Soil Power! The Dirty Way to a Green Planet
The earth possesses five major pools of carbon. Of those pools, the atmosphere is already overloaded with the stuff; the oceans are turning acidic as
The earth possesses five major pools of carbon. Of those pools, the atmosphere is already overloaded with the stuff; the oceans are turning acidic as
“We are called to be architects of the future, not its victims.” Buckminster Fuller In these times of increasing uncertainty and volatility we must
Partisan politics has absolutely nothing to do with this terrible threat. When Jonathan Schell wrote The Fate of the Earth for The New Yorker,and then a book of
Evidence keeps mounting that, in stressful times, there is much to gain by surrounding yourself with plants and trees. http://www.yesmagazine.org/happiness/new-study-links-living-near-forests-to-healthier-brains-20171130
The world’s largest lithium-ion battery has officially been turned on in South Australia promising to usher in a revolution in how electricity is produced and stored. Tesla
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If your diet includes seafood it could mean you’re swallowing up to 11,000 pieces of plastic a year, scientists have warned – and it’s going
A plan for zero tolerance of plastic pollution of the oceans may be agreed by nations at a UN environment summit. Governments are being asked
If CO2 levels continue to rise as projected, the populations of 18 countries may lose more than 5% of their dietary protein by 2050 due to a decline
Our love affair with plastic—from water bottles, shopping bags, and drinking straws, to consumer product packaging—is taking a toll on the world’s oceans, and damaging the health of
‘We can save life on Earth’: study reveals how to stop mass extinction Mongabay.com–Apr 18, 2017 The researchers say while many ecosystems have been highly degraded, achieving 50
Mapping the World’s Ocean Ecosystems United States Geological Survey (press release)–Apr 24, 2017 The world’s oceans are vital to life on Earth. They provide food, moderate the
UN celebrates International Mother Earth Day with awareness … Pulse Headlines–Apr 22, 2017 International Mother Earth Day is celebrated every year as a reminder to people that Earth and its ecosystems provide us
Trash to Treasure: Changing Waste Streams to Profit Streams, a new report launched by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation, focuses on waste in American
Labeling food that contains genetically engineered, or “GMO,” ingredients will not cost the preposterous $81.9 billion that the corn industry claims. The new study –
“Zero emissions is an ambitious but achievable goal.” –UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon Zero has become the most important number for humanity. Why? Any chance of