These 6 Sustainability Projects Show the Future Isn't Looking So Dismal
The mainstream media makes it seem like the Earth is only being destroyed, but environmental scientists disagree, thanks, in part, to these 6 projects.
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Costa Rica Has Been Powered Only By Renewable Energy For 122 Days
After using renewable energy for 99% of their electricity in 2015, this Latin American country plans to be carbon neutral by 2021.
This Restaurant Chain Might Be The Greenest Grill Out There Today
This grill's got it all: biodegradable straws, sustainable ingredients – and they helped bring the bison back from extinction.
New Era of Electric Planes Begins as Startup Backed by Boeing, JetBlue Gets Its First 100 Orders
Zunum Aero just received their first order of electric-hybrid passenger planes, and critics are saying that it's a sign of the new generation of American air travel.
High School Student's Ingenious Solution Could Save Bees From Drinking Poisonous Water
The 17-year-old has already started contacting local farmers about employing his simple bee-friendly solution.
With Only About 20% of Plastics Being Recycled, New Breakthrough May Be 'Holy Grail' for Recycling
Scientists have found a way to make 100% recyclable plastic that can be broken down from the inside out and reused over and over and over again.
Patagonia is Now Making Sustainable Beer in Order to Show Other Brewers How It's Done
In addition to running a sustainable clothing company, Patagonia is now making sustainable beer as well – and they hope brewers will soon follow suit.
Supermarket Praised for Replacing Plastic Produce Packaging With Banana Leaves
Rather than using wasteful single-use plastic, this supermarket branch has started packaging up their produce with handsome banana leaves.
What if Your Homework Included Comic Books? NFL All-Pro Pushes to Make Education Fun
A former NFL All-Pro fullback has created a comic book to help teach STEM and environmental stewardship to diverse underserved youth.
Norway to Become First Country That Bans Palm Oil Biofuels That Are Linked to Deforestation
The ban is set to go into effect one decade ahead of the European Union's similar ruling to phase out harmful biofuel use.
Nations Unite to Create World's Largest Marine Reserve in Antarctica
Antarctica's Ross Sea will become the world's largest protected marine sanctuary with 600,000 square miles safe from human interference.
PepsiCo Unveils World's First 100% Renewable Food-Based PET Bottle
PepsiCo this week unveiled the world's first PET plastic bottle made entirely from plant-based, fully renewable resources, enabling the company to manufacture a beverage container with a significantly reduced carbon footprint.
Eco-friendly Chinese 'Amateur' Wins Most Prestigious Architecture Prize
An architect who uses recycled building materials from historic buildings torn down to make way for China's megacities has won architecture's most prestigious international award, the 2012 Pritzker Architecture Prize. For myself, being an artisan or a craftsman, is being an amateur or almost the same thing, Wang Shu, 48, said in a press release, using the word in its true meaning as one who does something for love rather than money or professional accolades.
Microsoft Pledges to Become Carbon Neutral by July 1
Weeks after coming under fire for using excessive energy for cloud computing, Microsoft announced it will become carbon neutral across all of its operations starting July 1.
Bionic Yarn From Plastic Bottles: A Rapper's Green Investment in Fashion
Rapper and clothing entrepreneur Pharrell Williams is a key investor in Bionic Yarn, a highly durable fiber composed of organic cotton wrapped around a core of recycled PET from plastic bottles, which has been woven into shoes, canvas bags, jackets and shirts by such companies as Timberland, and Cole Haan.
Audi Produces New Fuel From CO2 and Water
Instead of dumping more CO2 into the environment through its tailpipes, this German car company is recycling carbon dioxide to make green fuel.
Ford Cuts Global Waste by 100 Million Pounds and Counting
This week the Ford Motor Company announced impressive results in efforts to cut waste produced in its factories. Since 2007, the car company has slashed by 44 percent its global waste output -- a total of 100 million pounds. Expanding on the success, Ford plans to further reduce the amount of waste it sends to landfills by 10% per vehicle by the end of the year.
Today is 'Drug Take-Back Day' to Safely Dispose of Unwanted Prescription Drugs
The Drug Enforcement Administration has scheduled another National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day to take place at thousands of sites around the U.S. today. During the third Drug Take-Back Day in 2011, Americans turned in more than 188.5 tons of unwanted or expired medications for safe and proper disposal. The 5,327 drop off locations were available in all 50 states and U.S. territories.
Bank Supports Green Initiatives in Pacific Northwest
A new bank in a seacoast town on the mouth of the Columbia River in Washington State is Dubbed the country's first environmental bank by its parent, SouthShore Corp. of Chicago, because it is currently reviewing loan applications from businesses eager to use new technology to benefit both their ecological community and their own cash flow.
How Big Chains From Walmart to H&M Are Cleaning Up Chemicals
Today, retailers are defining a new role as agents for consumers–and, even more, as educators and partners for consumers and their health.
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