Out of the frying pan, into the fire? Meal couriers sweat amid heatwave
Utrecht, Netherlands/Palermo, Italy Reuters As Europe braces for another heatwave, one group of workers has little choice but to sweat it out: the couriers shuttling around town getting lunches and dinners to customers. “It’s hot, sometimes really hot. But what can we do? God is in charge of the weather,” says Gennaro Guarracino, 47, who […]
Air pollution costs each American $US2,500 a year in healthcare – study
New York City, USThomson Reuters Foundation Air pollution from fossil fuels costs each American an average of $US2,500 a year in extra medical bills, researchers said on Thursday, as climate change hurts both health and finances. The national pricetag was put at more than $US820 billion a year, with air pollution contributing to an estimated […]
Consumers’ use of toilet paper wiping out habitat, heating planet, report says
Thomson Reuters Foundation Americans use more toilet paper than anyone else in the world, helping destroy the habitats of native people who live where it is sourced and contributing to global warming, a research study said this week. US consumers use roughly three rolls of toilet paper a week, accounting for a fifth of the […]