Red Meat consumption – an international collaborative research
The year is 2030. The meat industry is thriving and occupying over 80% of the world’s agricultural fields. Global warming affects countries worldwide. Plagues spread, and former endangered species can be seen only in pictures. According to the United Nations, famine has become a threatening reality. Cardiovascular and cancer diseases have risen considerably. Does this sound like a gloomy forecast or a futuristic reality? Due to the probability of such scenarios, we have decided to conduct a comprehensive study on one of the factors that has undoubtedly affected both the environment and human health: the increase of red meat consumption.
Lucília Jorge
Save our Forest, save our lives…
Forests are an essential part of our planet. They maintain the balance of several eco systems. Every year, however, frightening forest fires in California or in Australia become news. And Portugal is not an exception. Forest fires are a constant reality in our country too. Every year, in the peak of summer, thousands of acres of forest are swallowed up by the fire. In June 2017, Portugal suffered one of the most devastating fires ever in its history, known as Pedrógão Grande Wild Fires, where 66 people lost their lives. Are fires inevitable and uncontrolled phenomena?
50 Shades of Sustainability: Game of Cars
Cars are one of the biggest sources of pollution worldwide – electric cars are presented as a solution. There are many factors you should consider before making the decision of whether to opt for an electric vehicle (EV) or an internal combustion engine vehicle (ICEV). We’ll be going through the pros and cons, questioning whether EVs are, indeed, more sustainable than ICEVs, and if the population is willing to change to a greener option of vehicles.
Radio Voz do Sorraia, um exemplo de sobrevivência
A rádio local está viva e a Rádio Voz do Sorraia (RVS) é o exemplo disso. A emitir há 33 anos, a partir de Coruche, a RVS desempenha o papel da rádio local que informa e anima a população do concelho de Coruche e limítrofes, apesar das dificuldades financeiras. Fundada em 1986, sob a forma…
JRA
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