the planned Rabigh 4 independent water project (IWP) to the companies which submitted expressions of interest (EOI) for the 600,000 cubic meters a day (Cm/d) project, Energy-utilities reports.  The Saudi Water Partnership Company (SWPC) has issued the request for qualifications (RFQ) […]

    Ecological revolution. The energy industry is on the verge of a new era – Financial Times
    27 Jul 2021

    Looking back over the past decade, we can conclude that the pace of progress in the fight against climate change has been too slow. Carbon emissions continued to rise, and although they decreased in 2020 due to coronavirus lockdowns, in 2021, carbon emissions will return to their “consistently high levels,” Financial Times reports. According to […]

    Downcycling and upcycling: how to build a sustainable wardrobe

    Let’s get acquainted with Forbes Life’s vision of building a complete, contemporary wardrobe of eco-friendly things to take care of nature. Environmental problems and overproduction dictate the trend towards conscious consumption, often called sustainable or slow, in all spheres of human life. Fashion is no exception: the era of weekly updates is becoming a thing […]