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9 Eco Deals For Earth Day – Ways to Treat Yourself and The Planet
First celebrated 51 years ago on April 22nd, Earth Day was a holiday born of civic-mindedness, meant to celebrate nature in all her glorious...
Startup’s New Method to Recycle CO2 into Protein-Rich Animal Feed Gets $9 Million in Funding
An agriculture feed startup has received $9.4 million in initial funding for its technology that produces pure protein from CO2.
The protein would come from...
World’s First 3-D Printed School Poised to Be Built in Madagascar For Half the Price of Traditional
A 15-year old Chinese immigrant, adopted as a baby by the founder of MapQuest, is using her adult-sized ambition to use 3D-printing to help...
These Floating Islands Will Form a ‘Parkipelago’ in Copenhagen’s Harbor
The Scandinavian countries are famous for their bays, and Copenhagen harbor in Denmark's capital is a perfect example of that beauty in a metropolitan...
$14 Billion Raised For Great Green Wall to Continue Planting Trees Across Africa, Keeping Sahara From Destroying Villages
Efforts to finish the Great Green Wall in Africa, which has been halting the desertification of villages near the Sahara, received a multi-billion dollar...
UK Prioritizes Climate Crisis By Supporting Sustainability in Developing Countries With $4 Billion Plan
The UK government has announced it will commit at least £3 billion (US $4 billion) to climate change solutions in developing countries, helping to...
Tribe in Panama Wins Landmark Case Granting Them Stewardship of 400,000 Acres of Pristine Ancestral Forests
A landmark ruling from Panama's Supreme Court has ceded much of the largest nature reserve in Central America to Indigenous land claims.
The Naso tribe...
Japan is Building Wooden Satellites to Cut Down on Space Junk
A wooden satellite will be launched into space in 2023 to study how the organic material holds up in the vacuum outside our atmosphere.
Wooden...
14 Years Ago the Amazon Was Being Bulldozed for Soy – Then Everything Changed As Corporations Joined Activists
Over the last 14 years, a unique public-private initiative has reduced soy farming deforestation in the Amazon, so much so, that almost no soy...
Indigenous Woman Wins Goldman Environmental Prize for Protecting 500,000 Acres of Amazon Rainforest
Indigenous Amazon leader Nemonte Nenquimo just won the world’s foremost award for grassroots environmental activism for her organizing work to save Ecuador’s rainforests.
Her leadership...
Vegan Dog Leashes Strong As Leather, But Made From Apples, Make Great Gifts
Who said you can’t teach an old dog new tricks?
One company’s groundbreaking Apple Dog Accessories are stronger than leather, yet made from fruit.
As an...
Canadian Scientists Develop Eco-Friendly Substitute for Palm Oil That’s Good for Human Health
Providing a potential solution everybody was looking for, two Canadian food scientists have created a replacement for palm oil.
Their invention replicates how the body...
NASA Uses Supercomputers and AI to Count Earth’s Trees From Space for the First Time
To get a sense of how much carbon the Earth can store, and how it changes over time, scientists would need to count a...
Bezos Created $10 Billion Earth Fund to Meet Climate Crisis, First Grants of $800M Go to Iconic Environmental Groups
The Bezos Earth Fund, created by Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos and worth $10 billion, has just distributed $791 million in grant money...
Singapore’s Plan to Plant 1 Million Native Trees Will Protect Species and Put a Park 10 Minutes From Every Citizen
In an effort to restore Singapore's once-rich mangrove forest ecosystems, the nation is embarking on a 1 million tree planting spree in hopes that...
One Way To Help Endangered Chimpanzees? Uganda is Planting 3 Million Trees
Over the next few years, three million local trees–from fig to mahogany–will be planted in Uganda, benefitting people, the planet, and our closest wildlife...
¡Feliz 60 Cumpleaños Madagascar! La Isla con Mayor Biodiversidad del Mundo Recibe 60 Millones de Árboles de Regalo
En su 60 aniversario, para celebrarlo Madagascar plantó 60 millones de árboles, como parte de una campaña para hacer que la nación vuelva a ser verde.
Unilever Announces it Will Spend $1 Billion To Rid its Cleaning Products Of Fossil Fuel Footprints By 2030
One of the world's leading manufacturers of cleaning and laundry products, Unilever, announced it will accelerate the sustainability of its brands by sourcing 100%...
Bank With A Conscience: The Aspiration Debit Card Helped Customers Finance 1Mil Trees Planted, and Get Cash Back
Aspiration, a ‘B Corporation’ with social good as its top priority—helps customers plant trees and pays cash back for doing business with green companies.
2 Million People in India Gather to Plant 20 Million Trees Along the River Ganges—All While Social Distancing
While social-distancing and wearing masks, residents and government workers in India's Uttar Pradesh planted 20 million trees in one day.