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Ingredients in Sunscreen Can Harm the Environment–So Why Aren’t More Brands Taking Action?

Ingredients in Sunscreen Can Harm the Environment–So Why Aren’t More Brands Taking Action?

Only a handful of brands are minimising the environmental impacts of their sunscreen products, according to new data from Good On You. Here’s what that means for the planet, and why more brands need to step up.  Sunscreen can harm the environment Oxybenzone is a UV filter used in many of the most popular sunscreens. […]
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Switzerland to Add More Solar Power to Rooftops and Highway Noise Barriers

Switzerland to Add More Solar Power to Rooftops and Highway Noise Barriers

In Switzerland, highway noise barriers surrounding the Oberland Autobahn near Wangen-Brüttisellen will soon provide solar power. Last year, Switzerland’s Federal Roads Office made the surfaces of highway noise barriers free and set out to cover 350 of them in solar panels. Swiss officials estimated that the arrays could generate 100 gigawatt hours of clean energy […]
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