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Greg Beach

Greg Beach is an educator, writer, gardener and brewer based in Atlanta, Georgia. Born in Boston, Massachusetts, Greg currently works as a high school social studies teacher at Atlanta Public Schools. Greg is the author of The World and Watertown, a non-fiction book that explores national and global issues through his hometown of Watertown, Massachusetts. Greg also proudly worked as a contributing writer for Inhabitat from 2015 through 2018 and received his Permaculture Design Certification from the Resilience Hub in Portland, Maine. Beyond his professional work, Greg enjoys hiking, biking, cooking, traveling, and takin' 'er easy for all us sinners. He is currently working on his first novel.
UK’s first energy positive classroom produces 1.5x the energy it uses

UK's first energy positive classroom produces 1.5x the energy it uses

After one year in operation, the numbers are in: the United Kingdom's first energy-positive classroom is capable...

A variety of coral

Belize Barrier Reef recovers and is removed from UNESCO 'In Danger' list

Thanks to a comprehensive conservation effort, the exceptionally diverse Belize Barrier Reef has recovered so much...

Beluga whale swimming underwater

World's first beluga whale sanctuary will welcome new arrivals

In 2019, two beluga whales, named Little Grey and Little White, will be transported from the Changfeng Ocean World...

Purple and orange sea stars in sand near seaweed

Sea stars overcome melting disease through rapid evolution

Five years ago, millions of sea stars off the west coast of North America were killed by a mysterious virus that...

many trees in Pakistan with a few houses here and there

The 'Billion Tree Tsunami' is transforming northwestern Pakistan

Once arid hillsides have now become wide swaths of lush green woodland in northwestern Pakistan, where hundreds...

Sun shining on earth in space

Mystery of banned CFCs resurgence may be solved

The world recently learned that chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), an ozone-damaging industrial gas banned under the 1997...

Two gibbons holding on to each other

Scientists discover new gibbon species inside tomb of Chinese emperor's grandmother

In a new study published in the journal Science, scientists detail the identification of a new species of gibbon,...

Pack of African wild dogs running through a river

Wild dogs return to Mozambique's Gorongosa National Park

A small group of African wild dogs have returned to Gorongosa National Park in Mozambique, heralding a potential...

Diver swimming behind a manta ray

Giant manta ray nursery discovered in Gulf of Mexico

Researchers have identified the first recognized giant manta ray nursery in the Flower Garden Banks National Marine...

Snowy landscape in Antarctica

West Antarctica's bedrock is rising, providing some protection to melting ice

It seems that most news concerning Antarctica's ice sheets is bad news, with two of the world's fastest melting...

A USGS aerial photograph of the Kilauea summit crater after the eruption

Kilauea's crater has been dramatically altered by eruption

While Hawaii's Kilauea volcano continues to erupt, this explosive episode of volcanic activity has already made...

A close-up image of honey bees and hives near a solar farm

The largest solar farm apiary in the US opens this week

An important feature of permaculture is the concept of stacking functions, or finding multiple uses for the same...

Red and yellow paper straws on white background

First paper straw factory in decades to open as UK bans plastic

As the United Kingdom moves forward with its planned ban on single-use plastic products, the first paper straw...

Leopard lying on a tree branch

Reforestation in China heralds the return of rare animals

If you plant it, they will come. China is pursuing an ambitious project, underway for decades, to increase the...

City of London skyline

The City of London will be powered with 100% renewable energy by October 2018

The City of London, the historic "Square Mile" central district of London, will soon switch to clean energy in...