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31
May

EMFSA May 2022 Newsletter

May 31, 2022
Human activities are driving biodiversity loss at an unprecedented rate Photo by Andrew Svk on Unsplash Answering emails after sunset? Photo by Muhammad Raufan Yusup on Unsplash Zoonotic diseases, EMF exposure, lighting conditions and light pollution.  Animals, including household pets and livestock. Photo by Ryan Song on Unsplash Photo by Ben Owen on Unsplash Link...
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30
Mar

Tagged White-tailed Eagle from the Netherlands killed by wind turbine in Germany

March 30, 2021
Text: Stef van Rijn, Werkgroep Zeearend Nederland Auto-translated from Dutch. Original article https://www.naturetoday.com/intl/nl/nature-reports/message/?msg=27358 Province of South Holland , Working Group Zeearend Nederland 28-FEB-2021 – A juvenile White-tailed Eagle that was tagged in 2019 in the Dordtse Biesbosch had a collision with the rotors of a wind turbine in Germany on February 24 and died. With an increase in the...
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09
Jan

A predictive model for improving placement of wind turbines to minimise collision risk potential for a large soaring raptor.

January 9, 2021
Murgatroyd, M, Bouten, W, Amar, A. A predictive model for improving placement of wind turbines to minimise collision risk potential for a large soaring raptor. J Appl Ecol. 2020; 00: 1– 12.  https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.13799 Win-win for wind energy and eagles 06 January 2021 By BES Press Office Researchers create new tool that allows wind turbine developers to minimise risk of collisions with eagles. The...
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28
Sep

The 5G Promise: “Green and Sustainable”

September 28, 2020
The way in which a telecommunications company operates and deploys its network has an enormous influence on its energy and carbon emission performance. The challenge 5G will cause an enormous rise in energy consumption and has the potential to be one of the biggest culprits in contributing to adverse environmental impacts through greenhouse gas emissions....
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14
Sep

DMRE targeting December for initiation of fifth renewables bid window

September 14, 2020
14TH SEPTEMBER 2020 BY: TERENCE CREAMER CREAMER MEDIA EDITOR The Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (DMRE) has clarified that it is aiming to release bid documentation for the so-called fifth bid window (BW5) of the South Africa’s renewable-energy procurement programme in December, following receipt of the regulator’s concurrence with a Ministerial determination that clears the...
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08
Sep

Mining for renewable energy could be another threat to the environment

September 8, 2020
SEPTEMBER 2, 2020 by University of Queensland Researchers have warned that mining threats to biodiversity caused by renewable energy production could surpass those averted by climate change mitigation. A University of Queensland study found protected areas, key biodiversity areas and the world’s remaining wilderness would be under growing pressure from mining the minerals required for a clean energy transition....
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16
Jul

A current synthesis on the effects of electric and magnetic fields emitted by submarine power cables on invertebrates

July 16, 2020
Albert L, Deschamps F, Jolivet A, Olivier F, Chauvaud L, Chauvaud S. A current synthesis on the effects of electric and magnetic fields emitted by submarine power cables on invertebrates. Mar Environ Res. 2020 Jul;159:104958. doi: 10.1016/j.marenvres.2020.104958. Epub 2020 Mar 23. PMID: 32662447. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marenvres.2020.104958 Abstract The goal of clean renewable energy production has promoted the...
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28
Jun

Overconsumption and growth economy key drivers of environmental crises

June 28, 2020
by the University of New South Wales A group of researchers, led by a UNSW sustainability scientist, have reviewed existing academic discussions on the link between wealth, economy and associated impacts, reaching a clear conclusion: technology will only get us so far when working towards sustainability—we need far-reaching lifestyle changes and different economic paradigms. In their...
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09
Feb

German gov’t sets up center to inform citizens on mobile network radiation

February 9, 2020
BERLIN, Feb. 5 (Xinhua) — German Minister for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety Svenja Schulze inaugurated a new government center on Wednesday to which citizens can turn with their health questions regarding the radiation of mobile networks and electricity grids. The minister stressed that digitization and the transition to renewable energies were “crucial...
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12
Jul

‘The next era of human progress’: what lies behind the global new cities epidemic?

July 12, 2019
Source: https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2019/jul/08/the-next-era-of-human-progress-what-lies-behind-the-global-new-cities-epidemic Article by Oliver Wainwright. Monday 8th July 2019 The urge to build cities from scratch is not new – but this time they are being conceived by private multinational corporations as gilt-edged tax-exempt gated communities. Extracts: Songdo, South Korea’s self-styled “smart city”: A place where the garbage is automatically sucked away through underground pipes,...
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