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Shoes

Loci vegan shoes give back to animal conservation efforts

  • Dawn Hammon
  • 06/17/2021

When it comes to sustainability, typical shoes miss all the marks. Loaded with virgin petroleum-based materials and requiring generations to break down in the landfill, shoes are a significant source of waste. But shoe brand Loci is dedicated to changing that with a line of sneakers that are made from recycled...

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Architecture

Federal judge overturns Biden's pause on oil, gas leases

  • Bonface Landi
  • 06/17/2021

President Joe Biden's directive to halt leasing of federal land to oil and gas companies in Alaska and the Gulf of Mexico has been dealt a blow after U.S. District Judge Terry Doughty in Louisiana overturned the moratorium on Tuesday. The decision is now a setback to the Biden administration's efforts to...

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Conservation

Cruise ships, shipping vessels can now earn a "Whale-Safe" label

  • Bonface Landi
  • 06/17/2021

An Italian NGO has launched a new eco-label that will be awarded to freight and cruise companies that take steps to prevent their ships from colliding with whales. The World Sustainability Organization has launched the new Whale-Safe label via Friends of the Sea, a project that certifies fisheries as...

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Architecture

WSU Everett building sets the gold standard for campus design

  • KC Morgan
  • 06/17/2021

The Washington State University Everett building is setting the tone for the brand-new WSU branch campus. The new campus will expand access to STEM-focused programs, and the new building truly pays homage to this field of study. This is the building that will define the campus. Paired with Everett Community College...

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Apps

Descendants Of Earth is a video game that tackles real-world problems

  • KC Morgan
  • 06/17/2021

Concerns about climate change are everywhere. Companies are making products with ocean plastic, corporations are focusing on sustainability and people are learning how to incorporate green technology into their daily lives. Now, even video games are addressing this real-world crisis. It was only a matter of time. In...

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Community

FreeWater is the startup connecting people to free, clean water

  • Katherine Gallagher
  • 06/16/2021

A new philanthropic marketing startup based out of Austin, Texas is providing companies with a way to advertise while doing good. FreeWater provides beverages in eco-friendly, BPA-free packaging paid for by the ads printed directly onto the bottles. Companies can choose to either distribute them for...

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  • Bonface Landi
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Scientists have converted plastic bottles into vanilla flavoring using genetically engineered bacteria. According to research published in the journal Green Chemistry, genetically engineered E-Coli bacteria has been used to convert terephthalic acid (TA) from plastic waste into vanillin. Joanna Sadler,...

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Ice Melt

Critical Antarctic ice shelf breaking away at an alarming rate

  • Bonface Landi
  • 06/16/2021

A new study published in Science Advances has revealed that the Pine Island Glacier's ice shelf is breaking away at a rate much faster than previously measured. If the ice shelf holding the Pine Iceland Glacier together breaks away, the entire iceberg may fall into the sea. Initially, scientists...

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Adventuring in New River Gorge, the newest US national park

  • Teresa Bergen
  • 06/16/2021

In the late afternoon, after a physically hard day of building trails, a group of shirtless young guys take turns belaying each other as they scramble up a huge rockface. These climbing-lovers are answering the call of southern West Virginia’s Nuttall sandstone. Named for early coal developer John Nuttall, its...

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  • Katherine Gallagher
  • 06/16/2021

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PSU’s LEED Platinum School of Business features regionally sourced timber

  • Lucy Wang
  • 06/15/2021

Downtown Portland’s reputation for sustainability has been elevated yet again with Portland State University’s latest addition — the Karl Miller Center, a LEED Platinum-certified renovation and a major addition to the University’s School of Business. Designed by SRG Partnership in collaboration with Behnisch...

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G7 leaders commit to curb climate change, but fall short on coal

  • Bonface Landi
  • 06/15/2021

On Sunday, G7 leaders committed to take action against global warming and to protect biodiversity, but they failed to set a date to stop coal exploration. During the 47th G7 summit held in Cornwall, U.K., the leaders of the world's most industrialized nations were expected to lead the way in curbing carbon emissions. The...

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