New report finds marine plastic pollution clean-up technology is not all it seems on the surface
Our latest report highlights the damaging impacts of ‘quick fix’ ocean clean-up technologies.
Tag: oceans
As 42 pilot whales die, new report debunks claims of whale and dolphin hunters in Faroe Islands
In the wake of the latest Faroe Islands drive hunt on Friday that saw the killing of 42 more pilot whales, a new report by EIA UK and its partners challenge claims that annual Faroese drive hunts are humane, sustainable and an integral part of local culture
Iceland’s last whaler harpoons himself in the foot as EIA debunks his irrational climate claims
A ‘ludicrous’ attempt to justify the killing of endangered fin whales by claiming their slaughter will help Iceland achieve its climate goals has been debunked by EIA’s Ocean experts
EIA podcast – as talks for a Global Plastics Treaty continue, what about the Big Oil lobby?
The UN Environment Assembly is in the process of negotiating a new Global Plastics Treaty, with the second phase of talks kicking off at the end of May to hammer out the details needed to properly address the fast-rising threat of plastics pollution
UK farmers are still burning toxic plastics on agricultural land despite it being illegal
Mismanagement of agriplastic waste occurs throughout the UK food supply chain – including UK farmers who continue to burn or bury plastics used in food production on their land despite the practices being banned
Plastics pollute our food supply chains, but the Gov’t and big supermarkets are doing little to combat it
Amid growing concern about the damage and health risks to humans, wildlife and the environment caused by the increasing use of agriplastics in farming, little is being done by the UK’s major supermarkets and the Government to address the issue, a new survey reveals