From Goodwill to Goyard, the Resale Economy Surged in 2024
By Ethos The clothing resale market has experienced remarkable growth in 2024, surpassing traditional retail sectors in apparel, accessories, and footwear. This expansion is driven by consumers...
View ArticleWe Must Prioritize Rangeland Conservation for Planetary Health and...
By Dr. Igshaan Samuels Rangelands, despite their size and significance, have been historically under-appreciated in global conservation and climate discussions, a new op-ed argues. They cover more...
View ArticleBecoming a Conscious Consumer
By Audrey Enjoli Conscious consumerism is on the rise. Shoppers — especially younger generations — are opting to support brands that align with their values and don’t contribute to the degradation of...
View ArticleUnlocking the Hidden Power of Boiling — For Energy, Space, and Beyond
By Zach Winn | MIT News Most people take boiling water for granted. For Associate Professor Matteo Bucci, uncovering the physics behind boiling has been a decade-long journey filled with unexpected...
View ArticleMy 2025 Sustainability Vision
By Marcus Griswold Here we are in 2025. When I went through my coaching and ecotherapy trainings we talked about the importance of visioning an outcome and to create a consistent habit to achieve...
View ArticleMinimizing the Carbon Footprint of Bridges and Other Structures
By Denise Brehm | MIT Morningside Academy for Design | MIT News Awed as a young child by the majesty of the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, civil engineer and MIT Morningside Academy for Design...
View ArticleQ&A: The Climate Impact of Generative AI
By Anne McGovern | MIT Lincoln Laboratory | MIT News Vijay Gadepally, a senior staff member at MIT Lincoln Laboratory, leads a number of projects at the Lincoln Laboratory Supercomputing Center...
View ArticleEarly Results Suggest Communities Stop Logging During Basic Income Pilot Project
By Sonam Lama Hyolmo An unconditional cash-transfer pilot project for Indigenous peoples in Peru’s Amazon is underway to help support families who turn to unsustainable or illegal forest activities due...
View ArticleWhy Scientists Are Enlisting Fungi to Save Endangered Plants
By Shi En Kim Hundreds of tubes of soil pack a row of fridges and a nearby cold room at a greenhouse facility in Lawrence, Kansas. They’re nothing much to look at, but under a microscope, tiny beads...
View Article2025’s Top Ecofriendly Companies
By Marcus Griswold Let’s take a look at some of the top sustainability products for 2025 that can save the planet, and possibly save you some money too. Top Alternative Financial Product: EcoWatt.Io...
View ArticleFashion Has a Coal Problem, but the Solutions Are Electrifying (Commentary)
By Peter Ford A handful of fashion brands – H&M, Ralph Lauren, Decathlon and Adidas – are working to stop using coal to power their factories in 2025, while others are prioritizing decarbonization...
View ArticleNew Tech Helps Turn Seawater Into Drinking Water
By U. Michigan Boron is a natural component of seawater that becomes a toxic contaminant in drinking water when it sneaks through conventional filters for removing salts. Seawater’s boron levels are...
View ArticleEarth Doesn’t Burn: (Back) Toward a Fire-Wise Infrastructure in Southern...
By Kenjus T. Watson, Ph.D. In October 2020, as the Bobcat Fire threatened to scale the San Gabriel Mountains and descend into Pasadena, my family and I packed our essentials and temporarily relocated...
View ArticleReturn of the California Condor
By Iván Carrillo The spring morning is cool and bright in the Sierra de San Pedro Mártir National Park in Baja California, Mexico, as a bird takes to the skies. Its 9.8-foot wingspan casts a looming...
View ArticleSmart Carbon Dioxide Removal Yields Economic and Environmental Benefits
By Mark Dwortzan | Center for Sustainability Science and Strategy | MIT News Last year the Earth exceeded 1.5 degrees Celsius of warming above preindustrial times, a threshold beyond which wildfires,...
View ArticleThe Teeming Life of Dead Trees
By Katarina Zimmer Though no one may be around to hear when a tree falls in the forest, countless critters take note. Dormant fungi within the tree awaken to feast on it, joined by others that creep...
View ArticlePhoebe Yu and Kat Dey: Road to Sustainability
In this episode of Championship Leadership,we are thrilled to have with us Phoebe Yu and Kat Dey,Founders of Ettitude – a sustainable lifestyle brand offering luxury quality, modern bedding and...
View ArticleWhy Sizzling Cities Are Mapping Hot Spots Street by Street
By Ula Chrobak The city of Reno, Nevada, is breaking records in ways it doesn’t like: A 2024 analysis of 241 cities showed that Reno has heated up faster than any other city in the United States....
View ArticleStudy: Climate Change Will Reduce the Number of Satellites That Can Safely...
By Jennifer Chu | MIT News MIT aerospace engineers have found that greenhouse gas emissions are changing the environment of near-Earth space in ways that, over time, will reduce the number of...
View ArticleA Collaboration Across Continents to Solve a Plastics Problem
By Stephanie M. McPherson | Department of Chemical Engineering | MIT News More than 60,000 tons of plastic makes the journey down the Amazon River to the Atlantic Ocean every year. And that doesn’t...
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