2020 ranks as the hottest year in modern history
Last year was the hottest year ever recorded on Earth, according to an analysis done by the European Union's Copernicus...
Vermont Food Scrap Ban requires residents, businesses to compost
Too lazy to carry your banana peel or avocado pit to your compost bin? You’re breaking the law, at least in Vermont....
Scientists believe lab-grown meat may be more harmful to the environment than farms
Scientists and environmentalists are always looking for ways to make meat consumption more environmentally friendly,...
Farming insects too much too fast could create an environmental disaster
The potential of insects as an alternative source of protein is promising. But this week, Swedish scientists warned...
The votes are in for key environmental issues of the 2018 midterms
Most of the results are in from Tuesday’s election, and when it comes to environmental issues, the outcomes sent...
How to choose the healthiest, most sustainable milk alternative
Scientists agree that the dairy industry has an overall negative affect on the environment. For starters, it takes...
Climate change is expected to bring more intense storms like Hurricane Florence
Hurricane Florence is on a collision course with the southeastern United States. The immense and powerful storm...
19 mayors, thousands of buildings, zero carbon emissions by 2030
A coalition formed by 19 mayors of major U.S. cities including New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Washington...
Recent figures reveal Spain's human population is now outnumbered by pigs
Environmentalists are alarmed by recent data that reveals Spain's pig population now outnumbers its human one by...
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...
The world's largest beer brewer invents low-carbon beer bubbles
Belgium-based AB Inbev, the world's largest beer brewing company, has created a new low-carbon method for adding...
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...
HOW TO: Turn your food waste into clean energy
Each year, 1.3 billion tons of food ends up lost or wasted — 46 percent of the world’s garbage. While the global...
