The dangers of climate change have been well reported for years. But what's had less attention is how the world could effectively tackle the issue. Yesterday, UN scientists laid out a plan that they believe could help people avoid the worst impacts of rising temperatures. The report, by the UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change... Continue Reading →
Electrolux launches a new Microplastic Filter for washing machines to help prevent up to two plastic bags worth of microplastic fibers* from being released from laundry, per household, every year. The new Microplastic Filter can prevent up to 90% of microplastic fibers, larger than 45 microns, being released from synthetic clothing during laundering. Laundering alone... Continue Reading →
Electrolux launches microplastic filter to help tackle rising tide of plastic pollution
TACTICAL URBANISM or how to save our cities experimenting | LACOMETA
(This video is in Spanish Language) In this new video we will talk about the city as a space for coexistence, social movements and how experimentation and participatory processes are the best "resilience" tool for our cities. I also connect with some very good examples such as the dreamhamar project (Norway) of Ecosistema Urbano or... Continue Reading →
Image-focused social network says it will take down content that distorts or denies facts of climate crisis Pinterest is to block all climate misinformation, as the image-focused social network seeks to limit the spread of false and misleading claims. Under the new policy the site is committing to take down content that distorts or denies... Continue Reading →
Pinterest announces ban on all climate misinformation
Food waste is a growing problem in Canada and many other parts of the world — and it is only expected to get worse in the coming years. The world population is expected to grow to 9.7 billion by 2050, alongside global food demand. Not only will this create large amounts of food and municipal... Continue Reading →
Here’s how food waste can generate clean energy
Planting more trees is one of a combination of solutions to combating climate change, but some trees are far better than others. Which ones though? Scientists have designed an experimental forest in England to work out the best formula for achieving ambitious tree planting targets. "They've lived for so long; just think what they've seen."... Continue Reading →
1,000-year-old oaks used to create ‘super forest’
Are we eating our way into climate crisis? The global food system is responsible for between 21 and 37 percent of annual emissions of greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide. Roughly half of the world’s land surface is used for agriculture, and 96 percent of the world’s mammalian biomass is either human... Continue Reading →
Reinventing meat to stave off climate crisis—and the next pandemic
According to new research from scientists at Tarleton State University in Texas, okra — you know, the green, finger-shaped pod that is often added to delicious dishes like gumbo and soup — is a valuable weapon in the fight to get microplastics out of our drinking water. What are microplastics? Microplastics are fragments of plastic... Continue Reading →
Okra: a new hero in the fight against microplastics
Daisaku Ikeda President, Soka Gakkai International January 26, 2022 Even as we approach the second anniversary of the official declaration of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, variants continue to emerge, causing new waves of infection and creating challenging conditions in many countries. It is distressing to contemplate the reality of people around the world who,... Continue Reading →
Transforming Human History: The Light of Peace and Dignity (2022 Peace Proposal)
The Suburbs Are Bleeding America Dry | Climate Town (feat. Not Just Bikes)
Join the Climate Town Discord. Since there’s not a great/accessible database of everyone’s local zoning meetings (as far as we could find), we think it would be pretty slick to harness our community’s collective power to make it easier to get this information. We just created a channel called “#zoning” (https://discord.gg/cqRpTpeAH2), where you can drop... Continue Reading →
Dr Ye Tao talks with Clare Farrell | 23 November 2021 | Extinction Rebellion UK
In 2020, Tao founded the MEER Framework after grasping the accelerating and ultimate consequences of the climate crisis on Earth’s delicate web of life. Devoting himself full-time to its growth and research projects, he currently heads the organization: https://www.meerreflection.com/ Source!
empowerment & inner transformation... 