Month: November 2019

A new study by University of East Anglia researchers confirms what numerous Indigenous communities have long charged: gigantic hydroelectric dam construction projects are not environmentally friendly, as proponents claim, but in fact pose a profound threat to biodiversity and life in the Amazon. Widespread Forest Vertebrate Extinctions Induced by a Mega Hydroelectric Dam in Lowland […]

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After last Sunday’s Australian Grand Prix, Kimi Raikkonen offered a positive view on F1’s controversial Halo, although not for the reasons one would expect. The mandatory cockpit safety device was introduced this year surrounded by a lot of contention as everyone debated its usefulness and, more particularly, its aesthetics. Labeled as “ugly” or “awkward” by […]

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