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How companies can give employees the green light on green activism
Early estimates show that more than 4 million people participated in last Friday’s climate strike, making it one of the largest global protests ever. The sheer number of participants was made possible not only by a worldwide passion for global climate action, but also by the endorsement of the Read More...
Beat the stress mess: 6 tips to keep anxiety from getting the best of you
In our fast-paced lives, it can be all too easy to let work and family commitments overwhelm us. Finding ways to effectively cope with that negative feeling of being stretched too thin can help prevent symptoms related to long term stressors, including heart disease, depression, and diabetes. One Read More...
Video game giants Xbox and PlayStation are going green
In the world of video gaming, companies like Sony and Microsoft have the ability to engage and captivate millions of people around the world with their consoles. Now, the two companies may inspire their players to be more climate-conscious as they have recently pledged to make their future video Read More...
How to defeat the defeatists: 12 answers to common climate excuses
The writer James Baldwin once said, “Not everything that is faced can be changed. But nothing can be changed until it is faced.” As a society, it is time we face climate change head-on, but unfortunately, there are still many who deny climate change or would rather sweep the issue under the Read More...
Yesterday was National Voter Registration Day, are you registered to vote?
Yesterday we shared a story about how college voter turnout doubled between 2014 and 2018, but in light of yesterday’s National Voter Registration Day, we are here to remind you that everyone’s voice should be heard on election day! Voter Registration Day was established in 2012 to encourage Read More...
This ‘tattoo’ can help monitor your heart health
As any doctor will confirm ‘prevention is better than cure’. With heart disease becoming the leading cause of death around the world, being aware of your heart condition at any given moment could definitely alert you in the case of inconsistency. For this reason, engineers in The University Read More...
130 banks have committed to join international efforts in fighting climate change
In a pivotal move that’s bound to shift global climate action into higher gear, banks with more than $47 trillion in assets – or a third of the global industry – adopted new UN-backed “responsible banking” principles to fight global warming and other environmental issues. Deutsche Read More...
Honda will power 60 percent of its US energy needs from renewables
As we have recently seen the likes of IKEA and Google pouring a significant amount of money into renewables to decarbonize their businesses, car manufacturer Honda has recently made the largest single purchase of solar and wind power by any automaker. Seeking to slash carbon dioxide emissions Read More...
Climate change could push Florida to vote against climate deniers in 2020
With climate change coming to the forefront of political movements, cities such as New York and Atlantic City, which are highly vulnerable to climate change, may see the issue transforming their statewide politics. Number two on the list of cities most vulnerable to climate change is Miami. In Read More...
Costa Rica awarded with UN’s highest environmental honor
Wouldn’t it be great if there was an Emmy-like award that would recognize excellence and achievements in fighting climate change? Well, there actually is one and Costa Rica is this year’s well-deserved winner. The Central American country received the 2019 Champions of the Earth award, the Read More...