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Salesforce unveils its emission tracking tool ‘Sustainability Cloud’
Salesforce has recently unveiled a new tool which will help companies track how much pollution they are putting into the atmosphere. With the new tool, called Sustainability Cloud, companies will be able to track their pollution by measuring things like the firm’s energy usage and Read More...
University of California divests from fossil fuels to invest in the future
In a big win for environmental activists and renewable energy advocates, the University of California investment management team announced this week that it will divest from fossil fuels this month. We think this is terrific news! While the announcement is seen as a victory for those lobbying Read More...
Amazon orders 100,000 electric delivery vans as part of its climate commitment
In a move that’s expected to make its business practices more climate-friendly, e-commerce giant Amazon announced that it will order 100,000 fully electric vans from Rivian, an electric car startup. The electric delivery vans are to be delivered starting in 2021, with 10,000 of them in service Read More...
Doubled voter turnout rates show college students are ready for political change
If you have been on Facebook lately, you have likely seen the platform’s voter registration initiative. Theirs is not alone, many programs, especially on college campuses, have been urging young voters to register. And it's working. According to the Institute for Democracy and Higher Education at Read More...
Puppy love and stress reduction in the modern office
If you visit a modern office space, you will likely see standing desks, egg chairs, and maybe even dogs. More and more companies are welcoming young professionals and their furry friends into the office, and there is evidence it can actually improve a workspace. Dogs in the office are Read More...
This startup is storing energy in compressed air
Although we have the ability to produce massive amounts of clean energy today, the problem is that we can’t store all of that power, which means it’s not always reliable. And while lithium-ion batteries have started to meet some of the need for storage, the metals needed to make them are not Read More...
The Positive Side of Failure
Failing sucks. The lousy feeling you get after you fail is unavoidable. But it’s this experience of negative emotion that drives improved performance the next time around. Activist Courtney E. Martin broadens this concept when she examines failure in the context of political activism, in Lion's Read More...
Setting half the earth aside for nature? More than half say YES!
Protected natural spaces serve as animal sanctuaries, places of research, and great family vacation destinations. These spaces offer the unique experience of viewing nature in its undisturbed state, but how much of our planet should we set aside as protected natural spaces? Biologist E.O. Wilson Read More...
Chick-fil-A workers deliver hundreds of sandwiches to drivers stranded on highway
Chick-fil-A is well known for its beloved chicken sandwiches. But now employees at a restaurant in Houston are getting attention for something way more important: helping out people in their community. As Tropical Depression Imelda wreaked havoc in parts of Texas last Thursday, many drivers Read More...
Nature helps: Trees in the city grow faster than trees in rural areas
This was an article we featured back in 2017 but thought it would be interesting to rerun it now, in light of recent reports on how much of a difference that urban greenery has on human AND planetary health. Back then, it was reported that researchers had discovered that trees in metropolitan Read More...