Source: nytimes.com Published: August 22, 2016 Garry Charnock near some of the many solar panels in Ashton Hayes, England. Mr. Charnock, a former journalist, started the town’s emissions-reduction effort about 10 years ago.Credit…Elizabeth Dalziel for The New...
Source: inhabitat.com Published: August 19, 2016 Image via Wikipedia Written by Greg Beach One of America’s dirtiest cities has completely altered its legacy as one of the country’s greenest. Over the last few decades, Chattanooga, Tennessee has been transformed from...
Source: huffpost.com Published: July 20, 2016 (Click link to watch video) Boyan Slat and The Ocean Cleanup have already deployed their first working prototype in the North Sea and plan to deploy the main device by 2020....
Source: reuters.com Published: July 18, 2016 NOTE: The video from the source link is no longer available Turning carbon dioxide into stone could remove it from the atmosphere permanently, according to scientists working in Iceland Even green geothermal power plants...
Source: theguardian.com Published: June 30, 2016 Jambulingam Street, Chennai, India. Photograph: Vittal Srinivas In India, roads made from shredded plastic are proving a popular solution to tackling waste and extreme weather Sribala Subramanian Jambulingam Street,...
Source: theguardian.com Published: June 22, 2016 The barrier will be towed 12 miles out to sea for a year of sensor-monitored tests. Photograph: The Ocean Cleanup If tests of the 100 metre-long barrier that collects rubbish on the sea’s surface are successful, it...
Source: wakingtimes.com Published: April 29, 2016 Images source: https://www.facebook.com/PlasticWhale/ Vic Bishop The inspiring and innovative crew of a small company, Plastic Whale, in The Netherlands, is making cleaning up plastics its daily mission and confronting...
Source: nationalgeographic.com Published: March 29, 2016 Photograph by beth trudeau/shutterstock Subaru offers steps everyone can take on a zero-landfill path to keep our National Parks pristine. This year’s National Park Service centennial marks a time to celebrate a...
Source: onegreenplanet.org Published: March 8, 2016 By Lauren Kearney When you think of Bali, you think tropical paradise. But there’s one thing standing in the way that’s making Bali far from idyllic: trash. Those iconic beaches tourists from all over the world flock...