Two Years of CO2 Saving with Bioplastic Packaging

Source: globalcompostproject.org Published: September, 2016 Exactly two years ago, in the Autumn 2014, Officina naturae changed direction in making an effort to increase its sustainable footprint. In fact, since that October, the packaging of household cleaners –...

Ford and Jose Cuervo Partner to Make Bioplastic from Agave

Source: triplepundit.com Published: July 26, 2016 Image credit: Ford Gina-Marie Cheeseman Why would an American car company and a Mexican tequila company ever team up? In the case of Ford Motor Co. and Jose Cuervo: to make bioplastics from an agave byproduct. Ford...

Can We Ever Build A Healthy City?

Source: jllrealviews.com Published: April 20, 2016 For the increasing population of city dwellers worldwide, leading a healthy lifestyle isn’t just about eating well and doing regular exercise – the infrastructure and environmental factors of the city itself also play...

California’s Grand Plan to Fight Climate Change on the Farm

Source: civileats.com Published: February 2, 2016 California lawmakers move toward paying farmers to adopt climate-smart practices. BY ARIANA REGUZZONI  |  Agroecology, Climate While El Niño rains have brought some relief to drought-stricken California, Governor Jerry...

100% Biodegradable Potato Plastics

Source: labiotech.eu Published: June 2, 2017 Biofuels, bioplastics, Moss-based drugs and algae for food. All of these are pioneering areas of GreenTech progress.  So what are the major developments in this forward-thinking field? 1. 100% Biodegradable Potato Plastics...

World’s First Commercial Carbon-Sucking Plant Goes Live in Zurich

Source: inhabitat.com Published: May 31, 2017 by Lacy Cooke Carbon capture is essential to the fight against climate change and keeping temperatures below a two-degree-Celsius increase, according to Swiss-based Climeworks. For a few years now they’ve been working on...