23 Mar A new wave of socially conscious tampon companies focuses on organics and giving back
Cora, Lola, Veeda, and Conscious Period are disrupting the tampon aisle with a clean and basic approach to periods....
Environment
22 Mar Carbon emissions in the UK are now as low as they were in 1894
The death of the coal industry has brought the country's pollution levels back to where they were before cars went into mass production....
22 Mar #OneLess campaign: ZSL to make London free from single-use plastic water bottles
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in Campaign, Environment, Ocean conservation, Ocean waste, Packaging, Plastic bottles, plastic waste, Pollution, Read
Launched in 2016, the relatively new #OneLess campaign aims to awaken Londoners and the UK’s eyes to the ever-growing issues surrounding plastic pollution....
21 Mar The environment will pay for the Trump wall too
US Fish & Wildlife Service has estimated that the wall will threaten 111 endangered species....
18 Mar Stuff made by humans is 60,000 times heavier than the entire human population
According to a recent study published by The Anthropocene Review, human possessions far outweigh the human population....
18 Mar Kenya joins growing fight against plastic pollution
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in Act, Environment, Microplastics, Ocean waste, Packaging, Plastic bottles, plastic waste, Pollution, Read
"The ministry has banned the use, manufacture and importation of all plastic bags used for commercial and household packaging."...
16 Mar Sustainable fashion 101: The beginners guide to dressing ethically
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in Environment, ethical living, Minimalism, Read, Sustainable fashion, Upcycling, Wear
It's time to embrace sustainable fashion. Helping the environment, people and animals doesn't mean you can't have style....
16 Mar Meet three inspiring women leading the fight for the environment
Women are leading the way when it comes to fighting climate change, and these three women are change-makers working to make the world greener and calling others to action....
16 Mar Replacing farms with fish farms: The odd solution to both hunger and climate change
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in Eat, Environment, Farming / agriculture, Food, Future of food, Green tech, Read, Sustainable food
Imagine a world where polluting, resource-intensive cow, pig, and chicken farms are replaced with giant tanks of fast-growing salmon. It might be a strange view of agriculture, but a potential huge shift in how we feed the planet....
15 Mar What’s the environmental footprint of a loaf of bread? Now we know
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in Environment, Food, Food waste, Future of food, Green tech, Read, Sustainable food
A new study published Monday in Nature Plants breaks down the environmental cost of producing a loaf of bread, from wheat field to bakery....