Deputies approved a bill on Tuesday to streamline environmental licensing procedures for the paving of BR-319, a crucial Amazon highway connecting Manaus (AM) to Porto Velho (RO). The vote, with 311 in favor and 103 against, faced opposition mainly from parties critical of the project, such as PT, PCdoB, PV, PSOL, and Rede. The controversial BR-319 paving project, ongoing for decades and included... 

While haggis, neeps and tatties typically represent the best of Scottish cooking, 2020 has other plans in a culinary clash of evolution, innovation and sustainability. In a new publication from Zero Waste Scotland, entomophagy (the practice of humans eating insects) could be the future, with the report suggesting that a change from cattle to critters could be lucrative and better for the environment. Dr... 

The Florida House passed a bill to study and regulate fracking, as well as prevent local governments from banning the oil and gas drilling practice Monday. The Florida State Senate opted to avoid a vote on a bill that would require oil and gas companies to publish for public use the chemicals used in hydraulic drilling, also known as fracking. The bill, passed by the Florida House of Representatives... 

In a surprise U-turn, China’s Ministry of Agriculture has decided not to continue with a program which developed genetically-modified rice and corn. Some environmentalists say public concerns about GM crops played a key role in the decision. On August 17, when these permits were up for renewal, the Ministry of Agriculture decided not to extend them. In 2009, the ministry’s Biosafety Committee... 

Outspoken: Prince Charles speaks to Islamic studies scholars at Oxford. He argued that man's destruction of the world was particularly contrary to Islam Prince Charles yesterday urged the world to follow Islamic ‘spiritual principles’ in order to protect the environment. In an hour-long speech, the heir to the throne argued that man’s destruction of the world was contrary to the... 

Is having more than two children selfish? The future of the planet rarely plays a part when planning a family, but that’s got to change, say environmental campaigners. Parents who have more than two children are “irresponsible” for placing an intolerable burden on resources and increasing damage to eco-systems, says a leading green campaigner. Curbing population growth through contraception...