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Experts urge using water waste to save urban trees instead of letting it go down the drain

What if everyone living in the city saved their dirty dishwater and bathwater and used it to water trees instead of letting it go down the drain? Because experts are urging people to do just that in order to put wastewater to use and save urban trees. Approximately 2.5 gallons of water a minute is […]

Earth Overshoot Day: What it is and why it matters

Earth Overshoot Day, probably the single most important day of every year ecologically speaking, has come and gone in 2019 already. Earth Overshoot Day is the day of the year that humans use up all of the world’s resources – more than the planet can regenerate in a year. And this year, it came earlier […]

Scientists issue report advising cereal makers how they help improve the environment

Farmers and cereal companies need to find ways to make some of our favorite breakfast foods more sustainable and environmentally friendly, and the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) is here with a report to help them out. We have to face facts, our food supply is an unsustainable mess that is wreaking havoc on the […]

Airlines seek switch to biofuels made of food waste to reduce carbon emissions

Airlines are now feeling more pressure than ever to reduce carbon emissions produced by traditionally fueled flights, so they are getting ready to switch to biofuels to stop the exodus of customers. As more people become aware of the large carbon footprint of the airlines, an increasing number of them are choosing alternative modes of […]

Great Barrier Reef authority issues urgent call to action to save iconic coral reef

If any organization understands the urgency to fight climate change to protect coral reefs, it’s the Great Barrier Reef Authority. And it just issued a dire call to action to protect the iconic habitat that is visible from space. The Great Barrier Reef off the coast of Australia is a major tourist attraction that is […]

Volkswagen is manufacturing ‘micromobiles’ in preparation for the end of mass car use.

Once again, Volkswagen is taking innovation to the next level, this time by preparing for a future when mass car use in cities is no longer sustainable. Carbon emissions around the globe are out of control, especially in cities, which produce most carbon emissions and particularly feel the effects of climate change and rising global […]

Report calls for eating less beef to create sustainable food future

The world’s food supply is in danger of imploding, because it’s not a sustainable system, and it will take all of us cutting back on beef consumption in order to make sure that it is sustainable into the future. More and more trees are being cleared for new pasture every year to keep up with […]

Study says more women could use menstrual cups to improve public health and the environment

If more women around the globe switched to using menstrual cups instead of using tampons, it would not only improve public health, but also help clean up the environment as well, according to a new study. Women’s menstrual health is increasingly being given more attention. Unfortunately, too many women don’t know what all of their […]

Australia preparing to build the world’s largest solar farm to help power Singapore

The desert landscape in Tennant Creek, a remote part of the Northern Territory of Australia, is barren and forbidding, devoid of life or activity. But it appears that could change in the very near future if a group of investors have their way and succeed in building what would be the biggest solar farm on […]

UK supermarket tests packaging-free grocery shopping to reduce plastic waste

One of the largest most popular supermarket chains in the United Kingdom is running a trial to test the viability and sustainability of grocery shopping that is free of wasteful plastic packaging, a move that could start a new green movement. Single-use plastics are a major problem in our world, and plastic packaging is one […]

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