Environment
Need some good news about the environment? The Optimist Daily is your go-to herald of positive environmental news, highlighting eco-friendly solutions and scientific progress around climate action, circularity, conservation, and more. Learn about everything eco in our Environment section.
This startup is using drones to plant 1 billion trees by 2028
Every year deforestation leads to the clearing of 13 billion trees around the world, considerably slowing down our efforts in the fight against climate change. In a bid to put a dent in the deforestation rates across the globe, a Canadian tech company is aiming to plant 1 billion trees by 2028 - Read More...
A new process has been invented to create aluminum that slashes emissions
Aluminum is abundant in more things than just soda cans; the metal is used in everything from transportation to power lines to smartphones. It’s an incredibly important metal in today’s world, but the problem is that mining, melting, and casting is a carbon-intense process, accounting for 1 Read More...
This waste-free toothpaste brand is clean for your teeth and the planet
Most of us get our toothpaste out of pesky toothpaste tubes every day, but that could become a thing of the past after a Canadian company created an alternative that takes the waste out of dental hygiene. Change Toothpaste, which was founded in January of this year, has created dry toothpaste Read More...
Researchers discover 40 new species of fish in a single lake
The animal diversity on planet Earth is truly spectacular. A testament to that comes in the form of a recent discovery by researchers in Africa, who found over 40 previously unknown species of fish--all from one lake. Lake Mweru, located between Zambia and the Democratic Republic of Congo, is Read More...
Give kids the gift of a green mindset this holiday season
This time of year it can feel like holiday gift guides are flooding your life. Gift options for kids are everywhere, but what about the impact all these plastic toys have on our environment? This week we share a different type of gift guide: engaging presents for environmentally conscious Read More...
Businesses and consumers are pushing for real action at Madrid Climate Summit
While political leaders met this week in Madrid for more negotiations on the 2015 Climate Agreement, some business leaders are arguing that changes aren’t happening fast enough. That's why some companies are taking on roles as the unlikely climate leaders of the future as they recognize that Read More...
A Stanford graduate is on a quest to rid the world of dirt floors
The idea of living on a floor made of dirt may seem completely alien to you, but for more than a billion people in the world, living in homes with dirt floors is the norm. And that’s a problem. Dirt floors are unsanitary and can make people sick, often playing host to bugs such as termites and Read More...
Reebok just revealed the world’s first plant-based performance running shoe
OK. We wouldn’t blame you if you sighed when you saw the title of this article since we’ve published quite a few stories lately on sustainable shoes. But the fact of the matter is people buy a lot of shoes each year, and most of them are made from synthetic materials. In 2017, the Read More...
Despite its own emissions, IBM is pushing America to implement a carbon tax
When it comes to lowering carbon emissions in corporate America, momentum is building behind what is often an unpopular word: “tax." This week, tech giant IBM became the latest major U.S. company to publicly advocate for the federal government to levy a carbon tax, pledging to push Congress, Read More...
Move over Amazon: this new service is offering low-emission same-day delivery
Earlier this week we published a piece about the mayor of Paris, Anne Hidalgo, who called out Amazon in an open letter and demanded they pay for the emissions they produce in the city. We can understand her sentiment: beyond the emissions that come with speedy delivery, Amazon’s trucks also clog Read More...