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Sustainable Agriculture

Online farmers markets gain popularity during pandemic

Virtual farmers markets have been online for a few years now, but the COVID-19 pandemic is giving them a boost. Many consumers are happy to get fresh goods from local farmers without having to brave in-person stores or markets. Online farmers markets usually operate in a fairly small geographical area....
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Warming Oceans

Join the virtual Oceans Week conference for free

EarthX, the forum responsible for the world’s largest environmental expo, conference and film festival is teaming up with global nonprofit organization The National Geographic Society to bring Oceans Week onto the virtual stage from June 9 to June 11, 2020. The digital conference, Protecting the Life...
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Conservation

IKEA offers open-source design for Bee Homes

While nearly everyone has heard of IKEA, you may not be familiar with its design lab, called SPACE10, which is focused on creating sustainable and functional solutions for the evolving challenges of daily life. One of the most recent challenges is colony collapse, an epidemic that threatens up to one-third of...
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News

Air pollution climbing back to pre-pandemic levels

Last month, news media around the world heralded cleaner skies as a byproduct of the pandemic-induced quarantines. Alas, as lockdowns are lifted, air pollution is climbing back to pre-COVID levels in China. Several European countries may soon follow suit. Concentrations of fine particles and nitrogen...
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Hiking/Camping

Heimplanet celebrates 9 years of innovative inflatable tents

For almost a decade, Heimplanet has offered adventure-seekers an option for quick and easy tent set up in a variety of environments. The company first released a line of inflatable tents in 2011; now, with summer 2020 approaching, Heimplanet is reminding outdoor enthusiasts that there has never been a better...
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Food Waste

8 tips to keep your summer fruits and vegetables fresher for longer

With its long days, plentiful sun and delicious fare, summer is without a doubt our favorite time of year. If you're like us here at Inhabitat, you're constantly drawn to your local fruit stand to scope out the season's ripest pickings. If you find that you scoop up more than you can munch on within just a few...
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Homes

Eco-friendly housing startup Module breaks ground in Pittsburgh

Home building and buying are modern-day decision-wheels with size and location options balanced with a desire for eco-friendly construction. Buying too large of a home creates wasteful material and utility usage. Buying too small means having to sell and re-buy when life requires more space. So, the Pittsburgh-based...

Home building and buying are modern-day decision-wheels with size and location options balanced with a desire for eco-friendly construction....
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Endangered & Extinct

We are in the sixth mass extinction, and it's accelerating

The Earth is in the midst of a sixth mass extinction, and it’s picking up speed. New research in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences updates the threats first detailed in a 2015 study. Species are disappearing faster than previously thought, the new study says. The cascading effect of collapsing...

The Earth is in the midst of a sixth mass extinction, and it’s picking up speed. New research in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences...