Source: blog.mapmyrun.com Published: August 18, 2016 by Mackenzie Lobby If fitness is your goal, the factors determining the walkability of a city changes. Take safety, scenery or the general fitness habits of people who live in the area. Having off-road...
Source: eea.europa.eu Published: June 29, 2016 Our cities are under pressure like never before from increasing populations, traffic gridlock and climate change. How can we make them easier to get around, more liveable and sustainable? One urban design firm is helping...
Source: trevorcaughlin.com Published: October 12, 2016 Restoring forest to hundreds of millions of hectares of degraded land has become a centerpiece of international plans to sequester carbon and conserve biodiversity. To achieve these ambitious restoration goals, we...
Source: unfoundation.exposure.co Published: March 8, 2017 By UN Foundation During a recent workshop in Nairobi, Kenya, the Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves had the chance to talk with women who are dedicating their lives to increasing access to cleaner, more...
Source: animalsmart.org Published: April 17, 2017 Current text: One of the biggest topics of animal agriculture shown through the media focuses on the impacts animal production has on the environment. Each and every human has made an impact on the environment and the...
Source: transit.dot.gov Published: May 9, 2016 Public transportation plays an important role in confronting environmental challenges. Public transportation can: Improve air quality Reduce greenhouse gas emissions Facilitate compact development, conserving land and...
Source: biomassmagazine.com Published: May 26, 2016 By Anna Simet A 2-MW biomass gasification plant in North Fork, California, will break ground later this year, according to Phoenix Energy CEO Gregory Stengl. The project is the result of a public-private partnership...
Source: modernfarmer.com Published: February 5, 2016 Shutterstock Dan Nosowitz Previous studies have looked specifically at the cost or yield of organic farming, sometimes in specific countries, or at the cost of transitioning to an all-organic system. But this new...
Source: theguardian.com Published: March 7, 2016 Using waste gases from power stations to create low-carbon liquid fuels would be a major advance in the battle against global warming. Photograph: Jon Woo/REUTERS Successful trial at a pilot plant in China using...
