Have you been doing environmentalism wrong?

Grist News

April 28, 2021

"The environment is really the only major global crisis that we assume you can solve from your kitchen."

Apple creates $200 million fund for nature-based climate solutions

GreenBiz Group

April 22, 2021

Apple creates $200 million fund for nature-based climate solutions Jesse Klein Thu, 04/22/2021 - 00:12 Nature-based solutions to climate change are having a moment, and Apple is riding the trend with a $200 million fund dedicated to related investments.  The tech titan has invested in protecting forests for some time, but last week it launched a new venture in collaboration with

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First GMO mosquitoes to be released in the Florida Keys

Grist News

April 17, 2021

The EPA approved Oxitec’s mosquitoes for release this spring. Some scientists and locals want to halt the deployment.

Celebrating Earth Day — even during quarantine

GreenBiz Group

April 13, 2021

This Earth Day, you might be thinking, "Hey, there’s a pandemic. Let’s sit this one out." Probably no one would blame you. But journey back with me to last year, at the beginning of COVID-19, when the roads were clear and the air was pristine. If you were like me, it might have been the very first time you saw your city not wrapped in smog. That vision of what our earth could be inspired me,

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Sunflower pollen sponge to soak up oil spills from water

Sustainability Matters

April 8, 2021

Oil spills are difficult to clean up and can result in damage to a marine ecosystem. Now, a promising ‘eco-friendly’ sponge alternative has been developed from sunflower pollen to help tackle this problem. A team of scientists led by Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) has created a reusable, biodegradable sponge that can soak up oil and other organic solvents from

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Did climate change cause societies to collapse? New research upends the old story.

Grist News

April 6, 2021

The untold history of how people survived the past 2,000 years.

Bacteria lend a hand to separate water and oil

Sustainability Matters

March 14, 2021

Researchers from North Carolina State University (NC State) have discovered that certain bacteria make a slimy but tough biofilm for protection and motility — and it can also be used to separate water and oil. The researchers used the material produced by the bacteria Gluconacetobacter hansenii as a filter to separate water from an oil mixture, with results published in the journal

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Green port plans for WA coast

Sustainability Matters

March 8, 2021

Plans to build Australia’s first ‘green’ port near Exmouth on Western Australia’s north-west coast are underway, with Gascoyne Gateway progressing with the company’s next round of community reference groups. The proposed Gascoyne Gateway marine facility — expected to set a new benchmark in marine environmental management — is a single-jetty deep-water

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Nature takes root on the balance sheet

GreenBiz Group

March 8, 2021

ESG issues continue to gain prominence, with climate change getting the most attention today. We see customers demanding action on carbon emissions, investment firms structuring new green products and governments developing regulations to support the transition to a sustainable future. This has led to a strong focus on two main sectors: energy and transportation. Of course, moving to renewable energy

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Anammox bugs tackle sewage at Qld plant

Sustainability Matters

March 7, 2021

Reported to be the first of its kind in the Asia–Pacific region, the treatment facility at Queensland’s Urban Utilities’ Luggage Point Resource Recovery Centre uses Anita Mox technology to naturally remove ammonium and nitrogen from sewage via anammox, or anaerobic ammonium oxidation. Organic nutrients like ammonium and nitrogen must be removed from sewage to protect the quality of

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