11.30.2019

Can old refrigerators be recycled to new ones?

A recycling plant believes that it has found a more sustainable way to get rid of old refrigerators.

The AO recycling plant in Telford is now trying to extract the plastic from the refrigerators, manufactures new refrigerators and creates a circular economy.

Produced, filmed and edited by a digital reporter Dougal Shaw

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11.28.2019

"Hot Spots" examined on white squirrels in Sussex

Claire Brimacombe was in a park in East Sussex last February when her eyes suddenly fell on a white squirrel.

After seeing the unusual rodent, only one out of 100,000 albinos born in Alfriston Park decided to record the sightings and point out the obvious critical points for them in the county.

A website he's creating is now recording Whitescaper sightings across the UK, and Claire has asked for help to investigate why there seem to be so many across the country.

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The Black Sea: Can Europe's most polluted sea be rescued?

For decades, the Black Sea in Southeastern Europe has been treated as a landfill for agricultural and industrial waste. The situation was so bad that the scientists thought that part of it was almost completely dead.

But what has been done to improve the situation, and is there any prospect of improvement?

Jonah Fisher of the BBC has crossed the region to see if the Black Sea can clear its responsibilities.

Video produced by Abdujalil Abdurasulov

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11.27.2019

Selection explains: What should be monitored against climate change and the environment?

During the 2019 campaign , the BBC wants to answer your questions on the topics that interest you most.

Climate change and environmental damage are one of the most important issues for humans.

BBC Environment Director Justin Rowlatt picked some of the key questions and explained how to navigate the campaign and review policies, promises and manifestos to see how the parties want to deal with them.

If you care about what the parties promise in the environment, these are some of the most important things to consider in these elections.

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11.25.2019

How to make cement more weather friendly?

As cities around the world grow, so does the demand for cement for the construction of homes and infrastructures.

However, there is a problem because cement production releases large amounts of carbon dioxide, which accounts for up to 8% of the world total.

Today, the leader of a cement company in India has succeeded in cutting its carbon emissions by 40% below the world average, and is aiming to become neutral carbon by 2040. Rajini Vaidyanathan, BBC, met with him.

Produced by Stephen Hounslow of the BBC, filmed by Ravi Lekhi and edited by Franz Strasser.

Climate Defenders is a series of five articles outlining who is leading the battle to protect the planet from rising temperatures.

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11.21.2019

Koala rescued from a fire in Australia

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Forest fires are spreading along the eastern coast of Australia, devastating the main habitat of the marsupial.

Dive to save Indonesia's coral reefs from plastic

Indonesia is the world's second largest supplier of marine litter.

Twenty-five-year-old Swietenia Puspa Lestari decided to take action to drown the beautiful coral reefs in the Indonesian capital in plastic.

She leads a team of volunteer divers who clean the reefs and collect their garbage.

Produced by Callistasia Wijaya and Lara Owen, cut by Kevin Kim and filmed by Anindita Pradana

Swietenia is one of the 100 women of the BBC from 2019 . Each year , 100 BBC women nominate 100 influential and inspiring women and share their stories. Find us on Facebook , Instagram and Twitter and use # 100Women.

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