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Greenpeace launch anti-Coca-Cola ad to highlight plastic pollution

Greenpeace launch anti-Coca-Cola ad to highlight plastic pollution

As Coca Cola launch their new Holidays are coming Christmas TV advertisement, some of the brands fans have been viewing a version thats a little more realistic. In an attempt to take advantage of Cokes huge PR push at this time of year, Greenpeace produced their own Coke Christmas ad highlighting an unfortunate side effect of bottled fizzy drinks.
Nov 17, 2017
By Staff Reporter
Poor tribal women protect the forest

Women power: How a forest was saved from timber mafia

Armed with just water bottles and sticks, a group of poor tribal women in Muturkham village of Purbi Singhbhum district of Jharkhand trekked miles to the sal forest that surrounded their habitat. Their mission: To save the forest from being plundered and denuded by the "forest mafia".
Nov 14, 2017
By IANS
Floating trash island spotted in Caribbean Sea

Floating trash island spotted in Caribbean Sea

A floating island of trash has been discovered in the Caribbean Sea off the coast of Honduras. The island is made up from plastic waste. Divers spotted the trash when they were searching for an underwater island that was still unspoiled by humans, but the trash was covering the site.
Nov 7, 2017
By Staff Reporter
At least 54 killed as worst floods in years batter Vietnam

At least 54 killed as worst floods in years batter Vietnam

At least 54 people died and 39 went missing after destructive floods battered northern and central Vietnam this week, the countrys disaster prevention agency said on Friday (13 October). More than 300 homes have collapsed in floods and landslides, while more than 34,000 other houses have been submerged or damaged.
Oct 13, 2017
By Staff Reporter
Drone footage shows fire decimated Santa Rosa

Drone footage shows fire decimated Santa Rosa

Firefighters, facing resurgent winds and bone-dry conditions on 11 October, battled to halt the advance of wildfires that have killed at least 21 people, destroyed 3,500 homes and businesses and blanketed Northern California and amp;#39;s famed wine country in smoke.
Oct 12, 2017
By Staff Reporter
Helicopter footage shows inferno of Santa Rosa wildfire

Helicopter footage shows inferno of Santa Rosa wildfire

A Sonoma County Sheriffs Office helicopter captured this footage of a deadly wildfire burning near Santa Rosa, California, on October 9. At least 17 people died and tens of thousands had been evacuated after wildfires erupted in Sonoma, Napa and Yuba counties.
Oct 11, 2017
By Staff Reporter
Wildfires blaze through Californias Napa Valley wine country and force evacuations

Wildfires blaze through Californias Napa Valley wine country and force evacuations

Wildfires ripped through the Napa Valley, forcing officials to order residents to evacuate. One of the largest fires in Santa Rosa has torched 20,000 acres and forced the closure of all public schools in Santa Rosa and Calistoga. The National Weather Service issued a red flag warning for the Bay area and most of Southern California.
Oct 10, 2017
By Staff Reporter
Hurricane Nate makes landfall at US Gulf Coast

Hurricane Nate makes landfall at US Gulf Coast

The fast-moving hurricane made landfall at the mouth of the Mississippi River around 8:00 pm ET on Saturday. The storm was expected to continue its path north, moving towards the Mississippi and Alabama coasts.
Oct 8, 2017
By Staff Reporter
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India@75: Article-370 in J&K is history, three glorious years later, "nothing" has changed

India@75: Article-370 in J&K is History; Three Glorious Years Later, "Nothing" Has Changed

By Danish Manzoor