All things green and planet saving.
The news out, we have too many power plants to meet emissions goals and even worse, we’re building more. All of these plants are going to keep pumping out emissions for years to come but there’s a simple solution. Shut them down early.
Protecting the coral reefs is important and just for vacation reasons. Sure tropical reefs full of fish are great to look at but all reefs have merit. In order to protect them the best thing to do is protect their habitats.
The issues surrounding climate change are really frightening and it’s important that we talk to our children about it. But when we do so, we shouldn’t make it all gloom and doom. Talking to children about climate change should be a positive, hopeful discussion.
You’re probably not flossing enough. Almost no one is but in case you want to jump back on the bandwagon ahead of your next dentist appointment, check out Pure Silk Eco Floss, the earth friendly, no plastic floss choice.
When it comes to washing your car, you probably do it in your driveway or on the street. Car washes are for fancy washes! But it turns out that even though it might cost extra to pay for a wash, it’s better for the environment in more than one way.
Carbon capture is an awesome idea but you may wonder, what are we doing with all the carbon after we keep it from getting into the atmosphere? Well, hopefully, the answer will soon be “it’s recycled to make a ton of useful products.” Captured carbon will be refined and used to make thing we use everyday.
Textiles, specifically those made from animals or animal fibers in this case have a heavy toll on the environment. Cultivating these materials takes up a good deal of space and leads to a lot of manufacturing waste. Although the practice can be done with less waste on small scales, that’s not industry standard. Modern Meadow is the company that is taking on the textile industry by creating animal free products.
Coffee grounds are great for throwing in your garden and also, as it turns out, for making coffee cups. Kaffeeform is the startup that turns used coffee grounds into reusable coffee cups. So you can have your coffee from a cup made out of coffee.
Green spaces help you feel better and help your air stay fresh. Even if you live in a urban environment, you can still build yourself a little oasis. Whether you plant flowers or food, having some green space is good for you. This article shares some fast tips for building your own mini gardens.
What if your whole house was a carbon capture? Just the place you live, sleep at night, avoid other people was itself a way to help clean up CO2? Seems like a science fiction dream right? Well it’s closer to reality than you would think with the building materials from Just BioFiber.
Britain is really serious about going clean when it comes to energy and clean energy use has overtaken fossil fuels for the first half or so of 2019. This is a big deal and such great news. Just one more example that it can be done which is great news for the world as a whole.
The textile industry is responsible for a lot of pollution. It’s a huge problem and one that many people are trying to combat. DyeCoo is the company that looked at how to we color fabric and decided to go water free. Their process uses reclaimed Co2 and has virtually no waste.
Many people dream of living “off gird” and being totally self sustainable but humans are social animals and the future may actually be in microgridding. You and and everyone you know may one day live in self contained homes, without having to move out to the wilderness.
This is a message for the North American readers out there: Recycling will not solve our plastic problem. This seems like a strong statement but it’s true. Most of what you think you’re recycling just ends up in a landfill somewhere else and that’s . . not helping anything.
We do really good with visualizations. When we can put abstract ideas, like climate change, into something we can see, people understand it better. As with most things, simple goes a long way. Which is why the Warning Stripes Visualization works so well and now you can see it for your area.
