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Our devices have a high carbon footprint. Manufacturing technology has a high ecological cost in materials as well as pollution which is terrible. Companies are making in roads to change this though by using more sustainable practices. Omega and Circular Computing have teamed up to bring sustainable machines to Austria.
The Amazon produces a lot of oxygen which is no surprise, it’s a lot of plants! But that isn’t the reason why we should care that it’s being burnt down. Most of our oxygen comes from water and is already in the atmosphere so the forest’s destruction isn’t going to impact that but it’s STILL a problem.
There are a ton of tiny home options out there, one for every taste. Different designs, layouts, and types but what if you don’t really need a house? What if what you need is a shop? The Allwood Retail Kiosk Amanda is a cute little shop you can set up and do business out of.
Insect based food is one of those wild ideas that people kick about when we discuss more sustainable eating habits. Some vets are recommending that people turn that advice to their pets and begin feeding insect based pet food to their dogs and cats.
Sharing charger cords is a common practice. Friends, people you barely speak to in the office, family, strangers, it doesn’t matter. We all have borrowed them when the battery is dying on our devices. New security concerns may make us second guess that practice. Turns out you can hack devices through charger cables.
Electric cars are the future right? Well, try this thought on for size. What if if the future is no cars at all? For a more sustainable future, the answer might be in less people having cars at all and more reliance on other modes of transportation.
How we manage our dirt is going to be so important in the coming years. As temperatures get higher and the air gets drier, we want to make sure that we aren’t setting ourselves up for another Dust Bowl event. This isn’t a problem for many parts of the world but if you live in one where great plains can suddenly dry out and lead to clouds of dirt, you may want to be wary.
Are you excited for the Olympic games in Tokyo? It’s not for another year yet but the new medals have been released and surprise! They’re made from 100% recycled materials. In preparation for the event, nearly 79,000 tons of old devices were collected and recycled.
The climate crisis isn’t going to affect everyone equally. We’ve know that for quite some time but a new report is a harrowing reminder of the inequality of the issue. Burundi in Africa is one of the hardest hit countries in the world, in regards to food, by the changing climate and yet, they contribute very little CO2 to the problem. They’re not alone.
When it gets hot out, we generally reach for a fan when we can but a new study shows that turning on the box fan when the temperature is really soaring may not be the best idea, especially if you happen to be in a dry heat. Turning on a fan in a dry heat wave may leave you worse for wear.
Green space is good for your health. It’s so important to have ample green space around you for a variety of reasons that help both the person and the public at large but it’s also important to realize that not all green spaces are created equal. A new study confirms that to get the most benefit out of green spaces, you need trees.
There’s been a lot of talk from certain sectors about colonizing Mars in the future and as awesome as that sounds, there are a lot of reasons that it probably won’t work out. Which is to say, sorry, we won’t be able to to just get a new planet because we’ve run this one through the ringer. Check out this article for a pretty comprehensive overview of why.
Europe was really, really hot this past week and the jury is in: The heatwave was made worse by man made climate factors. Yes. We did this to ourselves and it’s time to start working on fixing these things. The heatwave may have happened without our help but it was made far more likely with the damage of the climate crises.
It’s a scorcher out there and even though the heatwave has passed, the summer is not over. We all have to stay cool because we’re human and if we get too hot, we’ll die so here’s some tips and tricks to keep your temperature down.
Humans can survive in a lot of varied climates but our ability to survive the heat may be meeting its limits in some places. Not because it’s too hot but because it’s (just) too hot but the humidity. Turns out a wet heat really is worse than a dry heat.
