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Jun 04, 2019 07:29PM
Ecosia, a German Internet search engine, has planted more than 52 million trees in the last 10 years by diverting its advertising revenue to funding new trees worldwide.
Chinese scientists have used ultraviolet light and graphitic carbon nitride to purify two and a half gallons of water in one hour.
China, a major importer of recycled waste, is rejecting shipments contaminated by greasy pizza boxes, polyethylene-lined disposable coffee cups, and plastics like yogurt cups and butter tubs.
Toxic mold caused by heavy rains, leaky pipes, and high humidity can be removed with natural products like vinegar and tea tree oil, but extensive mold growth is best remediated by professionals using “green” cleaning methods.
May 31, 2019 10:46AM
Norway recycles a whopping 97 percent of its plastic bottles by making bottle deposit returns simpler, and rewarding participating companies with lower taxes.
May 31, 2019 10:46AM ● By Jim Motavalli
Imagine, if you can, pedestrian- and transit-friendly cities with new homes pre-wired for electric vehicles and office buildings planned without parking spaces. It’s already happening.
May 30, 2019 06:33PM
The program encourages children to become lovers of nature and responsible stewards of the environment through engaging classroom training and field-based discoveries.
May 30, 2019 11:38AM
North Texans can participate in Clean Air Action Day on June 21 by doing at least one thing to help improve air quality.
Apr 30, 2019 01:45PM ● By April Thompson
Plants may not be raising an audible ruckus, but scientists are finding they communicate silently with each other through smells, hearing and underground networks.
Apr 30, 2019 10:46AM
Proposed legislation in California would mandate digital receipts as a way to lower the carbon footprint and endocrine-disrupting effects of paper receipts.
It is now legal to compost human remains in the State of Washington, a pioneering process that can lower the carbon footprint of cremation and casket burial.
Apr 29, 2019 03:27PM ● By Dorsey Standish
Self-care is critical for stress management, wellness and overall well-being, but it is not an intuitive practice in today’s always-on, outcome-driven world.
