This week, the White House released the 3rd U.S. National Climate Assessment (NCA) – the most comprehensive scientific assessment ever generated of climate change and its impacts across every region of America and […]
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Interface Inc. aims to be the first sustainable corporation, eventually becoming restorative in their relationship to the earth. They are pioneering a new way of doing business that will change the way we […]
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As reported in Stanford News, Stanford University scientist Mark Jacobson has developed a 50-state roadmap for transforming the United States from dependence on fossil fuels to 100 percent renewable energy by 2050. He unveiled the plan at the […]
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced $860,000 to help 14 communities expand their use of green infrastructure to reduce water pollution and boost resilience to the impacts of climate change. The […]
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)’s Green Power Partnership has released an updated list of the Top 100 organizations that are choosing to use electricity from clean, renewable sources like wind and solar […]
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Procter and Gamble has announced that there will be no deforestation in their sourcing of palm oil, palm kernel oil, and derivatives. This represents a major victory for the green movement, as palm oil […]
In some of this planet’s driest regions, where rainfall is rare or even nonexistent, a few specialized plants and insects have devised ingenious strategies to provide themselves with the water necessary for life: […]
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April 22 is Earth Day, but the US is celebrating all month, sharing a new tip each day to help you act on climate change. Help us get the message out Please help […]
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Only 24% of Americans say they worry about climate change a great deal. This puts climate change, along with the quality of the environment, near the bottom of a list of 15 issues […]
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Increases in global energy requirements could lead to a rise in the energy sector’s water footprint of up to 66% in the next 20 years, new research suggests. As part of a sustainable […]
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