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Today Is Particularly Preposterous Packaging Day
Today, the 7th of August is Particularly Preposterous Packaging Day. It sounds ridiculous. But it really highlights a problem we’re facing in making the capitalist world more environmentally...
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5 Environmentally-Friendly Solutions You Didn’t Know You Need
Environmental concerns are at the top of a lot of people’s lists. But it might seem as if they’re an expensive, big solution. Things like electric cars might come to mind when you think about...
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The ‘Organic Child’ Ideal Holds Mothers to an Impossible Standard
Last year, a widely publicised study found that eating an exclusively organic diet drastically reduces a family’s exposure to pesticides. Paired with warnings from reputable voices such as the American...
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5 Ways To Be More Sustainable in Your Fashion Choices
Fashion doesn’t need to compromise the environment. There are so many things that we can do to have greener lifestyles, that sometimes it can feel overwhelming. Few people realize that changing your...
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Homes of Wealthy Americans Spew 25% More Emissions
BY JIM ERICKSON-MICHIGAN In the nation’s most affluent suburbs, those emissions can be as much as 15 times higher than in nearby lower-income neighborhoods. Those estimates come from a new University...
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Companionate Love in Long-Term Relationships
In most Western culture, there is a lot of emphasis on romantic love and people even make marriage decisions based on it. At the same time, it’s absence has become largely responsible for the...
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The Solution To Global Hunger and Poverty: Plant More Trees
By Lindsay Cobb SILVER SPRING, MD, October 21, 2020 — In a report published today, nonprofit Trees for the Future (TREES) shows the positive impact of tree planting on food and income security. TREES...
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Nine Myths About Indonesian Specialty Coffee Farmers and Development
— By Angga Dwiartama, Institut Teknologi Bandung; Diany Faila Sophia Hartatri, Pusat Penelitian Kopi dan Kakao Indonesia; Jeffrey Neilson, University of Sydney, dan Mark Vicol, Wageningen University As...
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I Fired an Employee for Not Throwing Away Food
Years ago, I was an assistant store director for a big grocery retailer. Typically, I was the closing store manager and worked the evening shift at a particular store I was assigned in 2012. I had a...
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To Fight Climate Change, Put Algae on the Menu
BY IDA ERIKSEN-U. COPENHAGEN At a time when food production is one of the biggest climate culprits, it is essential that we seek out new food sources which can nourish us and, at the same time, not...
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Authentic Creativity & Making Money
An audience member wrote the following to me, and maybe some of you can relate… “I long for the ability to create without any thoughts of money…to create because I love it… to take real time off...
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14 Successful Ballot Initiatives To Reduce Inequality
— By Brian Wakamo While all eyes have been on the race for the White House, voters in states across the country also weighed in on economic proposals with huge implications for inequality. Here are 14...
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Diversifying Crops Is a ‘Win-Win’
Some marketing and agricultural policy considerations will have to change for farmers to adopt diversification practices more widely, however, according to coauthor Matt Liebman, a professor of...
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Beyond the Old World: Lessons From the Pandemic
By Débora Nunes I created the Integral Sustainability School with other partners, in 2015, in Salvador, Northeast of Brazil. In 2018, an inspiration that came during a long stay in India allowed me to...
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Is It Too Much To Hope for a Future That Gives Us a Real Future?
Joe Biden’s imminent arrival at the White House with an ambitious environmental program is forcing Wall Street to prepare for a different future, one that gives us hope we might just have a future....
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Sustainability From A Construction Standpoint
By Sam Bowman It seems as though the more we examine our day-to-day actions, the clearer the extent of our environmental damage becomes. Almost every aspect of the way we live our lives has the...
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Sustainability Meets COVID in Washington, DC: Will Good Will Come of It?
By Ethan Goffman The Covid 19 crisis has spurred a rethinking of sustainability issues, particularly regarding equity. In our nation’s capital, this means building upon, and changing the trajectory of,...
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New Type of Soil Waters Plants by Itself
The self-watering soil could potentially expand the map of farmable land around the globe to previously inhospitable places and reduce water use in agriculture at a time of growing droughts. As...
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Coming Together Against Warming, Winter Sports Industry Fights Back
By Sophia Jacobs Dear EarthTalk: Given the existential threat to their industry, what are ski resorts, gear makers and professional skiers and snowboarders doing to fight global warming? —J. Simms,...
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Sustainability Starts in the Classroom
Emily Folk Education is the best start to a sustainable life. Sustainability and caring about the planet are worthwhile causes that need consistent attention and care from our communities. While...
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