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- Aria Bendix voor Business Insiderdo. 13 jun. ’19
De veegarm van Boyan Slat vormt geen gevaar voor zeeleven, maar een ander groot probleem moet nog worden opgelost
Toen de 24-jarige Boyan Slat eropuit trok om de wereld te verlossen van het plastic in de oceanen was een belangrijke motivatie om dieren te beschermen tegen afval.
Slats stichting The Ocean Cleanup begon in 2013 zijn idee om de plastic soep in de Noo…
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- Aria Bendix voor Business Insiderdi. 11 jun. ’19
The massive plastic-cleaning device in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch probably won’t hurt sea creatures — but there’s still a big problem to sort out
24-year-old Boyan Slat is on a mission to rid the world’s oceans of harmful amounts of plastic. The young entrepreneur’s organization, The Ocean Cleanup, has developed a tool to remove plastic from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, a trash-filled vort…
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- Aria Bendix voor Business Insiderma. 10 jun. ’19
45 unreal photos of ‘billionaire bunkers’ that could shelter the superrich during an apocalypse
Billionaires aren’t the only ones prepping for doomsday, but they could be the most prepared if the world gets hit by an asteroid or nuclear missile. In recent years, companies have built “billionaire bunkers” that cater to the apocalyptic fears of t…
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- Aria Bendix voor Business Insiderza. 8 jun. ’19
The White House reportedly blocked climate testimony warning of a ‘possibly catastrophic’ future because it didn’t ‘jibe’ with Trump’s policy
The White House barred a federal intelligence agency from submitting written testimony about the harmful effects of climate change, according to the Washington Post. The testimony, prepared by the US State Department’s Bureau of Intelligence and Rese…
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- Aria Bendix voor Business Insiderza. 8 jun. ’19
7 places that are sinking faster than anywhere else in the US
Multiple cities and towns in the US have seen their land dip lower, which could damage infrastructure and make them more vulnerable to flooding. The main cause of sinking land is often excessive groundwater pumping, which creates a change in pressure…
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- Aria Bendix voor Business Insiderwo. 5 jun. ’19
A chemical found in burned, charred, and toasted foods has been linked to cancer. Here’s how worried you should be.
The chemical acrylamide is found in fried, baked, and roasted foods like coffee and french fries. Because acrylamide was discovered in food somewhat recently, we don’t have any concrete answers about whether it causes cancer, but scientists are uncov…
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- Aria Bendix voor Business Insiderwo. 5 jun. ’19
What HBO’s ‘Chernobyl’ gets right (and wrong) about the world’s worst nuclear power plant accident
The HBO series “Chernobyl” gets plenty of things right about the nuclear power plant disaster that most likely exposed hundreds of thousands of people to radiation. But to adapt the story for television, the “Chernobyl” writer and producer Craig Mazi…
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- Aria Bendix voor Business Insiderwo. 5 jun. ’19
The FDA found ‘forever chemicals’ in meat, seafood, and chocolate cake sold in grocery stores. Here’s how worried you should be.
An FDA investigation found evidence of a class of toxic chemicals in samples of meat, seafood, and chocolate cake. The chemicals in question, known as PFAS, have been associated with cancer, liver damage, and developmental issues. The FDA said the sa…
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- Aria Bendix voor Business Insiderzo. 2 jun. ’19
An architect’s vision for ‘the city of the future’ is now a hippie commune in the Arizona desert — here’s what it’s like
For decades, a community of workers has been building “the city of the future” in the Arizona desert. The project, known as Arcosanti, was envisioned by architect Paolo Soleri, who wanted to create a sustainable city without cars, roads, or air condi…
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- Aria Bendix voor Business Insiderwo. 29 mei ’19
China is refusing to take ‘foreign garbage’ from the US, so these 6 cities are burning or throwing away your recycling
A number of US cities have resorted to burning or trashing recyclable items as a way to save money. Prior to 2018, much of the country’s recyclable waste was shipped to China, where it was sorted and converted into new uses. After China banned the im…
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