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10/11/21

How Reusing Shellfish Waste Can Help Save the Environment

AW, SHUCKS: More than 7M tons of mollusk shells are thrown away each year — here’s how they can be reused and help save the environment.

10/11/21

How The Food Sector Drives Environmental Change

HOLY COW: Food production is one of the main forces driving global environmental change — here are some ways we can help keep our planet safe Line Gordon

10/04/21

How Seafood Plays a Role in Sustainable Food Systems

Here’s how eating more ‘blue food’ could improve nutrition and reduce the damage caused to our planet

09/29/21

This Family Runs the First Regenerative Dairy Farm in the U.S.

‘We’re mimicking nature—the way nature should be’ — Meet Blake and Stephanie Alexandre, the owners of the first certified regenerative organic dairy farm in the U.S.

09/22/21

Taco Bell Wants You to Mail Back Your Empty Sauce Packets

Taco Bell has launched a nationwide pilot program in partnership with recycling company TerraCycle to reuse empty sauce packets.

09/22/21

Thailand Turns Plastic Waste Into PPE Coveralls

This country is making PPE out of its plastic waste.

08/19/21

How Disposable Diapers Harm the Environment

Most disposable diapers wind up in landfills, where they can take up to 500 years to degrade — but are cloth diapers any better?

08/19/21

Precious Plastic Shares How to Turn Waste into Usable Objects

Here's how to turn your local plastic waste into a profitable small business 💸

08/12/21

Entrepreneur Harvests Invasive Plant to Make Clean Cooking Fuel

This man is turning an invasive species into cleaner cooking fuel

08/09/21

Boeing Releases New Data on Its Own CO2 Emissions

Boeing released its own data showing that its new commercial jets built in 2020 will, on average, emit 1 million metric tons of CO2 over the course of their lifetimes.

07/29/21

Researchers Mark This Year’s ‘Earth Overshoot Day’ as July 29

We’ll have already used up all the resources Earth can naturally reproduce for this year by July 29, researchers say — Correspondent Alejandro Alba explains what that means.

07/18/21

BFFs Disentangle Coral Reefs and Educate About Sustainable Fishing

BFFs Disentangle Coral Reefs and Educate About Sustainable FishingBest friends Carissa and Lauren are helping save Hawaii’s coral reefsTo learn more about ocean conservation visit https://go.nowth.is/2UQmNEL