‘Spent £100BILLION on lateral tests!’ Matthew Wright blasts waste of taxpayers’ cash

The broadcaster branded the proposal a “madness” as he noted the risk of the lateral flow tests returning an incorrect result is very high. Mr Wright hit out at the Government for “resurrecting” its mass-testing scheme despite the potential inconsistencies. Speaking on This Morning, the presenter said: “This is essentially Operation Moonshot being resurrected. “That’s […]

BBC Breakfast viewers criticise ‘painful’ Boris Johnson interview: ‘What a waste of time’

Today’s edition of BBC Breakfast saw Dan Walker interview Prime Minister Boris Johnson over the latest Brexit developments and his plans for the Irish backstop. But as the host tried to pin down the politician over details of his plans, viewers were left irritated and took to Twitter to brand the chat a “waste of […]

California wildfire rips through nuclear waste site, fueling airborne toxin risk concerns

The Woolsey fire that engulfed over 90,000 acres in California last weekend may have spread toxic and radioactive substances from a Superfund site, according to activists who believe authorities might be downplaying the risks. The fire passed through the Santa Susana Field Lab (SSFL), a federal Superfund site in the Simi Hills that was the […]

Tonight a Virgin Atlantic 747 will fly on fuel made from industrial waste gas

PNNL A little after 7pm ET tonight, a Virgin Atlantic 747 will take off from Orlando, Florida, bound for London’s Gatwick airport. This flight will be the first to use a blend of jet fuel and fuel made from industrial waste gas from a steel mill in China. This waste-gas fuel will displace some of […]

Trying to change yourself is a waste of time, and if you want to be richer, wake up earlier, or quit smoking already, there’s an easier way

The whole idea of change is an arbitrary construct. When we try to reinvent ourselves, we get our identities involved and things get emotionally turbulent. The trick to changing any habit is to recognize that you control your identity. Why can’t you change yourself? Because the whole idea of change is an arbitrary construct. It’s something you […]

Trash wars: US drowning in its own waste, blaming China for rejecting ‘recycled commodities’

Hundreds of tons of waste that Americans believed they were recycling is now piling up in processing plants or being dumped into landfills, as China’s decision to stop buying garbage for environmental reasons begins to bite. Beijing’s 2017 decision to ban imports of 24 varieties of trash brought to light the real destination of most […]

The South African Waste Warrior

In a bid to earn funding for their Uber-style startup — for consultants, not cars — Nomuntu Ndhlovu and her then business partner entered into a pact in 2016 to quit their well-paying Johannesburg jobs. Ndhlovu gave notice on Friday and heard nothing from her friend all weekend. “She called me on a Monday and […]