Category : science

by Heidi Harley - 5 years ago

Ban Ki-moon, Bill Gates head climate body

Former UN secretary general Ban Ki-moon and billionaire businessman and philanthropist Bill Gates will head an international commission on climate change to launch next month, the Dutch government said Monday. The commission, to be co-hosted by the...

by Heidi Harley - 5 years ago

Pro- and anti- whaling nations set for clash in Brazil

Nations on either side of the whale hunting debate are set for a standoff as the International Whaling Commission (IWC) meets Monday, with Japan hoping to overturn the 32-year-old ban on commercial whale hunting. Japan will unveil proposals during t...

by Heidi Harley - 5 years ago

VW 'dieselgate' fraud: Timeline of a scandal

US researchers at the University of West Virginia discover that certain VW diesel cars emit up to 40 times the permissible levels of harmful nitrogen oxide when tested on the road. September 18: The US Environmental Protection Agency accuses VW of d...