Tag: fossil fuels

Toxic mercury in fish rising

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Toxic mercury in fish rising
Increasing levels of toxic mercury in cod and tuna can cause neurological disorders in children and babies whose mothers eat fish while pregnant, a study by Harvard scientists said. The concentration of methylmercury – an organic compound which can cause severe damage to the brain and nervous system – rose by 23% in cod and by 27% in bluefin tuna in the Atlantic Ocean’s Gulf of Maine over about three decades, it said.… Read the rest

Davos elites warn nations not to resist ‘painful global transition’

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Davos elites warn nations not to resist ‘painful global transition’
Echoing President Biden’s comments, two European leaders at the World Economic Forum meeting in Davos, Switzerland, described the record gas prices as part of a “painful” period of “transition” to alternative energy that should not be resisted. German vice-chancellor Robert Habeck, as Summit News reported, said Monday that governments should not seek to protect their citizens from the consequences. Norwegian finance CEO Kjerstin Braathen described the energy crisis as a “transition” full of hardship but insisted the “pain” is “worth it.”… Read the rest