Bois du Cazier
The history of the Bois du Cazier coal mining site dates back to a 1822 concession, in which a transcription error caused the name of…
Articles by ONE Team
July-September 2017 (ONE)
Polar bear books and climate change for children
Can you bear it that polar bears may go extinct? Polar bears are beautiful and act cute, which leads both adults and children to care…
Williamsburg
The Domino Sugar Refinery was the first refinery of the American Sugar Refining Company. It processed more than half of the sugar sold in the…
Hemp: so useful, yet so misunderstood
Do you sock it to the planet with your socks? It is estimated that in the United States four billion pairs of socks are purchased…
April-June 2017 (ONE)
Are you a big foot?
You do not have to be a mythological creature to produce a huge carbon footprint. Carbon footprints are determined by how much of the greenhouse…
Wieliczka
810 steps underground. That’s what it takes to reach the bottom of the wonderful Wieliczka Salt Mine, which was closed after over 900 years of…
January-March 2017 (ONE)
April-June 2016 (ONE)
Molentargius
Molentargius is the Sardinian word for “donkeys handlers”, as the salt extracted was carried by mules. The salt industry was the richest in the Cagliari…
Just One Degree
Colder springs and summers. Excessive rainfall. Late spring and early frosts. Years without summers. Crop failures. Starvation. Increased Poverty. Pestilence and Plagues. Mass Death. Fear….
Monreale mine: a view from the past
From the top of the hill you can see the Monreale Castle on the right: a reminder of a glorious past. Next, the green stretching…
The pros and cons of biomass
When most people talk about renewable energy they are referring to wind and solar power, which tend to dominate the news and their deployment is…
Bee Active! Fight Against Climate Change
Buzz! Buzz! What’s the buzz about bees? In order for plants to reproduce, they must be pollinated, and honeybees are one of the most important…
Shrink the Pentagon’s massive contribution to climate change
Roads melting from a heatwave in India. Droughts. Floods in Bangladesh. Many scientists believe the dramatic increase in extreme weather is a result of global…