Your favorite playlist has a carbon footprint
You would think streaming music is more eco-friendly than CDs, tapes and records, right? Afterall, there’s no...
Grocery giant ALDI announces 100% sustainable packaging by 2025
This week, supermarket chain ALDI pledged to offer 100 percent reusable, recyclable or compostable packaging on...
15 fresh ideas for leftover fruit that will reduce your food waste
With 40 percent of America’s food going to the trash each year, food waste has become a major factor in climate...
Students around the world join climate strike on March 15
On Friday, March 15, tens of thousands of high school and middle school students in more than 70 countries plan...
Man-made climate change now at the level scientists call ‘five-sigma’
Scientists are warning that the proof for man-made climate change is now at a gold standard level. The announcement...
New study predicts mass extinction in 140 years
A new study suggests that the old saying about history repeating itself is absolutely true. In this case, history...
Rwanda hopes to increase energy efficiency with new cooling initiative
Rwanda has big plans for a more sustainable future and is launching a new cooling initiative that will increase...
Fast food industry under pressure to decrease its global footprint stat
Fast food is one of the most popular conveniences of modern society, but it comes at a huge risk to the environment....
Australia will not reach its carbon reduction targets by 2030, claims new study
An international group called the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) released a damaging...
Greenhouse gas emissions rose during 2018 after three year decline
After a solid decline for the past three years, carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions in the United States rose in 2018....
Major utility company Xcel Energy commits to go carbon-free by 2050
A major utility company is making history. Xcel Energy, Colorado’s largest utility company, has pledged to go...
This calculator tracks the carbon emissions of your travels
The global community has become increasingly smaller in recent decades thanks to affordable travel. But just because...
The ozone is finally healing and could be completely repaired by 2060
Finally, some good news about the environment. Earlier this week, the United Nations announced in a report that...
A quick guide to the environmental issues you’ll find on the ballot
The general election for 2018 features many interesting issues related to environmental improvements. But with...
Billions of pounds of pumpkin will go to the landfill after Halloween
Over the past few weeks, millions of people have bought nutritious, tasty treats that they won’t eat, and after...
This massive Sun Ray could sustainably power 220 homes in Melbourne
What if renewable energy infrastructure could be both functional and beautiful? Exploring that notion is Italian...
The Philippines envisions a green smart city to combat pollution in Manila
Traffic is an unpleasant facet of life in cities, but in Manila, the most densely populated city in the world,...
Bio-inspired membrane captures 90% of CO2 in power plant emissions
Researchers at Sandia National Laboratories have developed a new biologically inspired membrane that can capture...
Global tourism’s carbon footprint is four times bigger than we thought
For the first time, researchers have quantified the carbon footprint of global tourism around the world – and...
EPA to consider burning wood a ‘carbon neutral’ energy source
Earlier this week, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a new policy which will classify the burning...
China reports meeting its 2020 carbon intensity goals three years early
Xie Zhenhua, China's top climate official, has reported that the country has met its 2020 carbon intensity target...
Stricter climate regulations could save 150 million lives worldwide
Researchers have calculated that stronger climate regulations across the globe could help prevent up to 150 million...
France completely bans fracking and oil extraction
The French Parliament recently passed into law a complete ban on the extraction of oil and gas within any of France's...
18-year-old invents cheaper CO2 capture tech to fight climate change
Even with quick-paced developments in renewable energy, the world still produces the vast majority of its power...
France is the world’s most sustainable food country
Thanks to proactive measures put in place to curb food waste, France now ranks #1 in the world when it comes to...
Cow farts may be contributing more to global warming than we realized
When you hear the words 'cow farts,' you probably giggle a little. But bovine flatulence and belches are pumping...
Here’s some climate hope: global CO2 emissions stayed static last year
The fall of coal and rise of renewable energy could be reducing global carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. The Netherlands...
Federal court stunts EPA plans to suspend methane emissions rule
President Donald Trump in February instructed cabinet members "to alleviate unnecessary regulatory burdens placed...
Energy-generating ‘artificial plants’ turn greenhouse gases into clean air
Groundbreaking research from scientists at the University of Central Florida (UCF) and Florida State University...
Senate Republicans could save methane rules from Trump
President Donald Trump is facing opposition to his rolling back of environmental regulations. Of course climate...