If you have been to Lake Mburo National Park lately, you may have noticed the shocking scene of extensive charcoal burning in sections of the park. From the face of it, it appears as though this ...

A Curtin University-led paper, "The Use of Plastic as a Household Fuel among the Urban Poor in the Global South" published in ...

A new Curtin University-led paper published in Nature Cities has called for action to reduce the burning of plastics for heating and cooking, a common yet hazardous practice emerging in millions of ...

A man and a woman are in a critical condition in hospital after suffering suspected carbon monoxide poisoning while burning charcoal inside their home as temperatures plummeted in Perth.

Research led by the Curtin University in Perth, Australia has found that an increase in plastic waste across developing ...

The team found that many people in developing countries were unable to afford clean fuels and the urban sprawl had made traditional fuels difficult to find ...

SYDNEY, Feb. 19 (Xinhua) -- Australian researchers have called for action to reduce the burning of plastic for heating and cooking in developing nations, warning of health risks.

For the same reason, they also suggest avoiding instant-light charcoal. Should this be your only option, though, Groark reassures us: "As long as you allow [the lighter fluid] to burn off to that ...

Drawings using charcoal have been found in caves. Charcoal is made from burning wood, usually willow. The wood is not completely burnt away but it is preserved as a black stick that can be used to ...

Virginia’s statewide burning law, which prohibits outdoor burning between midnight and 4 p.m., is in effect from Saturday, ...

several pastoralists in Turkana County have turned to charcoal burning to earn a living. The months-long drought has caused scarcity of water and pasture. Delay in the distribution of relief food ...

By Alinafe Nyanda The local communities in Balaka have been urged to stop charcoal burning and begin to protect their forests and plant new trees for sustainable wood sources. Social Commentator Henry ...