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Greta Thunberg nominated for Nobel Peace Prize

Photo via Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) Article by Aris Folley via The Hill Teen climate activist Greta Thunberg has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize for a second year in a row. According to The Associated Press, two lawmakers from Sweden, Jens Holm and Hakan Svenneling,...

China moves on takeout containers in bid to reduce plastic waste

Photo courtesy of AFP Photo/STR Article via Agence France-Presse (AFP) China will ban plastic bags in major cities and single-use straws from restaurants by the end of this year in a bid to cut down on waste. The country is one of the world's biggest users of plastic,...

Malaysia sends back trash, says won’t be world’s waste bin

Image courtesy of PxFuel (CC0) Article via Associated Press Malaysia has sent back 150 containers of plastic waste to 13 mainly rich countries since the third quarter last year, with the environment minster warning on Monday that those who want to make the country a rubbish bin...

Friday’s On

Basic info: Song Title: "Friday's On" Artist: Ziggy Marley Genre(s): Reggae, Rock, Blues Formats: Streaming Record Label:Tuff Gong Worldwide Release Date: December 13, 2019 Stream/Download/Buy: [mks_button size="medium" title="YouTube" style="rounded" url="https://lnk.to/fridayson_yt" target="_blank" bg_color="#ed5c5c" txt_color="#ffffff" icon="fa-youtube-play" icon_type="fa" nofollow="0"] Lyrics: [mks_toggle title="Friday's On" state="close "]To all the youths dem standing up to gun...

New single “Friday’s On” + lyric video OUT NOW!

Ziggy has just released a brand new single, "Friday's On", out TODAY on YouTube and coming next week all on streaming platforms! The song is inspired by the youth activists around the world fighting to make a difference for a better tomorrow. The song is...

Thunberg, Cameroon peace activist receive children’s award

Image by Mike Corder (AP Photo) Article by Mike Corder, via Associated Press Greta Thunberg, a young activist who has gone from staging school strikes to scolding world leaders about their climate change inaction, was awarded the prestigious International Children’s Peace Prize on Wednesday, along with Cameroon peace...

Fridays For Future

#FridaysForFuture is a movement that began in August 2018, after 15 years old Greta Thunberg sat in front of the Swedish parliament every school day for three weeks, to protest against the lack of action on the climate crisis. She posted what she was doing...

Secretive energy startup backed by Bill Gates achieves solar breakthrough

Image courtesy of GoodFreePhotos.com (CC0) Article by Matt Egan, CNN Business A secretive startup backed by Bill Gates has achieved a solar breakthrough aimed at saving the planet. Heliogen, a clean energy company that emerged from stealth mode on Tuesday, said it has discovered a way to use artificial...

New UN Coalition To Bolster Global Infrastructure In The Face Of Climate Change

Image by Associated Press. Article by Christian Kreznar, via Forbes. As part of the United Nations’ Climate Action Summit last week, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the creation of a coalition to bolster the world’s infrastructure. In the face of increasingly severe weather patterns resulting...