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Energy
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Europe Embraces Solar Power in a Revolutionary Way
Takeaways: By the end of 2022, SolarPower Europe estimates that the 27 EU countries will have installed enough solar to power more than 30...
Beyond Solar: Here’s What the Clean Energy Future Might Look Like
Takeaways: The United States is pursuing a wide range of clean-energy solutions to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
The infrastructure legislation and the Inflation Reduction...
Business
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Cascades Is Cutting Greenhouse Gases And Using Less Energy
Takeaways: Cascades Inc. is committed to sustainability and has adopted Science-Based Targets aligned with the Paris climate agreement to keep temperature increases in check.
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Whole Foods Stop Selling Lobsters to Save Endangered Whales
Takeaways: To protect North American right whales, Whole Foods has decided to stop selling Maine lobsters in their stores.
They are concerned about the...
Nature
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Spoonbills Rebound as UK Farmers Bolster Tree Cover and Wetlands
Takeaways: In response to improvements in wetland habitats and tree cover, the population of spoonbills is rising in the UK.
The bird went into...
Nature-Based Farming-Subsidies Scheme Given Green Light
Takeaways: The sustainable- farming incentive will pay farmers to conserve ancient wildlife-rich hedges.
It will focus on soil health and reducing "inputs" such as...
Policy
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Biden Administration Proposes New Rule Targeting Methane Emissions on Tribal Lands
Takeaways: The Bureau of Land Management proposed a new rule to reduce wasted natural gas on federal and Tribal lands.
The government hopes to...
Drying California Lake To Get $250M In U.S. Drought Funding
Takeaways: The US government announced it would spend $250 million on environmental cleanup and restoration work around a drying Southern California lake.
The money...
Blog Posts
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The Elephant In The Room
The Elephant In The Room Guest Post by: Sharon Michelle, MSc Psychology There are now over 8 billion human beings living on Earth. In the UK we've lost nearly 70% of wildlife populations since the 1970s. Nature is suffering elsewhere too. It isn't a coincidence. The RSPB (a fantastic Bird charity in the UK) recently published information that the UK is one of the most "nature depleted countries in the world coming 228 out of 240 countries and territories". This horrifies me and gives me knots in my belly. I realise I've already been grieving for how much nature we have lost for...
Restoring Lost Streams: A Conversation with Jessica Hall, Landscape Architect
Restoring Lost Streams: A Conversation with Jessica Hall, Landscape Architect Guest Post by: Melina Sempill Watts Jessica Hall gave a talk back in 2003 about The Lost Streams of L.A that changed how I see landscapes forever. Hall’s premise: if you want to have a living ecosystem, restore and sustain the natural hydrological systems –even in an urban setting. Since then, Hall has been advocating for, planning, and designing creek restoration projects for over two decades. What inspired you to become a landscape architect? What led to your interest in creek restoration? Even before I knew that landscape architecture was a profession, I was...
10 Questions with Evan Gary, founder of Frame Cycles,
10 Questions with Evan Gary, founder of Frame Cycles, a sustainable bicycle and accessories company. 1. Thank you so much for sharing your story with our readers. Can you tell our audience a bit about yourself? Sure… my own background is in Architecture and Design. I’ve been working as a Designer for a watch manufacturer for the last five years, whilst Frame Cycles has been a side project. I had the idea for the company after building my own bike frame at the Bicycle Academy in Somerset, UK. When it came to choosing a saddle I couldn’t quite find something that...
Best Practices to Drive Sustainable Growth in Green Businesses
Best Practices to Drive Sustainable Growth in Green Businesses Guest Post by: Mireya Vila, Founder and Business Development Manager at UP green Transparency and differentiation to boost your sales Mireya Vilá, Founder and Business Development Manager at UP green, will share the best practices to help sustainable brands differentiate and stand out. For those of you who don't know UP green is the first digital consultancy specialized in promoting the growth of sustainable businesses. UP green´s project was born as a consequence of current concerns about 21st-century life. Like the majority of the population today, the UP green team loves to travel, nature, and enjoy the...
How to be Sustainable for the Future of Planet Earth
How to be Sustainable for the Future of Planet Earth Guest Post by: Nicole Ignacio, founder of Future Generation Our planet is our home. Saving our earth and its environment becomes highly important as it provides us with food and water to sustain life. Our well-being solely depends on this planet. It gives all living things food and water, so it is our responsibility to take care of it. Harming the environment and causing pollution have caused global warming. Due to this, many humans and animals have died. Hence, saving the environment would reduce global warming. The health of people would...
How to Have a Sustainable Holiday Season
How to Have a Sustainable Holiday Season Guest Post by: Crystal DiMiceli, host of the Forces for Nature podcast Between Thanksgiving and New Year, Americans throw away 25% more trash than any other time of the year. The extra waste amounts to 25 million tons of garbage or about 1 million extra tons per week! This trash either ends up dumped in our oceans or rotting away in a landfill, releasing the potent greenhouse gas, methane, in the process. All of this waste turns "the most wonderful time of the year" into the most harmful for the planet. But we can still...
Founder Blog
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Guerrilla Gardening and Seed Bombs – how to get started
Guerrilla Gardening and Seed Bombs - how to get started
In many urban areas, there is a lack of green space. Without it, we also...
COP27 – 2022 Results and Outcomes
COP27 Results and Outcomes
COP needs to evolve if it intends to survive and be relevant in the future. But is it already over? The...
Run Toward the Fight
Run Toward the Fight
Run toward the fight. It is a sentiment of war and is often quoted by the marine corps and other military...
COP27 – the Work Needed
COP27 - the Work Needed
Grant Brown, Founder, Happy Eco News COP27, 6-18 November 2022, in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, is a highly anticipated follow-up to the...
Space-Based Solar Power – the answer to the EU energy crisis?
Space-Based Solar Power - the answer to the EU energy crisis?
Grant Brown, Founder, Happy Eco News Spaced-Based Solar Power sounds like the stuff of science...
Sponsored
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NetBit Reduces Virgin Plastic Usage By 10:1
Introduction
NetBit Electronics, the only major power supply company with an exclusive focus on customer premises equipment (CPE), has developed a power supply unit using...
Travelers have a new option with WayAway: reducing the damage of their carbon footprint
Travellers have a new option with WayAway: reducing the damage of their carbon footprint.
Clean up the sky after your vacation: reduce your carbon footprint...
Sustainable British Water Brand Heralds Green Partnership with Run for All
Sustainable British Water Brand Heralds Green Partnership with Run for All
Water in a Box, the sustainable and responsible British boxed water brand, has announced...
Traveling Responsibly towards a Sustainable Future
Traveling Responsibly towards a Sustainable Future Guest post by: Ella Clark, Life and Career Coach
So how does a self-confessed travel junkie fit in with...
Working in harmony with nature: successful sustainability
Working in harmony with nature: successful sustainability Jacqueline Watson, Managing Director, Citrefine International Ltd Over 25 years ago, our founder, Dr Paul Clarke, a tropical disease...
Agrivoltaics — Solar Panels & Tomatoes May Be Perfect For Each Other
Takeaways: Using land to grow food and host solar panels at the same time can increase yields and generate extra income for farmers.
The...
How to Reduce Food Waste at Home: Separate Your Apples and Repurpose Your Leftovers
Takeaways: Ways to reduce food waste at home include planning and mindfully shopping.
Use every part of the food and find creative ways to...
How Can Sustainable Food Cold Chains Help Feed Developing Countries?
Takeaways: Studies have shown that developing countries could save 144 million tonnes of food annually using cold chain infrastructure.
In Nigeria, the installation of...
The Apps Fighting Food Waste by Saving Restaurant Meals From the Trash
Takeaways: To help fight food waste, the Too Good To Go app provides leftover foods from local restaurants, bakeries, and grocery stores.
The Misfit...
This Chocolate is Beyond Good, it’s Environmental
Takeaways: Chocolate company Beyond Good is committed to providing quality products that reflect their conservation efforts and sustainability practices.
The cocoa forests in Madagascar...
Transportation
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How Trade Can Help End Plastic Pollution
Takeaways: Trade can be a part of the solution to plastic pollution through trade agreements that support responsible plastic flows and circularity.
These agreements...
Electric Trucks Take the Load on the Road in New Zealand
Takeaways: Reliance Transport has commissioned two battery-powered electric trucks that will take the road in New Zealand.
The vehicles are suitable for short to...
Google Maps Adds Custom EV Fast Chargers To Search Results
Takeaways: Google Maps is adding an option on their app to search for electric vehicle stations with fast chargers.
Results will show stations with...
Electric Helicopter Makes Historic Flight
Takeaways: The Robinson R44 helicopter is the first electric helicopter to go from one city to another.
The route was 39 kilometres long, and...
Science
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Here is What Scientists are Doing to Save Florida’s Coral Reef...
Takeaways: Hundreds of corals from 18 different species were collected in the Florida Keys and brought to the Florida Coral Rescue Center.
Scientists have...
