Ecology
Flexitarian Food Puts Meat-Based Diets at Steak to Save the Planet
Scientists say a new ‘flexitarian’ diet needs to be widely adopted to protect the environment, feed the hungry and stop millions of early deaths. The EAT-Lancet Commission, which is made up of a group of 37 scientists from around the…
London to Create ‘World’s Most Advanced’ Air Quality Monitoring Network
London Mayor Sadiq Khan has announced the launch of what is claimed to be the world’s most advanced and comprehensive air quality monitoring network. The city is collaborating with Environmental Defense Fund Europe (EDFE) and Google Earth Outreach for the…
Lush Bath Bombs Make a Fizz About Going Plastic Free
The brand is opening an entirely plastic free shop in Manchester this Friday. Lush is to launch what it claims is the UK’s first plastic packaging-free cosmetics shop in Manchester this Friday. The ‘Naked’ shop will sell a range of innovative and…
600+ Environmental Groups Urge Congress to Phase Out Fossil Fuels
On Thursday more than 600 environmental groups called on the U.S. House of Representatives to pursue ambitious climate legislation that matches the scale and urgency of the climate crisis. The groups’ letter calls for a thoughtful phaseout of fossil fuel production, a transition…
U.S. Carbon Emissions Spiked 3.4% in 2018, Second-Largest Increase Since 1996
Carbon emissions in the U.S. experienced a sharp upswing in 2018, despite a record number of coal-fired power plant closings, according to new data. An analysis released by the research firm Rhodium Group Tuesday shows that emissions rose by 3.4 percent last year—the…
Your Christmas Tree Could Be Recycled Into Paint or Sweeteners
Gifts have been opened, cookies have been eaten, Christmas has come and gone. Still, the last vestige of holiday festivities remains: the slowly decaying Christmas tree husk in your living room. Even as fake tree sales rise, as many as…
10 Worst-Case Climate Predictions if We Don’t Keep Global Temperatures Under 1.5 Degrees Celsius
The summer of 2018 was intense: deadly wildfires, persistent drought, killer floods and record-breaking heat. Although scientists exercise great care before linking individual weather events to climate change, the rise in global temperatures caused by human activities has been found…