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Thomas Pesquet to carry out spacewalk to install solar panel system...
Six iROSA solar arrays in the planned configuration will augment the power drawn from the existing arrays on the International Space Station. French...
Why Southern Africa is the perfect place to become the world’s...
The conditions in South Africa create great potential for solar power. The majority of South Africa has excellent conditions for solar power, writes...
Business
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Companies are jumping aboard the federal packaging and recycling policy train
Courtesy of The Recycling Partnership Close Authorship While there are Extended Producer Responsibility bills in 33 states and Washington, D.C., none exist at...
Shopify to spend $5 million per year “to kickstart demand in...
Shopify's Sustainability Fund is pumping $5 million into projects that remove atmospheric carbon and publishing the results so other companies can follow its...
Nature
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Mother Pig Rescued With Piglets After Fleeing Farm, Giving Birth In...
A mother pig and her piglets will spend the rest of their lives in peace after she busted out of a farm while...
Have You Ever Seen the Adorable Pink Fairy Armadillo? No? It’s…...
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Policy
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New ecolabel will certify ‘Whale-Safe’ shipping companies and cruise lines
A new eco-label will certify freight and cruise companies that take steps to keep their ships from colliding with whales. To earn the...
‘The People vs Arctic Oil’: Activists target Norway at ECHR
Norway is western Europe's largest oil and gas producer, with a daily output of approximately four million barrels of oil equivalent Norwegian...
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EarthEcho International 2021 Youth Leadership Summit
EarthEcho International 2021 Youth Leadership Summit EarthEcho International is uniting hundreds of young people, ages 13-25, from around the world, for learning, networking, and collaboration to restore and protect our ocean planet. Join EarthEcho founder, Philippe Cousteau Jr., in building a global youth movement and register yourself or a young person you know for the 2021 Youth Leadership Summit. This 6th annual FREE event connects participants virtually over 2 days for workshops, seminars, art projects and more! Leveraging EarthEcho's global network of scientists, policy leaders, influencers, and youth change-makers, the focus of the 2021 Youth Leadership Summit builds from a year...
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,...
NetBit Electronics to Use 100% Recyclable Bulk Packaging
NetBit Electronics to Use 100% Recyclable Bulk Packaging NetBit Electronics (the only major power supply company that has an exclusive focus on customer premises equipment (CPE)) has made a commitment to now only use 100% recyclable bulk packaging from sustainable sources, designed to optimize shipping efficiency and to help their customers reduce C02 emissions. NetBit has already introduced a number of eco-measures for bulk packaging such as vegetable-based inks, and non-bleached kraft cardboard and replacing commonly used plastic tapes with paper-based alternatives. Moreover, NetBit is also developing new packaging designs for SUP-free transportation to meet international packaging standards. By incorporating innovative paper technologies that...
New Report Reveals Cox Enterprises Has Invested Nearly $1 Billion in Sustainability and Cleantech
New Report Reveals Cox Enterprises Has Invested Nearly $1 Billion in Sustainability and Cleantech Collective Impact Report details investments in COVID-19 relief grants, accelerated sustainability goals and commitments to social justice and human rights Cox Enterprises released Making Our Mark, its collective impact report, which details the company’s investment of nearly $1 billion in sustainable businesses and technologies, and more than $191 million donated to or invested in communities. The report also highlights how the James M. Cox Foundation's quick response to provide support, relief and $13.8 million in grants and donations during the pandemic positively impacted hospitals, individuals and families throughout its communities. “We will continue to uphold our tradition of doing the right thing, taking care of our employees, serving our customers and improving the lives of everyone...
Popular Alkaline Brand TEN Alkaline Spring Water Brings Eco-Friendly Aluminum Cans To Retail
Popular Alkaline Brand TEN Alkaline Spring Water Brings Eco-Friendly Aluminum Cans To Retail In an effort to reduce the footprint made by plastic bottles in retail stores (and ultimately, in waterways and landfills), top alkaline brand TEN Alkaline Spring Water has now made their product available via 8-pack aluminum cans in stores around the US. TEN is the first in their category to sell their 10ph premium alkaline water in a can and leads the way in sustainability for the alkaline water industry. The benefits of drinking alkaline water are many, but the amount of plastic used to package food...
Weekly Blog
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Belugas and Polar Bears
Belugas and Polar Bears Guest post by: Kieran McIver, Beluga Boat Captain and Churchill Operations Manager at Polar Bears International Churchill, Manitoba, is known worldwide for its polar bears, but for a brief window every summer, the beluga whales take over—an astonishing scene as they flood into the Churchill River estuary and surround the shorelines of Hudson Bay, their numbers reaching into the thousands. For the whales, the Churchill estuary serves as a feeding ground, a space to rear their calves as they live out the first few months of their lives, an ideal place for their annual molt, and a sanctuary...
This is Circular: The Story of a Small Start-up with Big Ambitions
This is Circular: The Story of a Small Start-up with Big Ambitions Guest post by: Evelin Földvári, Marketing and Operations Manager at This is Circular “I want to contribute and do something meaningful” – thought Caroline Villamizar Duque, our founder at This is Circular, a year before the concept of her start-up was even born. Caroline is a British entrepreneur who led a successful career in the events industry for over 20 years. She ran a business that conceived and organised creative events for individuals and world leading brands. Her high level of energy, passion for people and fun made her able to...
Marooned for a Day on the Amelia Earhart Crash Site… it’s not what you expect
Marooned for a Day on the Amelia Earhart Crash Site... it's not what you expect Guest Post by: Nick Mendoza, Founder & CEO of Neptune Snacks Nikumaroro is one of the wildest places left on the planet. On the island, I encountered thriving seabird colonies, eels lunging like crocodiles from the lagoon-edge to drag crabs off of the sand… I even faced-off (and backed down from) a terrier-sized coconut crab encountered on a jungle trail. But forget all of that—something else I saw on that island stays with me today, and affected the course of my life. The first time one lays...
Forest Bathing, Forest Healing
Forest Bathing, Forest Healing
By Grant Brown, Founder, Happy Eco News It’s not until we drive off the ferry that my jaw unclenches. I didn’t even know my teeth had been clenched so hard. I wonder how long they had been that way. Was it hours? Days? Weeks? I feel the tension slowly drain from my face, then my shoulders, and my hands. I am driving a vintage VW van built in 1987, but the steering wheel seems somehow light and responsive. The windows are down on this hot July morning and traffic is moving easily, the drivers finding their lanes without aggression....
Awareness: The Overlooked Climate Solution
Awareness: The Overlooked Climate Solution Guest post by: Alex Di Pardo, Environmental Geography student at Concordia University, Montreal Until about four years ago, I was a totally different person. Not just in appearance or with day-to-day activities, but with my core values. I was materialistic and frivolous. I prioritized my outward appearance… a type of female character archetype I struggle to give a name. To give you an idea, my favorite movies and TV shows included Gossip Girl, Confessions of a Shopaholic, 13 Going on 30, and Legally Blonde (all of which I still love, just for different reasons). I dreamed of...
A Journey to a Small Business with Purpose
A Journey to a Small Business with Purpose Guest post by: Devon Whalen, co-founder of Green Whale One small family business has been on a slow, steady journey toward the development of a business that promotes sustainability and serves the community. Read on to learn about the twists and turns they’ve taken and the exciting path they’re on now to provide support for parents, teachers, and caregivers who want to raise kids that care about themselves, each other, and the world around them. Developing a Flexible Route to a Sustainable Destination Like so many others, the pandemic rocked our world and gave us...
Breaking the cycle with upcycled food
ReGrained upcycles leftover grain from breweries to cooks creating baked goods. Soon — just as the plastic milk gallon in the dairy aisle...
The Wide World of Sustainable Wine
Even casual wine drinkers know there is no such thing as a typical bottle of wine; there are hundreds of kinds of wine,...
Why imported veg is still more sustainable than local meat
Transport emissions account only for about 10% of all emissions. Consuming local food can enhance human wellbeing while also radically reducing greenhouse gas...
A Better Brew: Drinking Beer Sustainably
Let’s look into the sustainability of our beer. At least 5,000 years old , beer is the fourth most popular beverage in the...
Grocery store on wheels in London for “zero waste” shopping
Food and household products sold without packaging and without plastic Ella Shone's small electric truck used to deliver milk but now she drives...
Transportation
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Your electric vehicle could become a mini power plant
Grist / PerlAlexander / 3alexd / Getty Images In an asphalt lot just north of New York City, yellow school buses are resting...
Used Cars Can Be Eco-Friendlier than Newer Models
When you think about getting a car, you have two main options. You must decide whether it will be a “new car” or...
Battery-powered, sea-skimming ‘flying ferries’ could cross the Channel at 180mph
Sea-skimming “flying ferries” could slash journey times for cross-Channel sailings, a ferry operator has claimed. Brittany Ferries announced it is collaborating with US-based...
Meet the world’s first 16 tonne electric truck
A wider variety of electric vehicles is being introduced. There were 10 million electric cars on the world’s roads at the end of...
Science
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Sri Lankans find a digital helping hand for baby birds fallen...
Nesting season for Sri Lanka’s birds, which runs from February to May and coincides with the start of the monsoon, often sees chicks...
