Better soundproofing with… cigarette butts! – THE STEP – 2024-03-14 03:10:23

Better soundproofing with… cigarette butts!  – THE STEP
 – 2024-03-14 03:10:23

Researchers at the Polytechnic University of Madrid created by cigarette butt thermoacoustic ecological panels that improve acoustics and heating. Research indicates that over 5 trillion cigarettes are consumed annually across the planet, leaving billions of cigarette butts or cigarette butts thrown into the streets and rivers creating, among other things, a huge ecological problem. Researchers … Read more

E.coli: New highly infectious and ‘ultra-resistant’ strain identified – 2024-02-17 13:07:18

E.coli: New highly infectious and ‘ultra-resistant’ strain identified
 – 2024-02-17 13:07:18

A new strain of the bacterium Escherichia coli (E. coli) which is highly infectious and at the same time resistant to powerful antibiotics (carbapenems) was identified by an international team of researchers, according to a publication in the scientific journal “Nature Communications”. Danger to small children and the elderly The bacterium E. coli which belongs … Read more

Serious Health Damage: List of the Most Polluted Vegetables and Fruits in 2023

Blueberries, a favorite among nutritionists for their anti-inflammatory properties, join fiber-rich green beans on this year’s Dirty Dozen list of non-organic produce contaminated with the most pesticides, according to the Environmental Working Group, an environmental health nonprofit. In this list, the researchers relied on analyzing the group of vegetables and fruits and the extent of … Read more

Malaga, without protocol against episodes of air pollution

Only fifteen urban areas in Spain have effective protocols against episodes of air pollution -when the concentration of air pollutants exceeds sanitary or legal levels- and also none is adapted to the state framework protocol approved in 2021, as warned this Friday Ecologists in Action. In this case, Malaga is one of the cities that … Read more

Frp, Rødt and Bellona criticize the electrification plan of the Hammerfest LNG plant

– There are historically high electricity prices and estimates that indicate an imminent energy deficit in Norway. Then the question to electrify the plant shows a total lack of understanding of the situation. So we don’t need electrification at the summit, which will only shift Norwegian emissions to other countries to beautify our climate bills, … Read more

this will affect the garbage collection

The threat of a strike of the Housekeeping from Barcelona it’s becoming more real. To the call initiated by UGTthis Thursday the unions have joined BCC y CGT. Some 4,000 employees they are called to the parade and the organizers warn: “Chaos is approaching” in the city, say the members of CGT. If he City … Read more

653 new contaminations and one death in 24 hours

The government communicates on the latest figures available in the Grand Duchy regarding the evolution of the Covid-19 epidemic. New contaminations reported this Friday, March 4: 653 (against 845 the day before) Number of patients in intensive care: 5 (30 total hospitalized patients) New deaths linked to Covid-19: 1 (toll of 996 dead since the … Read more

#WirWerdenLaut: Parents and teachers support striking students

The student movement against the Profits Before Lives policy, developing under the slogan #WirWerdenLaut, is met with overwhelming solidarity from parents, teachers and other workers. A team of reporters World Socialist Web Site reported from Frankfurt on the recent strikes by students against the epidemic and subsequently received countless statements of support. “Finally!”, writes Susanne … Read more

With more than 3,000 cases in three months, the virus is coming to the classroom

Since the start of the school year, 3,438 cases of infection have been detected among students and teachers. It is mainly children of basic education who are affected, because they are not vaccinated. Several deputies are beginning to worry about the epidemiological situation in the school environment given the figures published abroad. Everywhere else, children … Read more