Published: October 9, 2018 Source: ecowatch.com By YES! Magazine By Brooke Jarvis and Doug Pibel This story from the YES! Media archives was originally published in the Spring 2008 issue of YES! Magazine. The Joneses are your average U.S. energy consumers. They...
Source: anthropocenemagazine.org Published: October 4, 2018 What if we could transform the material that built the modern world from a climate wrecker into a carbon sponge? By Akshat Rathi Fast-forward Earth about a million years. Humanity has come and...
Source: news.mit.edu Published: October 25, 2017 “Our technology takes plastic out of the landfill, locks it up in concrete, and also uses less cement to make the concrete, which makes fewer carbon dioxide emissions,” says assistant professor Michael Short. Image: MIT...
Source: grist.org Published: October 12, 2017 Arctic-Images / Getty Images Amelia Urry The first ‘negative emissions’ carbon-capture plant is up and running. On Wednesday, Iceland flipped the switch on the first project that will remove more CO2 than it produces. The...
Source: reuters.com Published: August 8, 2017 Nichola Groom (Reuters) – U.S. residential solar company Sunrun Inc on Monday reported second-quarter revenue and earnings per share that fell short of Wall Street estimates, sending its shares down nearly 10 percent...
Source: hindustantimes.com Published: May 7, 2017 Ramesh Babu The villagers first removed weeds and then plastic that was lodged solidly in the river bed. The next step was to dredge the water of pollutants and other debris dumped over the years. The Kuttemperoor...
Source: alternet.org Published: August 7, 2017 Written by Robin Scher Reduce, reuse, recycle. Everyone has heard this call ad infinitum, but do we really take heed? Yes, sorting your trash is a good start, but that still only ticks one box. Maybe you’re a stellar...
Source: weforum.org Published: August 7, 2017 The Tao Zhu Yin Yuan Tower in Taiwan has been uniquely designed to absorb 130 tons of carbon dioxide per year. Image: REUTERS/Brendan McDermid Leanna Garfield Reporter, Tech Insider A twisting, smog-eating tower is...
Source: sustainablebrands.com Published: July 20, 2017 As global temperatures reach record highs and heat waves become the norm across the globe, Sustainable Energy for All (SEforALL), a global initiative led by former United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon to...
Source: treehugger.com Published: March 19, 2014 By Katherine Martinko CC BY 2.0 Helmuts Guigo The bathroom is one of the easiest rooms in the house to cut back on waste, although you might be surprised to hear that. With a few adjustments to your shopping habits, you...