
Tom Ford plastic alternatives contest awards its 8 finalists
The finalists in the world’s only global competition focused exclusively on creating scalable and biologically...

The biggest environmental news of the past decade
Climate change happens incrementally. A little warming here, a bit of ice melt there. However, when we review an...

It looks like a shark fin and helps urban river flooding
The Biomimicry Global Design Challenge encourages innovative solutions to the environment’s problems based on...

Eco-innovations tackling food waste at every level
At first glance, food waste may not seem like a big issue. You toss a partial head of cabbage and the last few...

MIT innovation may make fusion energy a reality soon
Commercially viable fusion energy may soon be a reality, following the successful trial of a new superconducting...

Carbon to Value Initiative launches business accelerator for carbontech startups
Most business accelerators focus on community economic development. But the new six-month Carbon to Value Initiative...

Plexus highlights reuse with this adaptable flat-pack design
You've probably been to plenty of festivals, trade fairs and other events where you stopped at booths to sample...

Can robot dolphins replace real ones in marine parks?
Proponents of swimming with dolphins cite the thrill of feeling a human-animal connection that verges on spiritual...

Startup creates compostable, single-serve coffee bags for your busy mornings
Worried about the environmental costs of single-use coffee pods? Steeped Coffee has a game-changing solution for...

Odd.Bot, the weed-pulling robot that could eliminate herbicides
The aging adage, “there’s an app for that,” is evolving into, “there’s a robot for that.” More and...

Slippy turns ocean plastic into versatile and endlessly reusable cup sleeves
Anyone who keeps up with news and current events knows that ocean pollution has become a major problem, especially...

EIT Food Marketplace disrupts the industry with additive-free beverages, veggie milk and more
Earlier this month in Munich, new trends in sustainable food were featured at the annual Food Marketplace event...

Ochis Coffee releases a new line of sunglasses made from organic coffee grounds
It’s been almost a year since Ochis Coffee launched its first eyewear collection, reached its Kickstarter goal...

TREDJE NATUR develops sidewalk tiles to capture and reuse water runoff
As the saying goes, when it rains, it pours. And when it pours, streets flood. This causes problems with the infrastructure...

Fueled by chocolate: Ghana's newest biofuel
Researchers in Ghana are testing a system that will turn cocoa into biofuel — but don’t worry — it uses...