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Energy
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California Renewable Natural Gas Project Creates Economic Opportunities, Reduces Dairy Emissions
Takeaways: A program funded by California Public Utilities Commission’s Dairy Biomethane Pilot Program is looking to turn cow manure into renewable natural gas.
This...
Biden’s Climate Agenda is Stalled in Congress. In Hawaii, One Key...
Takeaways: In Hawaii, the state has begun implementing a system of incentives to speed up the transition to 100% renewable energy.
The state is...
Business
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Coca-Cola is Cleaning up River Plastic Pollution Worldwide
Takeaways: As part of Coca-Cola's World Without Waste project, the company and The Ocean Cleanup selected the Cần Thơ River in Cần Thơ City,...
KFC Will Now Start Selling Fake Chicken Nationwide
Takeaways: Starting this year, Kentucky Fried Chicken will now sell plant-based chicken to replace their famous chicken breasts.
The company worked with Beyond Meat...
Nature
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To Get By in a Changing Climate, Plants Need Animal Poop...
Takeaways: The digestion time of animals is extremely important to the survival of plants especially as the climate gets hotter.
Many plants that are...
Here’s How Science is Trying to Conserve the Monarch Butterfly’s Forests
Takeaways: A team of scientists in Mexico are developing a successful experiment that will allow for recovery and maintenance of endemic trees which provides...
Policy
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Plans to Protect England’s National Parks Set Out
Takeaways: Plans to improve access to nature and ensure landscapes are key to tackling climate change have been set out by England's government.
The...
How a Win for Montana’s Lynx and Grizzlies Also Protects Wolves
Takeaways: In Montana, state regulators have placed limits on wolf trappings which will also protect grizzly bears and lynx from disturbances by trappers.
Wolf...
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SearchScene – Origin Story: The charitable search engine that puts people over profit.
SearchScene – Origin Story The charitable search engine that puts people over profit. SearchScene is a charitable search engine. Like Google, SearchScene makes its profits from the ads that appear at the top and bottom of your search results. Unlike Google, SearchScene donates 95% of its profits to charity. We focus on environmental and humanitarian charities that help tackle climate change and the suffering it causes. SearchScene was started by husband and wife team, Dr. Neil Williams and Dr. Ciara Muldoon. Neil, who is originally from Wales, worked as an Aerospace Engineer in the space industry in Germany for many years. When...
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 green jobs and sustainability as he flies around the world with his signature Shemagh scarf and his wide-eyed curiosity?
Well, Simon Reeve was championing the cause of travelling as a way to open eyes and borders, and pointing out that our need to journey, is the "essence of our species". "Us travelling gives an economic incentive to protect and preserve" … for people to protect their nature reserves, their marine parks, their country and ways of...
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 specialist, travelled to Southeast Asia and, during his trip, learnt about the use of Eucalyptus citriodora oil as a naturally derived insect repellent. Dr Clarke partnered with his friend and future co-founder, Ian Hughes-Guy, to determine if the oil’s insect repellence efficacy could be verified through the rigour of scientific testing. After extensive research, they confirmed that the locally sourced remedy was equal to the most effective synthetic alternatives and it was this discovery that inspired...
“That was a little bit of a wake-up”: Baltic countries have more litter than you may expect
“That was a little bit of a wake-up”: Baltic countries have more litter than you may expect Clean Games Baltic Cup unites them in a volunteer cleanup competition from 18th to 26th of September. For three years now Baltic countries have gotten together to participate in the Clean Games Baltic Cup which has been held annually on the World Cleanup Day. The difference from an ordinary cleanup is that participants from different Baltic cities compete in waste collecting and sorting and earn game points for the amount of garbage collected. This year competitions are going to be held in 10 countries. Poland,...
NetBit’s 7 Key Eco Focus Areas in the Lifecycle of a PSU
NetBit’s 7 Key Eco Focus Areas in the Lifecycle of a PSU When designing a power supply unit, it is important to examine the keys areas within a PSU lifecycle from design to disposal. At NetBit, our eco-design philosophy addresses 7 focus areas, including:
1/ Design
Design optimization is vital to eco-design and holds the potential to have the biggest positive effect on the environment. By matching the power output and increasing efficiency you can save a huge quantity of wasted power, thus cutting down CO2 emissions over the total product lifetime. Moreover, there are further positive impacts for optimizing power and using lower nominal output, including: smaller size, fewer materials,...
Blog Posts
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Why is Skip Bin Hire Essential for Waste Management?
Why is Skip Bin Hire Essential for Waste Management? Guest post by: Alyssa Moylan, blogger at My Aussie Hub Shifting to a new locality is itself a troublesome task. On top of that managing and discarding the waste is a big-time headache. A skip bin hire is the most economical solution to eliminate garbage off your premises. The professionals will not only assist you with the garbage disposal, but they also provide a waste management method. The service separates numerous waste materials effectively. Then, deal with the garbage in the most eco-friendly manner. What Are Their Working Procedures? Following is a step-wise explanation about how skip hire operates....
8 Benefits of Camping
8 Benefits of Camping Guest post by: Spencer Yeomans, creator of Untamed Space How long has it been since you last woke up and just laid there, listening to the birds chirp? Since you took a stroll through the woods without anywhere to be at a certain time? Most likely, it’s been far too long, and now you’re starting to feel the effects of constantly living under stress and anxiety. With the daily grind taking its toll, it’s important to carve out time to get away and relax, especially if it involves camping. As an activity that promotes better sleep patterns,...
7 Ways We Can Help Protect the Oceans
7 Ways We Can Help Protect the Oceans Guest post by: Maija Elizabeth, creator of Sustainability Maija I started getting into ocean conservation when I was 14 and over the past year I have created social media platforms to talk about sustainable living, ocean conservation, and spread awareness for plastic pollution called Sustainably Maija. You can find me on Instagram, Facebook, and TikTok as @sustainablymaija! Today I wanted to talk to you guys about seven things we can all try to do to help better our oceans even if you don’t live near a beach. Just a quick reminder that smallest...
10 Question with Tali Orad, the founder of 1Treellion.org
10 Question with Tali Orad, the founder of 1Treellion.org Tali Orad is the founder of an NGO whose mission is to collectively make a meaningful global impact by bringing communities together to plant trees. 1.Thank you so much for sharing your story with our readers. Tell us about yourself and your motivation for creating 1Treellion.org. First of all, thanks for having me here and giving me the time to share the hopefulness and opportunities we see and experience with tree planting. I am that person who brings things to life, literally and figuratively. I'm an Israeli serial entrepreneur, living in New York. I...
Get Connected to Nature
Get Connected to Nature Guest Post by: Sharon Michelle, MSc Psychology Connection for me is the key to understanding how I feel about the world, how we got to where we are right now, and where we go next. In the UK, the start of the pandemic caused a collection of people to embark on a flurry of panic buying leaving the supermarket shelves almost bare. I bumped into my neighbour who is unemployed, and a single dad who has no family to lean on. Even in normal times, he struggles to manage day-to-day living. He’d just returned from the shops empty-handed as...
New Year’s Climate Optimism
New Year's Climate Optimism Guest Post by: Neil Kitching, Scottish author of Carbon Choices on the Common-sense Solutions to our Climate and Nature Crises. Climate optimism? Why on Earth is a serious writer on climate change writing an article called 'Climate Optimism'? Simply, because the solutions to climate change have multiple benefits for people, society and the environment. Action on housing, city and rural land-use, travel, shopping and our diets will all improve the quality of our lives in so many ways. Powering our Homes Do you want your electricity to be supplied by coal or by gas? Coal mining is locally destructive and burning coal...
Founder Blog
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Happy Birthday to Happy Eco News – Gratitude for Four Years
Happy Birthday to Happy Eco News - Gratitude for Four Years By Grant Brown, Founder, Happy Eco News January 1, 2022, marks the fourth birthday of Happy...
Can 1 Trillion Trees Save Us?
Can 1 trillion trees capture enough carbon to save us?
Or should we focus efforts on carbon capture technology instead? By Grant Brown, Founder, Happy Eco...
Wakeup Call 2021 – BC Floods and Forests
Wakeup Call 2021 – BC Floods and Forests
By Grant Brown, Founder, Happy Eco News This year has been difficult in beautiful BC. My home province has...
COP26 Summary – 8 Reasons for Stubborn Optimism
COP26 Summary - 8 Reasons for Stubborn Optimism
By Grant Brown, Founder, Happy Eco News
Could more have been done?
In this article, my COP26 Summary, I will...
COP26 – Accountability in Tracking Net Zero
COP26 - Accountability in Tracking Net Zero By Grant Brown, Founder, Happy Eco News It is no news that COP26 is extremely important. It is imperative that...
On Agrobiodiversity, the Andes Can Teach the World Much About Crop Conservation
Takeaways: Maize and potatoes are two of the world's most important crops. They have a 7000 year history in the Andes region of South...
Can PEMF Help To Improve Plant Growth for Eco-Friendly Gardeners
Takeaways: One of the best ways to reducing your carbon footprint is by becoming a gardener because you will be able to grow your...
Eco-innovations Tackling Food Waste at Every Level
Takeaways: Large organization are stepping up to reduce consumption and focus on smarter acquisition of foods.
Some of these practices include better inventory control,...
What Is a Climatarian Diet? Science-Based Tactics for Eating Healthier and Eco-Friendlier
Takeaways: A climatarian diet is consuming food that has a minimal impact on the environmental and will help you to eat healthier.
This diet...
Convert Your Yard From Grass to Veggies
Takeaways: There are few things you should know about transforming your yard into a vegetable garden:
Think about your planting choices and the planting...
Transportation
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5 Ways US States Can Get More Electric School Buses on the Road
Takeaways: The recent enactment of the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act in the US makes investments in electric school buses to help school...
Gas Prices So High in Finland One Woman Gets Around With Reindeer
Takeaways: In response to the high gas prices in Finland, Janita Kenttälä has decided to use her reindeer, Solina, to get around instead of...
ExxonMobil Expands Interest in Biofuels, Acquires Large Stake in Biojet AS
Takeaways: ExxonMobil has acquired a 49.9% stake in Biojet AS, a biofuels company that converts forestry and wood-based construction waste into lower-emissions biofuels.
These...
Milan to Build Cambio Network of Cycle Highways Linking 80 Per Cent of City
Takeaways: In an effort to make cycle the most convenient form of local transportation, Milan, Italy is committed to constructing 750 kilometres of bike...
Science
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Egg White Protein is Ubiquitous in Foods and Pharmaceuticals. What if...
Takeaways: A research team studying cellular agriculture has found a way to produce the critical proteins in egg whites.
The alternative found is fungus...
