More and More Farmers Are Using Garlicky Supplements to Curb Major Environmental Enemy: Cow Gas
The Switzerland-based startup Mootral has produced a garlic-based supplement that can reduce methane emissions from cows by 30% when added to their feed.
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Pakistan Meets the UN Climate Goals One Decade Before Deadline in Continuation of Green Economic Legacy
Pakistan recently met its commitments to UN Sustainable Development Goal 13: urgent action against climate change through a variety of different policies.
Temperature Analysis Shows UN Climate Goals 'Within Reach' Thanks to International Pledges
New mid-century deadlines for carbon-neutrality put in effect by China, Japan, South Korea, and the U.S. put 1.5C Paris target in reach.
Porpoises Rebound in a Big Way Following California Ban on Indiscriminate Fishing Nets
The bans on gillnets in 1994 in California have caused otters, harbor porpoises, and great white sharks to rebound dramatically.
Space Station Captures Footage of Blue Lightning Bursting Toward Space
A space weather observatory has captured footage of blue jets, red sprites, and elves—three different kinds of space lightning.
UK Prioritizes Climate Crisis By Supporting Sustainability in Developing Countries With $4 Billion Plan
The UK will spend at least $4bn of its international climate finance on nature and biodiversity over five years.
Hawaii Group Sets Record For Largest Haul of Plastic Removed From The Great Pacific Garbage Patch
Ocean Voyages Institute made history this week, removing 103 tons of fishing nets and consumer plastics from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch.
50 Countries Just Joined New Coalition to Protect 30% of Our Planet's Land and Oceans By Decade's End
More than 50 countries, have pledged to bring a 2030 Paris Agreement for Nature of protecting 30% of land and oceans by 2030.
Today Marks 3000 Days on Mars For the Genius 'Curiosity Rover' -See Celebration Photos From the Red Planet
In celebration of Curiosity rover's 3,000th day on Mars, we've collected a photo collage of his journey up the side of Mount Sharp.
UK Debuts Geothermal Plant Using Heat From the Earth to Power 10,000 Homes
In Cornwall, United Downs becomes the UK's first geothermal power plant, providing 3MW of energy to 10,000 homes area through Ecotricity.
Unemployed Single Women Are Saving Fish and Making Money by Farming Sea Sponges
Women from the Jambiani region of Zanzibar are simultaneously supporting their families and local ecosystems by taking up a new trade: sea sponge farming.
World's 3rd-Largest Grocery Chain Eliminates 20 Million Single-Use Plastic Wrappings From Christmas Goodies
UK grocer Tesco has eliminated 20 million pieces of single use plastic packaging in its Christmas line of products.
In 'Huge Victory for Polar Bears', Court Rejects Arctic Offshore Drilling Project
Hillcorp Alaska's offshore Liberty oil project in Foggy Island Bay, Alaska, was rejected by a 9th circuit court of appeals.
Don't Rake Those Leaves: Good for Your Yard, and Good For the Planet
Eliminating this annual chore can make your yard healthier and the environment cleaner.
California Vineyards That Once Used Only Toxic Chemicals to Protect Vines Now Use Nesting Owls
In Napa Valley, more and more growers are switching from super toxic pesticides to welcoming barn owns onto their fields for rodent control.
UPDATE: Plant Opens to Change the Recycling Game by Breaking Down Plastic Bottles With Enzyme From Leaves
Carbios, a French company that impressed industry elites in 2020 with an enzyme that eats plastic, has just opened a demonstration plant
Conservation Groups Celebrate Dam Removal on Green River - Restoring Health of Fish and Humans After 70 Years
Environmental groups and US agencies celebrated the largest dam removal in Kentucky's history, restoring fish and mussels in the Green River.
First Fully-Electric, Emission-Free Passenger Boats Constructed in US Are Setting Sail at Niagara Falls
Every year, more than 1.6 million tourists from around the world will get to experience the magic of Niagara Falls from a record-breaking boat.
Largest Ever Hybrid-Electric Aircraft Takes Flight - and Airlines Are Already Expressing Interest
This is the largest hybrid-electric aircraft that has ever taken flight - and its developers are already being contacted by airlines from around the world.
Dog Nurses Two Endangered Tiger Cubs in Russia
Two Siberian tiger cubs abandoned in Russia by their mother have found an unusual wet nurse — a wrinkled, sand-colored Shar Pei dog. The dog, found at a local dog training club nurses and grooms the cubs as if they were her own.
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