Dairy Farms Are a Huge Source of Pollution
We all have that friend — the yogi who fills her Instagram feed with gorgeous poses, the long-distance runner who’s always talking about his...
Pollution is Making Flowers Smell Less Sweet
A new study has found that climate change is affecting flowers in a surprising way — they are not as sweet. If you read...
Company Breathes New Life into Old WWII London Bomb Shelter
Traffic rolls by and millions of footsteps pound the pavement of London streets, but 100 feet below grows a treasure trove of green goodness....
U.K. Launches New Initiative to Combat Air Pollution
Our friends across the pond are taking air pollution very seriously. This September, the U.K. launched an initiative that aims at reducing nitrogen oxide...
Can Vinegar Save the Great Barrier Reef?
There’s not much vinegar can’t do. You can use it to clean your house, soften fabric or give a little “umpf” to a meal....
Melting Arctic Ice Cap Could Unleash Giant Viruses
We can barely call the melting of the polar ice caps breaking news. We’ve all heard about it, seen it on TV, and maybe...
An Alternative Way to See the Galápagos Tortoises
This month Google Earth released its Street View Imagery of the Galápagos Islands, a volcanic archipelago off the coast of Ecuador. This technology will...
New York to Divert 180,000 Tons of Food Waste from Landfills with Innovative Anaerobic...
We all do it: When dinner’s over someone invariably has left scraps on their plate. Most of us simply scrape those scraps into the...
PlantPure Nation — Using Movies to Spread a Healthy Message to the Masses
All too often, movies are a means of spreading sensationalism and mixed messages to the public. Focusing primarily on sex, violence, and drug use,...
If Seabirds Could Talk: “How Would You Like to Eat Plastic for Dinner?”
Who wants to eat plastic? Certainly not us! Not only is the stuff indigestible, it can be highly toxic, with BPA and other toxic...
