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YouTube Video for this post! Climate change remains one of the most pressing issues facing humanity, and recent developments suggest that global efforts to curb temperature rise may be failing. The article from EcoWatch titled "The 2-Degree Climate Warming Target Is Dead" outlines why the long-standing goal of limiting warming to 2°C is increasingly out... Continue Reading →
Swedish furniture-giant IKEA wants to bring the power of the sun into U.S. homes. The company announced on May 12 that it was partnering with residential solar provider SunPower to make “home solar solutions” available to its U.S. customers. “At IKEA, we’re passionate about helping our customers live a more sustainable life at home,” IKEA... Continue Reading →
A new study from Boston University School of Public Health has found a link between living with exposure to more green space and an improvement in cognitive function. The research suggests that living near greenery could especially boost cognitive function for middle-age women, ultimately reducing rates of depression and possibly dementia. The paper, published in... Continue Reading →
When we consider how to cut down on waste and lower our personal environmental impact, evaluating our grocery-shopping habits plays an important role. A whopping 30-40% of all food in the United States is wasted each year, a considerable portion of which is connected with grocery retail. According to the EPA, food containers and packaging account for 23% of landfill... Continue Reading →
New research shows global warming caused by human activity is to blame for a shrinking Andean glacier that threatens to flood 120,000 people and could be used to establish legal liability for polluters. The study, published in Nature Geoscience on Thursday by scientists at the University of Oxford and the University of Washington, found human... Continue Reading →
In the outskirts of Newark, New Jersey, tucked between a packaging manufacturer and an aquatics center lies a farm. Except, if you're driving down the nearby highway you probably wouldn't be able to tell that this particular farm is churning out thousands of pounds of greens each year. In fact, all you'll see is a... Continue Reading →
The way food is grown around the world threatens 24,000 of the 28,000 species that are at risk of extinction, according to a report published Wednesday that calls on world leaders to urgently reform the global food system. Plants and animals are dying out at a rate that is at least tens — if not... Continue Reading →
(advisable to read entire article at site as images embedded in article provide better understanding...) Overall, forests remain a carbon sink, stashing away 7.6 billion metric tons of carbon dioxide every year, according to a recent study published in Nature Climate Change. But in the last 20 years alone, forests in Southeast Asia, particularly Indonesia... Continue Reading →
A key part of the United States' clean energy transition has started to take shape, but you may need to squint to see it. About 2,000 wind turbines could be built far offshore, in federal waters off the Atlantic Coast, in the next 10 years. And more are expected. East Coast states from Maine to... Continue Reading →
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