Farmers could soon replace polluting fertilizer with special microbes
Of the hundred-million-plus tons of fertilizer sprayed onto farm fields each year, much of it eventually ends up polluting the air or flowing into water, where it can cause toxic algae blooms like the green slime seen in Florida. One startup is helping farmers begin to replace standard chemical Read More...
Investors are putting millions of dollars into companies that fight food waste
Every year, roughly one third – or 1.4 billion tons – of the food produced in the world for human consumption ends up in landfills. By some estimates, this adds up to nearly $1 trillion of annual squander and the production of nearly 8 percent of human-caused greenhouse gases. And while Read More...
Recycling small fragments of glass is now possible thanks to new process
Unlike plastics, glass can be recycled many times over—making it a much more sustainable material. The only issues are the recycling process is generally limited to large pieces that can be easily sorted by color. When glass is shattered into small fragments, they tend to simply be discarded by Read More...
Doctors are starting to prescribe recipes, not pills, to heal their patients
A well-managed, healthy diet is arguably the best medicine a person can give to themselves. The only problem is eating healthy isn’t as easy as popping a pill. For some, healthy foods simply aren’t available. And if they are, they aren’t affordable. That’s why a number of hospitals and Read More...
Be More with Less: Minimalism & Simple Living
“Perfection is achieved, not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is nothing left to take away.” - Antoine de Saint-Exupéry By Shaelyn McHugh I used to be a thrift shop junkie. As a teenager, I would take BART into San Francisco and rummage through thrift store bins in Read More...
Be More with Less: Minimalism & Simple Living
“Perfection is achieved, not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is nothing left to take away.” - Antoine de Saint-Exupéry By Shaelyn McHugh I used to be a thrift shop junkie. As a teenager, I would take BART into San Francisco and rummage through thrift store bins in search Read More...
Tortoise believed extinct for 100 years rediscovered on remote Galapagos island
A species of giant tortoises believed to have been extinct for more than a century has been rediscovered on the Galapagos Island of Fernandina. The discovered reptile is an adult female, suspected to be more than 100 years old. The species is unique to the Fernandina Island, one of the many dozen Read More...
Want to stop contributing to overfishing? Try this plant-based tuna alternative
In some regions in the world, overfishing is so bad that tuna production is on the verge of collapse. With that in mind, a food company has created a fish-free tuna alternative made from beans, legumes, and algae that tastes and feels like the real thing. Meat eaters have long had the benefit of Read More...
Military leaders from around the world are uniting to fight climate change
In 2016, the highest ranking military official in the Dutch armed forces, Tom Middendorp, was laughed at when he declared climate change a threat to the world’s security. Now less than three years later, military leaders from all around the world are following in his footsteps. In fact, support Read More...
How drones are being used to deliver medicine in Vanuatu
Moving medicine between Vanuatu’s 80 mountainous islands is a logistical nightmare. Getting from one island to the next is already hard enough, and nurses often have to slog through the muddy hills with a vaccine carrier on their shoulders to bring medicine to families. But that’s all starting Read More...