Every year, 8 million metric tons of plastic waste are dumped into our oceans. That’s the equivalent of one garbage truck load of petrochemical slop dropped every minute of every day into the sea. Even…
Date Archives November 2019
Reuse and recycling are key to tackling Europe’s waste problem and to foster a more circular economy
Improved circular and climate-friendly business models and policies to boost reuse and recycling, plus improved consumer awareness will help the European Union tackle the growing problem posed by plastic, battery, electronic and textile waste, according…
San Diego’s Quest to Achieve 100% Renewable Energy Through Community Choice
On this week’s Political Climate: how San Diego’s Republican mayor pushed through a bold climate action plan. Are cities the world’s best hope for combating climate change? Many cities have committed to meeting the Paris…
Green Building Trends: Eco-friendly products offer greener homes and offices
The move toward sustainability continues to grow, and Intown residents are finding more ways to incorporate it into their lives. Home designers and builders report that while they do get clients looking for environmentally-friendly designs…
7 Myths About Air Pollution Debunked
Despite numerous scientific studies, increasing evidence, and extensive media coverage, the menace of air pollution receives less attention than it deserves in public discourse. As the impacts of bad air quality continue to plague our…
Bringing the Ocean Home
Is it fanciful to discern a faint shadow of these glories in a poor Polype? Bernd Brunner on the English naturalist Philip Henry Gosse and how his 1854 book The Aquarium, complete with spectacular illustrations and…
Treating Plastic as Currency Helps Keep It Out of the Ocean
Plastic Bank helps bring people into the financial system via recycled bottles. Nyoman Dartini used plastic to pay for temple offerings she made for a summer full moon celebration on the Indonesian island of Bali….
3 HEALTHY EATING HABITS FROM THE LONGEST LIVING PEOPLE IN THE WORLD
You could say that folks who live in Blue Zones are winning at life. It’s not unusual for some residents of Okinawa, Japan; Sardinia, Italy; Nicoya, Costa Rica; and Icaria, Greece, to live upwards of…
Soft plastics recycled to create park infrastructure
They might look like run-of-the-mill bollards but did you know the sturdy structures at Alexandra Park are made up of thousands of pieces of recycled soft plastic? It’s all part of Bundaberg Regional Council’s aim…
5 Reasons Not to Get Too Excited About Tesla’s New Solar Roof
Elon Musk is poised to make a big announcement about Tesla’s solar roof on Friday. Be skeptical, very skeptical. Even after deception and misdirection, Elon keeps us coming back for more. The solar roof started…