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Sustainability

Why We Need to Go Beyond Electric Vehicles

Meredith O'Connor | December 20, 2021 | 9 min read

Electric vehicles will drastically reduce global carbon emissions. But lithium mining required for batteries has major social and environmental costs. Innovations are making extraction of the precious metal more sustainable. Peehee mm’huh, or Thacker Pass, in Humboldt, Nevada, is a vast, largely untouched expanse of wilderness. And if you’ve ever had the chance to sleep […]

How States Are Fixing Our Broken Recycling System

Erin Berger | December 13, 2021 | 5 min read

Much of what we recycle either can’t actually be recycled or ends up in landfills. States like Maine and Oregon are hoping to fix our broken recycling system by putting more responsibility on the companies that make these products. It’s 9 a.m. A noisy blue truck trundles down your street, carrying with it your week’s […]

The Packaging Startup Helping Big Brands Tackle Waste

Karin Vandraiss | December 06, 2021 | 4 min read

Copenhagen-based Paboco is partnering with companies like Carlsberg, Coca-Cola, and L’Oréal to pioneer a shift to bio-based bottles. Since the 1950s, the rate of plastic production has grown faster than any other material, and in the early 2000s, global output of plastic waste rose more in a single decade than it had in the previous […]

The History of Hemp

Jenni Gritters | November 29, 2021 | 4 min read

Hemp is a superplant, and one of the most sustainable natural fibers in the world, used for everything from clothing and medicine to building materials and oils. But the history of hemp is complicated. Hemp is a sustainable, multi-dimensional plant with more than 60,000 uses, from home-building and medicine to clothing. The earliest known uses […]

Why You Should Care About Slowing Ocean Currents

Erin Berger | November 22, 2021 | 4 min read

Scientists say ocean currents are becoming slower and less stable, which could trigger extreme changes in weather patterns and climate. The next time you gaze at seawater lapping at the shore, spare a thought for the bigger systems behind the movement of the world’s oceans. The combination of waves, tides, and currents is complex and […]

How to Find a More Sustainable Thanksgiving Turkey

Patty Lee | November 08, 2021 | 4 min read

By purchasing your Thanksgiving turkey from a regenerative farm, you’ll support small farmers while making a sustainable choice that’s better for the environment, animals, and your family. With Thanksgiving just a few weeks away, it’s time to start planning the menu. Of course, it wouldn’t be a holiday without the spirited annual debates over certain […]

Why You Should Switch to a Heat Pump

Jenni Gritters | October 11, 2021 | 5 min read

A heat pump is a highly efficient way to both heat and cool your apartment or house — and reduce your carbon emissions, too. If you visit the state of Maine on a cold winter day, you might hear the whirring of heaters. But there’s something special about most of these heaters: they aren’t boilers […]

Is There Anything Kelp Forests Can’t Do?

Meredith O'Connor | October 01, 2021 | 7 min read

Kelp forests sequester five times more carbon than land-based forests. But climate change, and resulting ocean warming and acidification, are making it harder for these diverse ecosystems to survive. Words to live by: Don’t discount the organisms at the bottom of the food chain. Specifically, kelp forests. Kelp refers to the type of brown algae […]

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