
COVID-19 and its effects on the environment
As SARS-CoV-2, the novel coronavirus pathogen that causes the illness COVID-19, sweeps across the globe,...

Costa Rica aims to become the first country to ban all single-use plastics
Costa Rica is taking a stand against the plastic waste flooding our oceans and clogging up our landfills: the country...

Flood Wall Street: Photographs from the Front Lines
Before the Flood, speakers included impacted front line residents like youth activist Ta'Kaiya Blaney...

Villa Escudero's Waterfall Restaurant Lets You Dine at the Foot of the Falls
The entire villa is in fact a historical plantation surrounded by mountains and coconut trees. Once guests have...

Helsinki Builds 9 Million Gallon Underground Water Tank to Cool Local Buildings
Just when you thought Scandinavia couldn’t get any more eco-friendly, Helsinki ups the ante. The Finnish capital...

Fire in the Sky: Devastation in the Shalefields
Natural gas flaring is basically another excuse for the oil and gas industry to avoid proper regulation and do...

GREEN BUILDING 101: Materials and Resources Part 1—Sustainable Building Supplies
When we think of greenhouse gas emissions, some of us might envision a tailpipe spewing exhaust... but 40% of the...

Apple Patents Next Generation Solar Technology
The US Patent and Trademark Office just revealed that Apple has been granted 20 new patents which focus on next...

MELTING MEN Eco Art Calls Attention to Global Warming
Ice melts. Simple, yes, and yet it seems to be one of those seminal issues of our time. Ice is melting, in a big,...