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Aluminum and Steel Take Environment and Health Toll, Even as Demand Grows
By Sean Mowbray Steel and aluminum are two of the world’s most in-demand materials, feeding numerous sectors — including construction and transportation — with demand forecast to grow in the coming...
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Eco-Anxiety Negatively Impacts Daily Lives of One in Two U.S. Youth According...
FAIRFIELD, Conn. — According to a new Sacred Heart University poll, the country has a generation in which more than half of U.S. youth are experiencing “eco-anxiety,” defined as, “My level of concern...
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Coastal Restoration: Shifting Sand — for Better or Worse
by Melissa Gaskill Coastal beaches are dynamic systems. Wind, waves, and currents constantly move sand around, enlarging a beach here, narrowing one there. Storms make more drastic changes, sometimes...
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Global Fisheries Must Change to Avoid Ocean Collapse, Study Says
By Shanna Hanbury A new study by an international team of scientists finds that industrial fishing is driving the world’s oceans toward collapse. The report outlines 11 key actions needed to maintain...
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Sustainable Building Effort Reaches New Heights with Wooden Skyscrapers
By Kurt Kleiner At the University of Toronto, just across the street from the football stadium, workers are putting up a 14-story building with space for classrooms and faculty offices. What’s...
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Musical Instruments Go Green
By Pravit Kochar Dear EarthTalk: How are musical instrument makers greening their operations? – P.K., via email The growing awareness of sustainability is influencing various industries, including...
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Study Finds Mercury Pollution From Human Activities Is Declining
By Adam Zewe | MIT News MIT researchers have some good environmental news: Mercury emissions from human activity have been declining over the past two decades, despite global emissions inventories...
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Two Words That Haunt So Many Hurricane Victims: ‘Claim Denied’
By Sam Pizzigati Do you know that you’re in good hands with Allstate? Or how about State Farm? Do you know that, like a good neighbor, State Farm is there? Of course you do. Insurance companies have...
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It Takes Tons of Water to Put Meat on Americans’ Plates. But Most Meat...
By Madison McVan, Investigate Midwest Water is critical to America’s meat habit. Cows, pigs and chickens drink it. Farmers clean barns and cool animals with it. Meatpackers sanitize plants and wash...
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How Guilt and Shame Control Environmental Decisions
By U. Copenhagen Previous studies have demonstrated that emotions of shame and guilt are often considered provocative when individuals need to address environmental problems. The new study’s main...
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Why Amazon’s Own Employees Are Calling It Out for Greenwashing
Just two days ago, Amazon’s communications department proudly announced that the company had achieved its goal of powering 100% of its activities with renewable energy — a feat accomplished seven...
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Once One of the Biggest Emissions Producers, Denim Now Leads the...
By Jill Ettinger While the skinny jeans versus wide-leg denim debate rages on, one thing seems abundantly clear: denim is becoming increasingly sustainable. Denim’s roots trace back to the late 18th...
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Integrating Traditional Wisdom with Modern Conservation Efforts in Sumatra
Sumatra is known for its breathtaking biodiversity, including lush rainforests and diverse wildlife. We can find orangutans, Sumatran tigers, and rhinos. According to Uryu et al. (2010), Sumatra’s...
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Reality Check on Technologies to Remove Carbon Dioxide From the Air
By Nancy W. Stauffer | MIT Energy Initiative | MIT News In 2015, 195 nations plus the European Union signed the Paris Agreement and pledged to undertake plans designed to limit the global temperature...
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Cracking the Recipe for Perfect Plant-Based Eggs
By Bob Holmes An egg is an amazing thing, culinarily speaking: delicious, nutritious and versatile. Americans eat nearly 100 billion of them every year, almost 300 per person. But eggs, while greener...
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Can Desalination Quench Agriculture’s Thirst?
By Lela Nargi Ralph Loya was pretty sure he was going to lose the corn. His farm had been scorched by El Paso’s hottest-ever June and second-hottest August; the West Texas county saw 53 days soar...
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Professor Chris Doran: Christianity’s ‘Creation Care’
Professor Chris Doran is a Religion & Philosophy Division professor at Pepperdine University, where he created the Sustainability Minor in 2016 and the Sustainability Major in 2021. With a PhD in...
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Is There Enough Land on Earth to Fight Climate Change and Feed the World?
By Mark Dwortzan | Center for Sustainability Science and Strategy | MIT News Capping global warming at 1.5 degrees Celsius is a tall order. Achieving that goal will not only require a massive...
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Envisioning a Livable Future
By Richard Heinberg Sir David King, former chief scientific advisor to the UK government, recently wrote that, “On our present path, civilization as we know it will disappear.” More than a century’s...
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Interview with Paolo Ruggeri: The Young Leader of Innovation and Sustainability
— Introduction In an ever-changing and competitive world, Paolo Ruggeri stands out as a model of resilience, professionalism, and ambition. At just 29 years old, this young Italian entrepreneur has...
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