Improving Agriculture: 7 Techniques To Make Farming Less Destructive
Agriculture is one of the most important human activities, and also one of the most destructive to the planet. But it doesn’t have to be that way…
Sam Heller
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Cargo Shipping: The Low-Hanging Fruit Of Industrial Greening?
Eighty percent of goods for sale around the world make their way from point A to B on a cargo ship; cleaning up this industry is key to greening the economy.
How Fossil Fuel Subsidies Are Helping Trash The Planet
Helping rich oil companies awash in record profits goes against common sense.
Genetically Modified Organisms: Safe To Eat, Safe For The Environment?
The jury is still out regarding whether genetically modified organisms (GMOs) can hurt people or the environment.
King Corn: Dominant Food, Feed & Fuel Crop Not Great For Environment
Corn is so ubiquitous in our food system that an estimated 70 percent of the atoms in the body of the average American originally came from it.
Power Hogs: Greening Internet Data Centers
Streamlining data centers may be the low hanging fruit when it comes to finding ways to reduce the electricity consumption of our Internet usage.
How Is Melting Permafrost Affecting Arctic Communities?
In the Arctic, a great change is taking place. Permafrost, which covers around 25 percent of exposed land in the Northern Hemisphere, is melting.
Incineration: A Better Way Than Landfills For Our Trash?
Sweden sends 99 percent of its garbage to incineration plants. Why don’t we do more of this in the United States given our overflowing landfills?
Mycoremediation: Cleaning Up Contaminated Sites Naturally With….Fungi?
Fungi are so good at breaking down compounds that we’re now employing them to clean up contaminated soils via a technique known as mycoremediation.
Dockless E-Scooters May Be Green—But Walking, Biking, Busing Greener Still
Dockless e-scooters may be a green way to solve transit’s “last mile” conundrum, but bikes, buses and even carpools are greener still.