Source: womenofgreen.com Published: May 27, 2015 Source: Truth Theory On an expedition to the Ecuadorian rainforest, Yale students discovered a new type of fungus which may speed up the decomposition process of discarded plastics in landfills. Few think twice...
Source: naturalsociety.com Published: February 25, 2015 And it could save the bees By Jefferey Jaxen Humanity is facing a toxicity problem as our immediate environment becomes increasingly riddled with pesticides. They are making us unhealthy faster than we can study...
Source: collective-evolution.com Published: January 23, 2015 By Jefferey Jaxen As humanity becomes more conscious to the language of nature, it is clear that mushrooms in their many forms come in peace and are here to help. The uses, benefits, and applications of...
Source: grist.com Published: January 16, 2014 Shutterstock Nathanael Johnson When UC-Berkeley ecologist Whendee Silver first heard about the idea behind the Marin Carbon Project, she was pretty skeptical. The group wanted her to study the land they were ranching to...
Racing To Zero is a quick-moving, upbeat documentary presenting new solutions to the global problem of waste. By simply substituting the word RESOURCE for the word GARBAGE, a culture can be transformed, and a new wealth of industries can emerge. Three years ago, the...
Source: commondreams.org Published: August 1, 2014 By Elizabeth Kucinich (Photo: flickr / cc / Jason Johnson, USDA NRCS Iowa) Yesterday the White House and USDA hosted a meeting with food, agriculture and data industry officials in an attempt to encourage innovation...
Source: ilsr.org Published: July 14, 2014 Washington, DC — Composting reduces waste and builds healthy soil to support local food production and protect against the impacts of extreme weather, from droughts to heavy rainfall. That’s the message of two new reports from...
Source: presentarchitecture.com Published: March 6, 2014 New York City produces over 14 Million tons of trash every year with most of it trucked long-haul to out-of-state landfills. In a typical year, it spends more than $300 million dollars on trash transport while...
Source: guardian.co.uk Published: April 26, 2013 French design studio Faltazi has developed a plug-in funnel to upcycle urine and bring an eco message to summer festivals L’Uritonnoir … the plug-in straw-bale urinal. Photographs: Faltazi Oliver Wainwright...
Source: voices.yahoo.com Published: June 14, 2012 Many of our great volunteers collected so much hair that, unfortunately, we cannot use all of it right now for oil spills. We are always on the lookout for new ways to recycle the hair. Click on the link to...
