Free Market Forces Will Obliterate Global Coal Reliance Within 10 Years, Says Study
While some governments are struggling to manage their older investments in coal-powered sources, free market forces are driving the transition to coal.
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Bill Gates Has Just Invested in a Company That Grows Palm Oil in a Lab to Save the Rainforests
Breakthrough Energy Ventures are investing in the New York startup C16 Biosciences, which creates lab-grown palm oil to combat deforestation in the Amazon.
The World's First Disposable Diaper Company That Collects The Dirty Ones For Composting
Dyper, maker of biodegradable disposable bamboo diapers, now offers a composting service that lets you ship off your baby's diapers in a box for recycling.
You Can Now 'Reforest the Oceans' One Online Search at a Time Thanks to This New Search Engine
Not only does the Ekoru search engine help to replant sea meadows in the oceans, it also helps to remove plastic pollution from the sea.
Eco-Activist Hits Fashion Week Catwalk With Clothing Made Out of Abandoned Tents Collected From Music Festivals
Stylish jackets made from recycled tents left at music festivals debuted at the London Fashion Week catwalk this month under the 10T sustainable brand name.
Scientists and Refugees Are Growing Crops in the Desert Using Discarded Mattresses Bound for the Landfill
Scientists from the University of Sheffield are teaching refugees how to use old mattress foam to grow fruits, vegetables, and herbs in Jordan.
Forget the 'Best By' Date; This Compostable Bioplastic Packaging Changes Color When the Food Goes Bad
A San Francisco startup has developed a compostable, bioplastic food packaging material that changes color when it senses the food has gone bad.
Want to Help Bees? Leave the Dandelions Alone This Spring
The British Ecological Society is encouraging people to mow around dandelions, buttercups, and other flowering weeds to help pollinators.
Plant-Based Plastics Could Soon Be Recycled Hundreds of Times Thanks to New Breakthrough
UK researchers have developed a new method that could allow plant-based plastic to be endlessly recycled, rather than rotting in a landfill.
Island Nation Becomes First Country in the World to Ban Sunscreens With Reef-Harming Chemicals
Although there have been a few pieces of legislation against toxic sunscreens introduced around the world, Palau is the first country to pass a full ban.
This City Billboard Has Been Designed to Purify the Surrounding Air By Eating Up Smog
This billboard is covered in a resin that has been designed to attract air pollutants and turn them into clean oxygen for the city.
Rather Than Polluting Icy Roadsides With Salt, Scientists Use Recycled Biowaste From Fruit
We may soon be replacing corrosive, polluting road salts with eco-friendly biowaste such as grape skins, apple waste, and peony leaves.
Los Angeles is Giving Out Free Trees for Yards and Neighborhoods; Here's How to Get up to 7
The city hopes that by giving away saplings to residents, they will be able to plant at least 90,000 trees over the course of the next two years.
These Vegan, Edible, and Long-Lasting Wheat Bowls Are Cutting Down on Plastic Tableware
Rather than eating your soup out of a plastic bowl destined for the landfill, you can now swap it out for an edible, wheat-based bowl.
Cameroon Man Uses Wasted Plastic Bottles to Build Canoes for Fishermen in Need
Not only does his organization help to keep Cameroon clean of plastic waste, it also helps to promote ecotourism and support low-income fishermen.
Coldplay to Put Off Touring New Album Until They Can Make Their Shows More Sustainable
With their new album set to release on Friday, the UK band says they hope to put off touring until they can make their concerts more eco-friendly.
This Carbon-Negative Vodka is Brewed 'From Thin Air' Using Solar Power, Water, and CO2
In what is being hailed as a "world-first", this vodka is brewed using only simple ingredients: air, water, solar electricity, and CO2 from the air.
10-Year-old Recycling Hero Swoops into Capitol Hill to Help Save U.S. Recycling From Collapse
10-year-old Ryan Hickman, who started his own recycling business at 3-years-old went to DC to lobby for the bill supporting standardized recycling labels.
Heineken Joins the Ranks of Major Beer Companies Ditching Plastic 6-Pack Rings for Compostable Alternatives
Heineken's new packaging is expected to save 517 tons of plastic waste annually—with a compostable alternative from sustainably-sourced cardboard.
New York City Launches Dramatic Transportation Project With 250 Miles of New Bike Lanes
The recently-approved transportation plan for The Big Apple involves 250 new miles of protected bike lanes that are physically separated from traffic.
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