B Corp’s sustainability status slides as Nespresso joins the ranks
Nespresso is now a B Corp. A fair trade organization along with B Corp members are outraged.
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Artists Focus on Exploitation Of Morocco’s Red Gold Algae And The Humans Who Harvest It
A collaboration of British and Moroccan artists focuses on sustainability and justice via the study of red gold algae.
How to make your home inviting with coffee tables?
Old wine crates can be upcycled into coffee tables.
Is wood from your new deck killing monkeys and the fish?
Up to 30% of the wood sold in markets globally is harvested illegally, according to international agreements. This deforestation causes habitat loss and extinction and a new UN initiative wants to track the bad guys, or rather tell you about the source of your wood, through a new app.
Eco-Friendly Gift Ideas
What does it mean when a product is labeled as eco-friendly?
Best Universities For Environmental Initiatives
Dream of being an environmental activist or lawyer? These schools have what counts when it comes to eco education.
Why Is Maintenance Management Crucial for Your Organization?
You invest in a gorgeous eco home but you don't factor in the cost of maintenance, washing windows, docking fees.
Regenerative agriculture the solution, says Woody Harrelson
Building on what was before now, a new film narrated by Woody Harrelson offers a solution to the pickle we are in - or the pickle we think we are in. Regenerative agriculture.
Why Boxed Water is Really Better than Aluminum Cans and Plastic Bottles
The world has witnessed many amazing environmental benefits this year as Coronavirus pandemic stay-at-home orders resulted in drastic global pollution and carbon emission cuts in a matter of months. While these environmental changes have been tangibly seen – bluer skies, decreased smog, healthier oceans – the transition back to “normal” life has presented a new […]
Microplastics in our lungs linked to Covid-19 surge?
I wonder all the time about Covid 19. Why now? Why aren’t we stopping it? How did it get to invade us in such a quiet way, with such a profound impact on our lives? Most of us didn’t get the message with the planet heating up. Global warming was one message for the way […]
Astroscale buys Israel’s ESS to extend the life of satellites in orbit
Astroscale, the market leader in securing long-term orbital sustainability, today announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the intellectual property and other assets and to hire certain members of the staff of Effective Space Solutions R&D Ltd. (“ESS”), an Israeli satellite life-extension and servicing company. These moves make Astroscale the only company […]
Germany invests in the DRC, but renewables could save all of Africa
Adolescent men in the DRC (Democratic Republic of Congo) are recruited by warlords because they are desperate. A new German fund will help keep farming in the family and guys like this in his father's arms. Bigger steps are needed from the top down: Investing in renewables is the answer.
Ethiopian Nile dam to destroy about half of Egypt’s agriculture
Ethiopia has been building Africa's largest hydro-electric dam since 2011. $4 billion later and it is about to go online. It could drain Egypt's Nile so that life in Egypt as they know it (at least since the 70s) will never be the same again.
Trillians to be made from carbon credits – Microsoft, Goldman Sachs show how
This week Microsoft announced it will be carbon negative by 2030, and launched a $1 billion fund for carbon reduction, capture, and removal technologies over the next four years, committing to remove all carbon it has emitted since 1975.
Luffa Sponges, Nature’s Bath Scrub
Loofah sponges are great natural bath and dish scrubbers.