Making the decision to go green on an individual basis is challenging. We depend so much on interconnected, shared systems, such as energy generation and water…
How the World Eats: Are We Getting Better?
As the Earth’s population of human beings heads towards eight billion, the impact of how we eat is becoming increasingly concerning. A new study from Kent…
Mushrooms Are Being Used to Save Bees
Bee populations are at risk from a host of threats, but an unlikely savior has emerged in the past few years. Mushroom extracts promise to help…
Urban Farming: A Remedy for Food Deserts
One of the most dynamic movements in modern agriculture is happening not out in traditional farm country, but right in the heart of cities around the…
Mobile Recycling Unit Turns Plastic Waste into Roof and Pavement Tiles
Plastic is emerging as one of the biggest challenges in our environment today. Between the carbon footprint of its manufacturing process to the millions of tons…
It’s Beyond Time to End Polar Bear Trophy Hunting
The polar bear is one of the most iconic animal species in the world. These mammoth mammals have long caught the imagination of people around the…
This Solar-Powered Barge Is Reducing Ocean Pollution
Plastic pollution has become a huge issue as we enter the third decade of the 21st century. From being the miracle material that revolutionized our economy…
2020 Academy Awards Are Going Vegan
As more and more celebrities embrace the vegan lifestyle, it’s becoming necessary to move towards having vegan-friendly meals at even the most glamorous of Hollywood events….
EU to Phase Out Single-Use Plastics by 2021
Single-use plastics are contributing to the mammoth amount of plastic waste mounting up in landfill sites, littering the countryside and cities, and floating in the oceans…
Biodiversity Matters in Cities, Too
Recently, social media feeds were agog over sightings of coyotes in New York City’s Central Park. Many New Yorkers expressed fear over what they viewed as…