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Energy
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Climate heroes: the countries pioneering a green future
hile the world must wait to see whether US president-elect Joe Biden can fulfil his election promise of a $2tn Green New Deal...
Watch Contractors Hypnotically Build an Entire Wind Turbine Farm
Watch as builders dig, frame, and fill the foundation for a 250-foot wind turbine. Turbines are growing in popularity all the time, and...
Business
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TD Bank Says It Won’t Finance Oil And Gas Activities In...
The TD bank logo is seen on top of the Toronto Dominion Canada Trust Tower in Toronto, March 16, 2017. TD Bank says...
Renewable energy defies Covid-19 to hit record growth in 2020
Global renewable electricity installation will hit a record level in 2020, according to the International Energy Agency, in sharp contrast with the declines...
Nature
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Could endangered species and other animals fare better under Biden?
With Joe Biden declared president-elect, many advocates and conservationists are hopeful that animals in the U.S.—wild, captive, and farmed—may become better protected. As with...
Ridiculously Bright Yellow Turtle Discovered in India
Yellow flapshell turtle Debashish Sharma/Twitter It's vivid, it's the color of the sun, of an egg yolk, of a banana, of a daffodil—it's...
Policy
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Ecocide: Should killing nature be a crime?
From the Pope to Greta Thunberg, there are growing calls for the crime of “ecocide” to be recognised in international criminal law – but...
Ban on new petrol and diesel cars in UK from 2030...
Electric vehicle charging point It is part of what Mr Johnson calls a "green industrial revolution" to tackle climate change and create jobs...
Weekly Blog
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You’ll die of old age, I’ll die of climate change
You'll die of old age, I'll die of climate change Blog Post by Grant Brown, Founder, Happy Eco News. I was absently browsing the web looking for inspiration for a good blog post this afternoon, doomscrolling is what I think my kids would call it (at least that’s what it feels like). I wasn't motivated to write, having had a kind of crappy week. Covid lockdowns, rising death rates, and fear everywhere kind of does that to my creative process. After an hour of browsing uninspired content, I saw an image of a woman, a protester, carrying a hand-printed sign that...
Eco-Activism or Eco-Anxiety? You Choose
Eco-Activism or Eco-Anxiety? You Choose Blog Post by Grant Brown, Founder, Happy Eco News. Eco-activist. The name itself seems to conjure up images of protest – of people chaining themselves to trees, protesting pipelines, putting their physical bodies on the line to prevent a company or project from destroying a wild area that is dear to them. Certainly not a middle-aged, middle-class, suburb dweller. There are many who are far more deserving of a title like that. People who are truly willing to risk the ultimate price to do what they believe is right. In 2019, more than 200 environmental activists were...
TREESON: An Eco-Musical Written to Help Inspire People Toward Action
TREESON: An Eco-Musical Written to Help Inspire People Toward Action Victoria Campbell www.treesonmusical.com In the lush landscape of the Pacific Northwest, many respect nature while others seek to destroy it. Trees stand tall against the rushing waterfalls as chainsaws brattle in the distance. Terra, an environmental activist, mourns as she witnesses Don’s handiwork ravaging the woods. Ash, with the help of the Elements of Water, Wind and Fire, seeks purpose, to pave a path outside of his father’s logging empire. TREESON is a love story between humanity and Earth. Will everyone play their part before it’s too late? This is a question that...
Who taught you that all living things are connected?
When I think about my journey to sustainability awareness, the word “teacher” springs forth. Perhaps it’s the same for you? When you look back, do you remember an elementary school teacher introducing you to “do not litter” campaigns? Or did a science teacher teach you about atoms, molecules, energy, and waves? Perhaps it was a personal life experience outdoors that made you curious about the world. Did Nature show you that, like the trees, you have a trunk and limbs? Think of your teachers… family, friends, authors, professors, pastors, priests, rabbis, and songwriters, for instance. Do you remember specific moments of guidance...
Prince William and the Earthshot Prize – The Happy Eco News Blog
The Happy Eco News Blog By Grant Brown, October 25, 2020 In around two months, on January 1, 2021, Happy Eco News turns three years old. Last month, we posted our 5,000th post. Five thousandth post. It seems a bit surreal to be honest. Back in January 2018, I had no idea whether I’d even find enough positive stories for this to actually survive. At the time, I was working remotely from a coffee shop in a small surfing town called Canggu in Bali with my wife Christine and our two teenagers. We were about 1/3 of the way through a life-changing...
Growing specialty crops under solar panels shows promise
Colorado State University Specialty Crops Program Coordinator Mark Uchanski was initially skeptical when Sandbox Solar approached him about researching the possibility of combining...
A carbon-neutral burger? It’s not impossible.
Cows don't have to be a scourge to grasslands Beef has become one of the central villains of the climate crisis. Many environmentalists...
Will Plant-Based Meat Become the New Fast Food?
McDonald's P.L.T. plant-based burger is an example of the company's new plant-based line of products to launch in 2021. Geoff Robins / AFP...
Build a DIY garden you can bring on the road
Totally portable Illustration by +ISM There’s nothing quite like putting down roots and tending a garden. But what happens if you don’t have...
Australian researchers find native grasses could be grown for mass consumption
Native grasses could be grown for mass consumption, a one-year feasibility study has found, after researchers tested 15 different species “from paddock to...
Transportation
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New Conversion Kit Turns Your Classic Mini Cooper Into A Timeless EV
Fans of classic cars and restomods rejoice! There is now a fully realized and, more importantly, genuinely affordable kit to help you turn...
The Used-EV Buyer’s Guide
The auto industry has faced multiple challenges in 2020, among them closed factories, shuttered dealerships, and a pandemic that has kept potential buyers...
Kibbo Imagines the Modular City of the Future
Kibbo Treehugger recently showed Kibbo , a co-living community that Colin O'Donnell is building out of Sprinter vans, which he describes as "a...
Germany agrees $2.3 billion aid for auto industry to navigate technology shift
FILE PHOTO: Two employees, separated by plastic hygiene protection, work at the A3 and A4 production line of the German car manufacturer Audi,...
Science
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Now, take a sip using straws made of fallen coconut leaves
Straws made of fallen coconut leaves by Evlogia Ecocare | Photo Credit: Special arrangement They last for hours in a drink, are compostable, and...
