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Toxic Waste Clean-up of Olympic Site in East London Was a Heavy Pinch on Taxpayer’s Pocket

Toxic Waste Clean-up of Olympic Site in East London Was a Heavy Pinch on Taxpayer’s Pocket

The Banner Chemicals Group formerly occupied a part of the Olympic site that was bulldozed to make way for the huge Olympic stadium in the United Kingdom. This site was so grossly contaminated with toxic waste that the government has to spend 12.7m pounds to clean up this site. This site situated in east London on the banks of the River Lea was [...]
CFC pollution trail will make aliens detect Earth

CFC pollution trail will make aliens detect Earth

If there were life forms on other planets, the aliens can detect us through our tangible presence on Earth that leaves ‘traces that could be observed from afar.’ The chemicals known as CFCs emitted from Earth will make the planet detectable to aliens because CFCs ‘strongly absorb infrared light at characteristic wavelengths, making them detectable [...]