Kenyan Startup Uses the Sun to Turn Human Waste into Cooking Fuel

Source: spectrum.ieee.org Published: November 23, 2016 By Andrew Silver Sanivation’s poop-based fuel briquettes finish cooling and drying on racks. Photo: Sanivation In August 2015—after a couple of years of testing—a company in Kenya began commercially...

20 Facts About Our Plastic-Packed Planet and 9 Ways to Help

Source: ecowatch.com Published: November 15, 2017 Plastic debris collected by NOAA staff and volunteers on the Midway Atoll in the Pacific ocean. Holly Richards / USFWS / Flickr David Leestma Plastic is moldable, durable, and its versatility means it’s everywhere...

Lush Wants to Make Animal Testing Irrelevant

Source: treehugger.com Published: November 13, 2017 © Lush Prize By Katherine Martinko This formidable soap company uses its annual Lush Prize to reward scientists working to replace animals in product safety testing. Lush is no ordinary cosmetics company. Not only...

What Is Carbon Capture and Storage, and Why Do We Need It?

Source: wvpublic.org Published Date: November 10, 2017 By Glynis Board A bipartisan group in Congress, including several Ohio Valley lawmakers, is pushing for more federal support for poorly understood technology known as carbon capture and storage. The lawmakers and...

Can Airplanes Be Recycled?

Source: earth911.com Published: November 3, 2017 Brian Brassaw As a kid, I remember seeing striking pictures of massive jets, tiny turbo props and other aircraft seemingly abandoned in the arid desert. Across the southwestern United States, there are seven major...

Revelator Reads: 6 Thrilling New Environmental Books for November

Source: therevelator.org Published: November 3, 2017 By John R. Platt The nights are getting shorter, the days are getting cooler, and the bookstores are stocking up on great new titles. Here are six new environmentally themed books coming our way this November,...