Coca-Cola supports a plastic-free planet, with investment in recycling company
Earlier this fall we heard that Coca-Cola, along with some of the world's largest organizations, signed the New Plastics Economy Global Commitment, a commitment to begin eliminating unnecessary plastic packaging and, by 2025, moving entirely to plastic that is reusable, compostable, recyclable, and Read More...
Dutch build artificial islands to bring wildlife back
Dutch ranger Andre Donker sighs as he looks out at the rippling grey waters of the Markermeer, one of Europe's largest freshwater lakes. "Once upon a time it was teeming with fish here," he Read More...
Small and isolated habitat patches crucial to species survival
Small, local patches of habitat could be playing a much bigger role in conserving biodiversity than you think, according to new research. The global study just published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences looked at the conservation values of vegetation patches in 27 countries on Read More...
Hydrokinetic energy from running water cleanly charges electrical vehicles
Lif-E-Buoy takes advantage of the natural hydrokinetic energy of running water—abundantly available in most river-based urban centres—to generate clean energy for electric vehicles and infrastructure. EU-supported for the lif-E-Buoy project has enabled researchers to undertake a feasibility Read More...
How to foster empathy in children
As the year’s end approaches, most Americans get bombarded by emailed and snail-mailed requests for donations to all manner of charities, A to Z. I’m an easy target, a softy readily seduced by impassioned pleas to help improve the well-being of people, animals, and the environment, and I often Read More...
This company pulls carbon from the air, aiming to avert a climate catastrophe
At a major climate meeting in Poland, nearly 200 countries are trying to reach a deal on dramatically reducing carbon emissions. But a recent U.N. report found that may not be enough to avoid dangerous impacts from the warming climate. In fact, the world is falling so far short of what's needed, it Read More...
Scientists find some hope for coral reefs: the strong may survive
Among the threatened corals of Australia’s Great Barrier Reef, one of the natural wonders of the world that has been ravaged by global warming, researchers have found a reason for optimism — or at least a reason not to despair Read More...
How whale sharks saved a Filipino fishing town and its sea life
Fishermen-turned-entrepreneurs who have been financing the protection of endangered whale sharks in the Philippines have hit on a successful scheme to help lift their coastal community out of poverty, new research has found. A group of 58 fishermen from the town of Oslob who were struggling to feed Read More...
Beyond oil: inside Dubai's sustainable city
On the outskirts of Dubai, a shimmering metropolis built on buried oil lies a small but similarly suave community looking at a new way of doing things. It is no small irony that the world's most brazen exemplar of fossil-fueled excess is also home to a cutting-edge example of more thoughtful modern Read More...
Why more companies are doing better by being good
Off a quiet street in Seattle’s dingy industrial district, 11 miles from the rolling lawns of Microsoft’s Redmond campus, the neglected-looking warehouse hardly stands out. But inside, you’ll find a small server farm, with 20 racks of machines running off natural-gas-powered fuel cells Read More...