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Biden administration announces plan to expand wind power
Power-generating Siemens 2.37MW wind turbines are seen at the Ocotillo Wind Energy Facility California, US The White House has announced plans to...
Elon Musk’s Battery Farm Has Been a Total Triumph. Here Comes...
Elon Musk and Neoen are collaborating on the supersized sequel to Tesla's existing battery farm in South Australia. The Hornsdale Power Reserve has...
Business
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Apple’s renewable energy practices power up with 110-plus suppliers, including those...
Apple CEO Tim Cook greets attendees during a special event on September 10, 2019 in the Steve Jobs Theater on Apple's Cupertino, California campus....
These smart freezer sensors help Domino’s, 7-Eleven combat food waste
Therma's sensors help restaurants owners monitor and improve their freezers and fridges to combat food waste. //Courtesy of Therma As director of operations...
Nature
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Nuts for coco de mer: islanders rally to save world’s biggest...
he coco de mer is a much-loved cultural and botanical icon of the Seychelles,” says Katy Beaver, a plant expert on the islands...
America’s Bald Eagle Population Has Quadrupled Since 2009, Government Report Finds
After being threatened with extinction, the American bald eagle population has quadrupled since 2009 — a swift recovery that Martha Williams, deputy director...
Policy
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The University of Michigan divesting from fossil fuels shows that change...
If you want proof of how decisively the climate zeitgeist has begun to shift, you could look to Washington and the transition between...
Virginia Governor Takes Action on Single-Use Plastics
A plastic bag on the beach at Fisherman Island National Wildlife Refuge in Kiptopeke, Virginia on Oct. 22, 2011. Caitlin Finnerty / Chesapeake...
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Solving the Plastics Problem: Cox Enterprises Invests in Nexus Fuels
Solving the Plastics Problem: Cox Enterprises Invests in Nexus Fuels
Nexus Fuels emerges as world’s first commercial-scale 100% circular waste plastics solution, resolving a critical environmental challenge Atlanta (March 10, 2021) – Nexus Fuels, LLC (Nexus), a leading circular waste-plastics operation, has secured a major investment from Cox Enterprises to accelerate its market expansion. Nexus converts waste plastics, formerly bound for landfills and oceans, back into their original components so they can be used to create new materials. Nexus’ environmentally friendly recycling process can convert waste plastics into virgin plastic precursors and resins that partners, like Shell and Chevron Phillips, can use...
Cox Enterprises Accelerates Sustainability Goals by 10 Years
Cox Enterprises announced on January 21, 2021, that it has accelerated its goal to be carbon and water neutral from 2044 to 2034 as part of the company’s national sustainability program, Cox Conserves. The new Cox Conserves strategy expedites the company’s zero environmental footprint goals by reducing, replacing and recycling within its own operations, along with developing new renewable projects and partnerships to offset impacts.
Since Cox set its original goals in 2013, clean technologies and renewables have advanced,
and the costs associated with these industries have decreased. At the same time, the pace of climate change has led to ever-worsening...
Weekly Blog
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Plastic Pollution and Climate Change
Plastic Pollution and Climate Change
Guest post by: Lilly Platt Plastic Pollution is a huge problem for today’s oceans and water systems. It’s one of the most common materials in our economy and amongst the biggest polluters on Earth. It’s found everywhere in the form of plastic bottles, bags, food packaging, clothing, and car parts, etc. Plastic is durable and lasts forever. However, what doesn’t get attention is how plastic pollution affects climate change. Nearly all plastic is made from materials like ethylene and propylene which are made from fossil fuels (mostly oil and gas). The process of extracting and transporting those fuels and...
Disproportionate Power
Disproportionate Power
Guest post by Keroles Riad from Waste Not, Want Not I was born (a very long time ago) with a genetic condition that has required me to spend a day at the hospital every three weeks. It also meant that I grew up constantly being told what it is I can and cannot do. So I have developed a bit of a stubborn streak with a determination to prove people wrong of whatever it is they think limits me. That idea of “disproportionate power” – outsized influence – is very energizing to me. In 2016, I started the “Waste Not,...
Top 6 Reasons to Get Outdoors
Top 6 Reasons to Get Outdoors
Guest post by James Black, of Wilderness, Redefined.
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Life in the pandemic has been hard. Most of us have spent the best part of last year indoors, unable to get out and fully enjoy the great outdoors. But with the summer approaching and the vaccination program off to a good start, we all might be able to get out of our homes and into the wilderness soon. And there are loads of reasons to get out into the backcountry when you can again. There are so many benefits to our mental and physical health that nature can...
10 Questions with Dillon Forte, Artist and Founder, Forte Tattoo Tech
10 Questions with Dillon Forte, Artist, and Founder, Forte Tattoo Tech World-renowned artist, Dillon Forte, is known for his contemporary style of Sacred Geometry in tattooing. Forte believes in viewing the body as a whole, creating harmonious designs to flow seamlessly with the skin. His other notable ventures include photography, painting, fashion/tech design, murals, gallery exhibitions and his product line Forte Tattoo Tech, which is his recently announced line of biodegradable tattoo supplies. How did you get into tattoo as a form of artistic expression? I was always drawing as a kid, and during my teenage years, got into skateboarding and hanging...
People-Powered Ocean Science
People-Powered Ocean Science
Ocean monitoring that keeps pace with business, society, and ocean change
Guest post by Dr. Christine A. Ward-Paige What is eOceans? As a marine scientist, I always meet locals who are adamant that I’m studying the wrong thing, looking in the wrong place, or that decisions are misinformed because they are missing the local perspective. I created eOceans as a platform for marine scientists, ocean explorers, communities, governments, and other organizations to track the ocean together in real-time. The problem we solve Everything we know about the world’s ocean and its influence on society depends on the important discoveries made by marine...
A Guide For Eco-Conscious Homeowners in 2021
A Guide for Eco-Conscious Homeowners in 2021
Guest Post By Rebecca Clarke As climate change continues to have an adverse effect on the natural world around us, as well as having a big impact on our way of thinking politically, more and more of us are making significant changes to our lifestyles in order to live more sustainably. Green living undoubtedly starts at home, and there are many ways in which you can adopt an eco-conscious lifestyle as a homeowner, whether it’s choosing to buy eco-friendly products, being more energy efficient at home or making your garden more accessible to wildlife. Communities,...
Coffee waste can supercharge the growth of new forests
What happens when you dump 30 trucks full of coffee waste on land set aside for reforestation? Well, the forest recovers a heck...
News Lighting LEDs raise light levels and yields for BC grower
Fluence by OSRAM and Glenwood Valley Farms, a British Columbia-based greenhouse grower, announced the successful installation of Fluence’s broad-spectrum LED technology across one...
News Lighting Greenhouses can grow lettuce and generate solar power: study
A recent study shows that lettuce can be grown in greenhouses that filter out wavelengths of light used to generate solar power, demonstrating...
Special brew: eco-friendly Peruvian coffee leaves others in the shade
Deep within the Peruvian cloud forests, a six-hour drive from the town of Satipo, the remote Mayni community is busy growing organic coffee...
How One Farmer Is Introducing Americans to Sea Beans
Sea beans, otherwise known as sea asparagus and pickleweed, belong to the genus Salicornia, marsh plants that thrive in salty soils. (PhotoAlto/Laurence Mouton/Getty...
Transportation
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Turning food waste into aviation fuel could greatly reduce emissions
Food waste could be instrumental in producing sustainable aviation fuel, according to a recent study. Greenhouse gases from the aviation industry contribute 12%...
Ample is trying to make battery swapping for EVs a reality, starting with Uber...
Ample is launching battery swapping in the U.S. — here's a look at how it works Ample is launching battery swapping in the...
FedEx to Electrify Entire Fleet by 2040
A FedEx truck travels along Interstate 10 by the San Gorgonio Pass Wind Farm near Palm Springs, California on Feb. 27, 2019. Robert...
New age of sail looks to slash massive maritime carbon emissions
If ocean shipping were a country, it would be the sixth-largest carbon emitter, releasing more CO2 annually than Germany. International shipping accounts for...
Science
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How data is transforming the way we care for the ocean
An iceberg floats in a fjord near the town of Tasiilaq, Greenland, June 18, 2018. Turning commitments and ideas into the actions needed for...
