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Over 2.5 billion people depend on aquifers for fresh water, but rising seas and climate change are pushing saltwater into these crucial reserves.
“It spreads like a skin cream and grips like sandpaper,” says
Wastewater treatment plants could soon do more than just purify water — they could become hubs of industrial innovation.
The colour choice is largely aesthetic but the material used is unique.
Paris is emphasizing sustainability and fighting the myth that you need meat for athletic performance.
China has a stranglehold on the global rare earths supply. Norway may loosen it.
Your favorite treat is about to become better for you and the planet.
Wood isn't the first material that comes to mind for building satellites. But it may be just what we need.
It's plastic-free and vegan — and more sustainable than current alternatives.
Scientists turned agricultural waste into eco-friendly, sustaianble sanitary products.
It's like taking a million cars off the road.
A dry diet can turn your pet into an energetic and environment friendly companion.
A new report outlines the foundation for how science and art should work together to solve the world's most problematic issues.
Technology alone won't solve our environmental problems.
All schools will dedicate an hour a week to discussing the issue.
Sustainability is a buzzword that’s thrown around a lot when it comes to being environmentally friendly, but it’s often overlooked in the business world.
The good news is that consumer involvement is very effective in increasing sustainability.
If you want to do the environment and yourself a favor, just eat healthily. There will be fewer emissions and less land use.
Landfill waste is given a second life by blasting it with plasma hotter than the sun. Now that's a project we love!
With 10 billion people soon on the horizon, eating meat is out of the question.
Recycle everything!!!
Leftover food from the Olympic Village in Rio is being prepared by a group of international chefs and served to the poor.
It’s kind of strange that we often think about what countries are doing the most harm to the planet, but we rarely think which countries are doing the most good. Announced at the TEDSalon in Berlin, the Good Country Index measures just that, and the winners are quite surprising; the losers, not so much (sorry USA). […]
It may seem like a shock for many people (especially those outside America) that it takes research to know livestock should be fed with pastures and shrubs; but most cattle in the US are fed with grain and corn, because it is cheaper due to subsidies. Unfortunately, this method is unsustainable and will only end […]
Society treats the sky like an “open sewer” – pumping carbon waste into the air the same way it pumped waste into waterways, and with the same results. People are getting sick, Gore explained, comparing the climate crisis to 19th-century cholera epidemics, including one in London where the outbreak was traced to a single water […]
Most people perceive China as a greatly polluted, overcrowded country, with little to no interest in renewable energy and a sustainable future. But that legacy is changing. Chicago-based architects Adrian Smith and Gordon Gill have unveiled plans for Chengdu Tianfu District Great City, a self sustainable satellite city which offers insightful solutions to the crowded […]
I’m not necessarily a big fan of Ikea, but you have to admire this kind of initiative. The Swedish corporation announced they will go for a sustainable business model, one which features €1.5 billion investments in solar and wind power. The furniture company has remained true to its initial model, which involved doing things as […]
I had some serious thought on whether to write this or not. It’s not a paid post or anything, and quite frankly, I’ve never owned anything from Puma. But I was absolutely thrilled to find out about their initiative to replace the shoe boxes with reusable bags. It’s exactly this kind of small thing, but […]
The leading architectural firm Foster + Partners has recently won an international competition in which companies where supposed to come up with schemes towards developing the Incheon Free Economic Zone. Foster’s plan, the winning plan, is incredibly bold, encompassing the islands of KangHwa and OnJin-gun, to the north west of Seoul, basically connecting the the […]
