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Processing Indian and foreign electronic waste has become a crucial source of income for thousands of Indians working in the nations’ sprawling scrap markets, but at what cost? Despite laws that prohibit e-waste dumping, India is only growing as a repository for the rest of the world’s electronic waste, and the workers who dismantle it are paying the price.
Go here to read a story from Nilanjana Bhowmick from New Delhi’s largest underground scrap yard over on Time.com.
A new analysis by the NASA climatologist for the first time ties specific weather events to human-induced climate change
One Hong Kong engineer puts the city’s surf and turf to work toward a cleaner future
Polar bears are classified as marine mammals, like a seal or a walrus, which might come as a surprise given that they’re usually pictured on land. But polar bears spend a lot of their time in the waters of the Arctic, fishing or swimming among the sea ice. They may look awkward in the water, but no creature with paws is a better swimmer.
