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The European Union has decided on dental amalgam: it has banned its use in children, pregnant women and nursing mothers. Mercury still remains Unfortunately, mercury will be with us for years to come. But there will be much less of it. Much now depends on the individual EU Member States. It remains to be seen whether they care about the health of their citizens. On ...

There are still more than 3.5 million Poles who heat their homes with 'fossil fuels', in which they burn coal that does not meet any standards. Meanwhile, Poland is a producer of pellets - a clean fuel, which, however, is 90% exported. Every year, Poles buy about 10 million tonnes of coal-based fuels to heat their homes. Within this mass, as much as one million tonnes is sludge - a waste product generated during...

The burning of fossil fuels (oil, gas or coal) not only has a negative impact on human health, but also leads to serious climate change. Both pose a serious threat to future generations. In an overview article prepared by Prof Perera of Columbia University (New York, USA), the results of studies from around the world published in recent...

Opponents of the construction of an open-cast mine in south-western Greater Poland have received support from the environment ministry. During a conference at the Holy Mountain Sanctuary, the deputy minister of this ministry, Mariusz Gajda, admitted that the exploitation of lignite in this region would entail excessive environmental and social costs. - There will be no water, there will be no life, instead there will be one big desert," stressed the representative of ...