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Chile: It is time to make, create, and build a future for everyone
What should be done with FONASA and ISAPRES. For people, without exception, having health care coverage according to the needs that arise at different times of life, is one of the most important priorities, and from the point of view…
Viability of Green Hydrogen falters: Scientific studies demystify its efficiency
A study reviewed more than 50 scientific publications on the cost-effectiveness and viability of green hydrogen, concluding that it is more costly and inefficient compared to other alternatives. By Alfredo Seguel Green hydrogen falters: Study questions its efficiency compared to…
PAWS & EcoWaste: Firecrackers can Traumatize Animals and Pollute the Air
28 December 2023, Quezon City. An animal welfare group and an environmental health group urged the general public to welcome the New Year sans firecrackers and fireworks to protect animals such as cats and dogs, as well as the ecosystems,…
COP28’s Unrealistic Tripling of Nuclear Power
UN climate conferences since 1992 have failed to follow through with results, as CO2 emissions continue higher and higher with every passing year. In fact, post climate conference impact of adopted proposals has become something of an inside joke. The…
EcoWaste Coalition Cites 10th Year of Groundbreaking Chemical Control Order Banning Toxic Lead in Paints
23 December 2023, Quezon City. The EcoWaste Coalition, a non-profit environmental health organization, lauded the Chemical Control Order (CCO) banning lead — a potent neurotoxin causing irreversible damage to children’s brains — in the production of paints as the groundbreaking…
EcoWaste Coalition Holds “Iwas Paputoxic” Campaign for Healthier and Safer New Year Celebrations
22 December 2023, Quezon City. As Christmas nears and as the year draws to a close, the EcoWaste Coalition called on every Filipino to stay away from the Chinese-influenced tradition of detonating firecrackers and fireworks to usher in the New Year.…
The importance of “emotional re-learning”.
In a previous article, we talked about why it is necessary to speak about “relational health“; well, this topic is directly related to how we experience and express our emotions. By Vilma Perren It is very clear that we are…
BAN Toxics Back the DILG’s Call for an Outright Ban on Firecrackers
Toxic watchdog group BAN Toxics supports the call to ban the sale and use of firecrackers nationwide. The DILG Secretary Benjamin “Benhur” C. Abalos, Jr. made the statement on December 18, calling on all local government units to enact an…
Single-Use Food Packaging from 17 Countries Contains PFAS “Forever Chemicals”
19 December 2023, Gothenburg City, Sweden/Quezon City Philippines. A study released today by the International Pollutants Elimination Network (IPEN) and 18 IPEN member groups found toxic per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) chemicals, including globally banned substances, in single-use, paper, cardboard,…
EcoWaste Coalition Calls for Stricter Business Compliance with Toy Product Safety Laws
16 December 2023. With the toy shopping spree well underway as Christmas nears, a toxics watchdog group calls on businesses to strictly comply with a 12-year-old law to make sure that toys containing endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) called phthalates are not…
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