By Christopher Thompson We use plastic every day for bags, straws and bottles, but have you ever thought about what happens after you throw it away? Plastic trash takes decades to biodegrade, breaking into tiny particles called microplastics, which eventually end up in the ocean. Sea creatures such as turtles, fish and whales then digest […]

By Ryan Johnson Those who care about the future of our planet strive to be environmentally conscious in our daily lives. We do our best to recycle, conserve water and electricity, choose natural and locally grown products and make good transportation choices. If we can think about our environmental impact every day, there’s no reason […]

Contribute towards sustainability by altering your life with these eco-friendly products. Let’s face the reality – when you go to a store to buy a new shampoo or any cleaning supplies for your house, the environment may not be one of the topmost deciding factors while purchasing the product. Right? However, the responsibility of saving […]

By Christopher Thompson Officials from over 180 states have gathered in Geneva to discuss how to better manage the global trade in recyclable plastic. Marco Buletti, a Swiss government environment specialist, is confident that a solution is within reach. State parties to the Basel Conventionexternal link, the main global treaty regulating the trans-national movement of hazardous waste, are in the […]

By Ryan Johnson ‘We are in trouble if we don’t act,’ say experts, with up to 1m species at risk of annihilation The world’s leading scientists will warn the planet’s life-support systems are approaching a danger zone for humanity when they release the results of the most comprehensive study of life on Earth ever undertaken. […]

By Ryan Johnson The climate challenge is a chance for transformative growth on a scale with the industrial and information revolutions. America should lead the way. If you find yourself in a hole, stop digging. We have a decade to figure out how to reverse global warming if we ever want to ensure a habitable […]

By Christopher Thompson It’s the first state to prohibit restaurants, caterers, coffee shops and grocery stores from using the to-go foam containers because they cannot be recycled locally. Democratic governor, Janet Mills signed the bill on Tuesday and the law will come into full effect in 2021. Styrofoam (or polystyrene) is a form of plastic […]

By Ryan Johnson Air pollution kills. In the United States, 1 of every 25 deaths occurs prematurely because of exposure to outdoor air pollution. It kills more Americans than all transportation accidents and gun shootings combined. More than diabetes or than breast cancer plus prostate cancer. More than Parkinson’s disease plus leukemia plus HIV/AIDS. And […]

By Christopher Thompson Instead of a few centimetres of thaw a year, several metres of soil can destabilize within days Permafrost in some areas of the Canadian Arctic is thawing so fast that it’s gulping up the equipment left there to study it. “The ground thaws and swallows it,” said Merritt Turetsky, a University of […]

By Ryan Johnson In June 2018, a pilot whale was found suffering in a Thai canal and, after failed rescue attempts, died because of the 80 plastic bags found in its stomach. Fast forward to April 1, when a pregnant sperm whale was found dead on the shores of Sardinia  —  the whale had 50 pounds of plastic garbage […]