![Africa’s Elections | In Malawi, food, land, corruption dominate [Lima Charlie News]](https://75bdb6.a2cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Malawi-election-Food-land-corruption.jpg?time=1696223106)
In a small African country battling poverty and starvation, land, farming and corruption remain key issues in Malawi’s politics. Malawi – nicknamed “the Warm Heart of Africa” for the kindness of its people – is one of the poorest countries in the world. A small,… Keep Reading
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With ocean temperatures and acidity rising, many of the world’s coral reefs are being wiped out. From combat veterans to scientists to video gamers, many are looking for innovative ways to build stronger reefs. For years the world’s coral reefs, home to a quarter of… Keep Reading
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While plastic continues to pose a real threat to our environment and health, America’s leadership, America’s lobbyists and America’s plastic culture all fight to keep us drowning in plastic. Now it has fallen to local governments and environmental advocacy organizations to take the lead. A few… Keep Reading
![Image Fracking, BREXIT and an oil and gas shale bonanza [Lima Charlie News][Image: Ben Stansall/AFP]](https://75bdb6.a2cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Fracking-BREXIT-and-an-oil-and-gas-shale-bonanza-480x320.png)
As the U.K. celebrates its final year as part of the European Union, it is standing on the brink of a major boost to its economy and prosperity as it awaits the first economic benefit from its rich oil and gas shales. British exploration and… Keep Reading
![Image Deep sea mining raises critical issues for the International Seabed Authority [Lima Charlie News]](https://75bdb6.a2cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Deep-sea-mining-raises-critical-issues-for-the-International-Seabed-Authority-480x319.jpg)
The Clarion Clipperton Zone (CCZ) is a 2.3 square-mile tract of land which holds more nickel, cobalt and manganese than all the deposits of those metals on every continent put together. The CCZ is thought to be rich in rare elements essential for making smartphones, electric… Keep Reading
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On March 2nd of 2016, the internationally renowned human rights activist Berta Cáceres was murdered in her home in La Esperanza, Honduras. 6 shots were fired in her bedroom, killing Cáceres and leaving one witness to testify to the authorities. Given the nation’s long history… Keep Reading
Brood parasitism has fascinated many scientists since the behavior was identified. Popular human affection for the devoir of child rearing has induced a particularly strong “hathos” for the practice in other species. Brood parasitism– when animals depend on other organisms to raise their young– is… Keep Reading
SolarReserve is developing technology to make a solar system with 24-hr power generating capacity. The system relies on molten salt for its efficiency. In 2015, SolarReserve opened 110-megawatt Crescent Dunes solar energy facility. It has 1,100 megawatt-hours of energy storage, and the facility can… Keep Reading
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On Friday, the Chinese capital city of Beijing announced it will spend $3 billion to reduce air pollution, which is half a billion more than last year. This comes two days after the Beijing’s mayor, Chen Jining, announced that the city would step up environmental… Keep Reading
The Trump era will, one day, be used as a case study for how it catapulted the environmental industry forward and brought greater attention to climate change. According to IBISWorld, the environmental consulting industry will grow 18.6 billion despite current efforts to dismantle the system… Keep Reading
Drought and China’s economic downturn contribute to devastation in East Africa. Yemen and the Horn of Africa are a widening gyre of civil strife, drought, economic downturn and famine. The region’s last famine killed 260,000 in 2011. Then, mostly Somali elderly and children died. This… Keep Reading
As the observance of Earth Day wraps up this weekend, my troubling thoughts as a Native American are that it took place against an all too common backdrop. One where power and a mandate have been granted to climate change deniers enabling ongoing, outright attacks… Keep Reading
The Honest and Open New EPA Science Treatment Act (HONEST Act, H.R. 1430) and the Science Advisory Board Reform Act (SAB Act, H.R. 1431) have cleared committee, and are set to change the ways in which the Environmental Protection Agency uses science to formulate rules.… Keep Reading
A U.S. Navy Veteran and Native American speaks candidly about why America needs to stand for the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe. | By Liz Perez, Lima Charlie News OpEd As summer comes to a close, while BBQ’s are being flamed up one last time, the… Keep Reading
