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Prince Charles Launches Initiative to Address Global Sustainability Challenges
Prince Charles is launching a new initiative aimed at addressing global sustainability challenges. The Prince of Wales Global Sustainability Fellowship Programme – being launched to mark his 70th birthday – represents a £3.6 million commitment over three years from 12…
10 Easy Steps to Become a More Responsible Fashion Consumer
Here is a list of 10 things you can do today that will save you money, give you back time you never thought you had, and bring home the reality that having less, really is having more. RESIST buying the…
Electric Vehicles Mean First Responders Have to Deal with Battery Fires
Last week, federal investigators reported that the battery of a Tesla Model S reignited twice after the car’s fiery crash in May. This isn’t the first time an electric vehicle battery has caught fire again after being put out. Why…
Red List Research Finds 26,000 Global Species under Extinction Threat
More than 26,000 of the world’s species are now threatened, according to the latest red list assessment of the natural world, adding to fears the planet is entering a sixth wave of extinctions. New research, particularly in Australia, has widened…
US Forest Service Allows Nestlé to Continue Taking Water from California National Forest
The U.S. Forest Service has offered Nestlé Waters North America a three-year permit on water rights in the San Bernardino National Forest, allowing the company to continue to take millions of gallons of water from the site. Under the proposed…
IKEA Will Take Back Your Old Furniture, Resell It and Give You the Money
In some ways there is nothing new about buying second-hand furniture – antique stores have done it for centuries. And yet the idea that a leading modern furniture shop – IKEA in Sydney, to be precise – will re-sell old…
One Football Pitch of Forest Lost every Second in 2017, Data Reveals
The world lost more than one football pitch of forest every second in 2017, according to new data from a global satellite survey, adding up to an area equivalent to the whole of Italy over the year. The scale of…