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Barley Starch Plastic Is 100% Biodegradable
By MICHAEL SKOV JENSEN-COPENHAGEN The material is made using natural plant material from crops and could be used for food packaging, among many other things. Enormous islands of plastic float in our...
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Waste Is a Valuable Resource and the Key to Sustainability
By Madison Savilow We live, and have always lived, in a linear economy that produces immense amounts of CO2 and solid waste. This unsustainable model jeopardizes the ability of future generations to...
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The Paradox of Public Health Solutions That Worsen Climate Change
By Rev. Lennox Yearwood Jr. In Louisiana’s “Cancer Alley,” where the air is thick with pollutants and asthma rates are alarmingly high, a troublesome irony is unfolding. This region is home to...
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The Greening of Planes, Trains and Automobiles
By Nicola Jones As the world races to decarbonize everything from the electricity grid to industry, it faces particular problems with transportation — which alone is responsible for about a quarter...
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26 Affordable American Made Clothing Brands
By Tamara White With the growing domination of fast fashion, consumers are beginning to seek alternative ways to find unique and high-quality clothing. For many Americans, this means turning to...
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Becoming a Conscious Consumer Starts at Home
By Audrey Enjoli What is a conscious consumer? From buying only what you need to shopping locally, here’s how to minimize the environmental impact of your shopping habits. Conscious consumerism is on...
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Seattle’s Sustainability Director on Successes, Failures, and Lessons for...
by Molly McCluskey Jessyn Farrell is late meeting me at the Seattle Green Festival in early July — not because she’s late entering the conference, but because it seems she can’t walk through a crowd of...
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Everything Is Connected and Always in Flux
When he was 7 years old, my son said to me: when I grow up, I want to move into the jungle and build a house with my hands. Can I come with you? I asked. No, but you can visit me, he said. There is...
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The Ancient Secret of Storytelling: Transforming Sustainability Narratives
In a world flooded with alarming facts about climate change and environmental degradation, why do so few people take action? My hypothesis is that this has something to do with all the dry facts and...
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Riding Into the Future on Greener Bicycles
By Roddy Scheer and Doug Moss Dear EarthTalk: You hear a lot about e-bikes these days, but what’s being done to make regular old human-powered bicycles greener? —P.L. Milwaukee, WI As interest in...
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The Environmental Benefits of Human Hair
By Charlotte Pointing Hair salons can do more than just give you a gorgeous new ‘do; they can help you protect the planet, too. As that brilliant line from Amazon’s series, Fleabag, perfectly...
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Hotel Guests Are Getting Used to Refillable Shampoos and Less Housekeeping,...
By Farhad Tabatabaei, University of Delaware Eco-friendly hotels increasingly are asking guests to forgo daily housekeeping or use their towels more than once. At the same time, hospitality...
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New Filtration Material Could Remove Long-Lasting Chemicals From Water
By David L. Chandler | MIT News Water contamination by the chemicals used in today’s technology is a rapidly growing problem globally. A recent study by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control found...
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We Need Community Spaces in the Women’s Sector
By Madeleine Clark Working for an organisation about to shut down is a pretty good prompt to start thinking about what it means to work in your sector. For over two decades, Equality Rights Alliance...
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Watch: Robot Shoots Clay to Create Sustainable Structures
By ETH Zurich Entire houses can be built from clay or excavated earth. The material is cheap, abundant, and sustainable as it does not require cement. However, existing building methods are very...
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Ecotourism Offers New Hopes for Bhutanese Youth — And Local Environments
By Choki Wangmo In Bhutan, local communities are increasingly turning to ecotourism as a way to both revive their economies — and help protect the surrounding environment and endangered species....
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Startups That Are Saving The World by Turning Plastic Waste Into Reusable...
As we enter the rainy season in Asia or Fall in the west. Around the world people are getting back to their normal activities. These past few months have been a whirlwind. The Olympics in Paris took...
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As Students Return to the Classroom, Sustainability, Inclusivity and...
By GoStuden 76% are concerned about the environment 66% of students want to act for a more sustainable and inclusive society 56% believe their future job will be directly related to technology London,...
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The UN Summit of the Future Appears Stuck in the Past
By Manuel Pérez-Rocha The United Nations is hosting world leaders on September 22 and 23 for a “Summit of the Future.” Unfortunately, the draft action plan for the summit, while full of lofty...
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Wearable Art
I‘ve been reflecting a lot lately. After years of working with sustainable fashion, I’m starting to feel the need for a really significant shift. What began as a mission to create eco-conscious,...
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