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06/03/2020

The turtle, named Zatanna, passed over 100 pieces of plastic in one week. Everything from bottle caps, plastic cutlery, garbage and zip lock bags.

02/02/2020

Can a crop based power system form a part of our overall solution?

A crop-based power system coming out of Israel is significantly cheaper than batteries, but why isn't anyone interested?

22/01/2020

Cuba is the most sustainably developed country in the world, according to a new report launched on November 29. The socialist island outperforms advanced capitalist countries including Britain and the United States, which has subjected Cuba to a punitive six-decades-long economic blockade. The Susta...

13/01/2020

Nearly 150 people were arrested on Capitol Hill Friday in a climate protest led by Academy Award-winning actor and activist Jane Fonda. Fonda has been leading weekly climate demonstrations in Washington, D.C., known as “Fire Drill Fridays,” since October. For her last and 14th protest, actors Ma...

28/10/2019

New review shows exposure to the herbicide could have "implications for overall long-term colony survival"

23/10/2019

Lining city streets with trees reduces physiological symptoms of stress in humans. The thicker the tree cover, the lower the stress levels, study finds. We all know that a walk in nature can help slow the maddening pace of modern life and bring us back into the moment, but a …

11/10/2019

Plant these cups and they grow into trees....

Instead of sending your coffee cup to a landfill, you soon might be able to plant it and watch it grow into a wildflower or tree Americans consume 400 million disposable coffee cups a day. Almost all of them end up in a landfill (or the ocean) where they take …

06/10/2019

My kids go barefoot a lot, and it's only natural.

29/09/2019

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25/09/2019

Greta Thunberg and 15 other young activists allege that not tackling climate change constitutes a violation of children's rights.

24/09/2019

16-year-old climate activist Greta Thunberg kicked off the UN Climate Action Summit on September 23, 2019 with an impassioned speech.

22/09/2019

Eleven reasons to plant a lawn of clover instead of grass.

Time to give up and let the clover take over! Clover doesn’t need to be mowed, watered, weeded or fertilized, and it’s softer than grass. Want to make your yard more sustainable and wildlife friendly, but still want a soft patch of grass to play on? Plant clover! You can …

29/07/2019

Air conditioning requires energy, and contributes to global warming – here are five ways of cooling which won't cost the planet.