Which Companies Are Taking the Lead in Commitments to Plastics Reduction?
Huge companies like IKEA, Walmart, and MATTEL are working to reduce plastics in their products and packaging. The post Which Companies Are Taking the Lead in Commitments to Plastics Reduction? appeared...
View ArticleJose Cuervo Turns Their Agave Tequila Waste into Durable, Biodegradable Straws
The “Agave Project” straws are being hailed as a first-of-its-kind model for recycling distillation waste into utensils that are similar to plastic. The post Jose Cuervo Turns Their Agave Tequila Waste...
View ArticleCompany Emerges to Help Small Businesses Compete with Amazon’s Same-Day...
Not only does the service eliminate the need for expensive warehouses, it also offers sustainable transportation methods such as same-day bicycle delivery. The post Company Emerges to Help Small...
View ArticleOil-Dependent Canadian Province Launching New Solar Farm Next Year—One of the...
The Alberta-based project is expected to span across almost 5,000 acres with the capacity to power more than 100,000 Canadian homes. The post Oil-Dependent Canadian Province Launching New Solar Farm...
View ArticleCouple Protects Endangered Lemurs in Madagascar By Launching Mobile Library...
A couple saw trouble in paradise on a honeymoon, so launched a mobile library to save lemur habitat by teaching Madagascar's Malagasy people how to read. The post Couple Protects Endangered Lemurs in...
View ArticleSustainable Sand Gives Pollution a One-Two Punch by Soaking Up Toxic Metals...
Since the material can cleanse water of toxic metals and pollutants, it could help create whole new water supplies in drier cities. The post Sustainable Sand Gives Pollution a One-Two Punch by Soaking...
View ArticleRather Than Shredding Food Scraps With Your Garbage Disposal, This Device...
The ingenious and easy-to-install device allows homeowners to flush all of their food scraps down the drain for composting, rather than the trash. The post Rather Than Shredding Food Scraps With Your...
View ArticleImpelled by Reactor Meltdown, Fukushima Japan Vows to Achieve 100% Renewable...
More than $2.75 billion has already been invested in building several dozen new solar farms, wind projects, and geothermal stations in Fukushima. The post Impelled by Reactor Meltdown, Fukushima Japan...
View ArticleBMW Becomes First Carmaker to Join Responsible Mining Initiative Protecting...
Not only does the organization ensure the protection of the earth, it also works to protect indigenous communities and laborer rights. The post BMW Becomes First Carmaker to Join Responsible Mining...
View ArticleMicrosoft is Now Aiming to Capture All the CO2 They Have Ever Emitted
For starters, the company plans to be carbon-negative by 2030—after that, they want to capture all of the emissions they have ever generated. The post Microsoft is Now Aiming to Capture All the CO2...
View ArticleGoldman Sachs Unveils $750 Billion Climate Plan For Investing in Solutions,...
Goldman Sachs and David Solomon are committing $750 billion dollars to climate change solutions—and they will now refuse to finance Arctic drilling anymore. The post Goldman Sachs Unveils $750 Billion...
View ArticleNew Molecule Can Harvest Energy From Entire Visible Spectrum of Light—And...
The ultra-efficient new photocatalytic molecule developed at Ohio State University can absorb 50% more light than current solar cells. The post New Molecule Can Harvest Energy From Entire Visible...
View ArticleDisaster Breeds Invention: Philippine Residents Use Volcanic Ash to Repair...
Volcanic ash from the recently erupted Taal volcano on Luzon in the Philippines is being used to create bricks to repair local buildings The post Disaster Breeds Invention: Philippine Residents Use...
View ArticleRevised Farm Payments Will Let UK Farmers Serve the Environment and Public Good
England wants to lead an “agricultural revolution” with a new farm subsidies bill that pays farmers to improve the land and water. The post Revised Farm Payments Will Let UK Farmers Serve the...
View ArticleAmericans Will Pay an Extra 36% to Buy Ethically-Sourced Food—and Research...
Most surveyed Americans would pay more for sustainable, ethical products—and companies that go the extra mile are benefitting from more dollars spent. The post Americans Will Pay an Extra 36% to Buy...
View ArticleResearchers Recycle McDonald’s Deep Fryer Oil into Cheap, Biodegradable 3D...
Rather than allowing restaurant cooking oil to clog up sewage lines, scientists have found that the oil is an ideal candidate for 3D-printing resins. The post Researchers Recycle McDonald’s Deep Fryer...
View ArticlePlant-Based Plastics Could Soon Be Recycled Hundreds of Times Thanks to New...
UK researchers have developed a new method that could allow plant-based plastic to be endlessly recycled, rather than rotting in a landfill. The post Plant-Based Plastics Could Soon Be Recycled...
View ArticleSaltwater Toilets May Soon Begin Saving Fresh Water Around the World Thanks...
Saudi Arabian scientists have discovered a new bacteria that is 90% successful in treating wastewater from saltwater toilets. The post Saltwater Toilets May Soon Begin Saving Fresh Water Around the...
View ArticleNew Device Can Power 100 Small LED Lights Simply By Harnessing the Energy of...
This simple contraption means that the kinetic energy of a single water droplet can generate up to 140 volts of clean electricity. The post New Device Can Power 100 Small LED Lights Simply By...
View ArticleMajor Turning Point in 2021 Saw Global Shipping Take Massive Steps to Reduce...
2021 was, among other things good and bad, the year in which the global marine shipping industry took concrete steps towards reducing its global emissions footprint. Accounting for 90% of the world’s...
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