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New study suggests climate change will increase the likelihood of armed conflicts across the globe

As we continue to see across the globe, climate change impacts mankind in various ways, making weather patterns more extreme, exacerbating droughts and floods, and leading to crop failure that can cause the mass migration of hundreds of thousands of people. And now thanks to a study from researchers at Stanford University, it appears that […]

David Gilmour just found the coolest way to raise millions to help everyone on Earth

Legendary Pink Floyd guitarist David Gilmour sent a strong message in support of fighting climate change this week by selling 126 of his most prized instruments at auction to raise money for the cause. Climate change is the top threat facing our planet today as the United Nations warns that one million species are at […]

Once the scene of rampant elephant poaching, this African wildlife reserve solved the problem

Between 2009 and 2014, the Niassa National Reserve in northern Mozambique was repeatedly hit by poachers, reducing the elephant population in the reserve from from 12,000 to around 3,675, an average loss of nearly 1,400 elephants a year. Something had to be done. The solution: A tough anti-poaching strategy which managed to reduce the number […]

Study warns birds are being negatively impacted by noise pollution

Birds play a crucial role in our environment and provide humans with natural beauty and song in our daily lives. But our noise pollution is having a negative impact on them that must change if we want birds to be around in the future. You might not realize it, but birds actually communicate with each […]

Maine steps up to become the first state to ban Styrofoam food containers

The state of Maine became the first to ban the use of Styrofoam food containers earlier this year after Governor Janet Mills signed the bill into law in an effort to curb the pervasiveness of single-use plastics. Among the many single-use plastics, food containers are one of the worst because they are not reusable, nor […]

Bees set to suffer more losses that will really disappoint people who love almonds

If one of your favorite foods to snack on is almonds, you’ll want to get on board with saving the bees because bee losses are so bad that almond production is about to take a hit. Walking through an almond orchard in California at springtime, one would usually hear the buzzing of thousands of bees […]

United Airlines experiments with plastic-free flight initiative

United Airlines took a major step toward cutting its company carbon footprint when Flight 310 from Chicago to Los Angeles went 100 percent plastic-free this week. The current goal United has set is to reduce emissions and waste 50 percent by 2050. But it sounds like the company could do way better than that at […]

Shoes washing up on beaches reveal secret corporate irresponsibility on shipping company pollution

People are finding brand new shoes washing up on the beaches on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean, and it’s shining a light on how irresponsible corporations are when it comes to reporting shipping mishaps that pollute the sea. In March 2018, the Maersk Shanghai encountered a storm while traveling to deliver cargo off the […]

National Geographic is recycling plastic by turning it into clothing

Single-use plastics are, perhaps, the greatest pollutant in the world that is threatening us today. But National Geographic has teamed up with The North Face to produce clothing made using this recycled plastic. No place on Earth has been spared from single-use plastic pollution. Even the most remote places in our world have been contaminated […]

Oil company execs visit the Vatican, where Pope Francis tells them to get on board with clean energy transition

Pope Francis implored oil industry executives, who visited the Vatican on Friday, to get on board with the transition to clean energy to fight climate change. Unfortunately, his plea fell on greedy deaf ears. For years, the oil industry has ignored climate change, even ignoring their own internal science that warned about it as early […]

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