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Armed with information, consumers do make better choices for the planet
A simple, visual label on food empowers consumers to make greener dietary choices, a new study finds.
Endangered species get a huge bump when private lands are brought into the conservation mix
A recent study found that protecting America's undeveloped, privately held lands could push all of the country's endangered mammals, birds, amphibians and reptiles past a crucial habitat threshold.
Microwaves turn plastic into battery materials in 2 minutes
Plastic from bottles and containers could be turned into a material being investigated for battery electrodes
Un ecosistema pasado por alto: los basureros
"Ecosistema" no es exactamente la palabra que llega a la mente cuando se contempla un vertedero de basura. Incluso las personas que abrazan los llamados “nuevos ecosistemas”, se refieren generalmente a nuevas e interesantes mezclas de plantas y animales, no pilas gigantes de basura. Sin embargo, tal vez podríamos dejar de lado nuestras preconcepciones y ver los vertederos de basura a través de una lente ecológica.
City trees reduce daytime heat. But to curb sweltering nights, minimize pavement.
Research found that higher the percentage of tree cover in an area, the lower the temperature; and the higher the percentage of impervious surface, the higher the temperature.
We can feed the world—if we reclaim our crops from livestock
Livestock guzzle up a huge chunk of our global crop production. In a new study, researchers consider how much more food we would have on our planet if we saved those crops--by eating less dairy and meat.
Turning an ocean of plastic into fuel
A chemist and a sailor are developing a mobile reactor that could transform plastic into diesel fuel. The technology could reduce plastic waste on land and in the ocean, and give a cleaner, potentially cheaper fuel.
The health care industry is failing to take its own pulse on sustainability
Health care lags behind other sectors of the U.S. economy in measuring and reporting on sustainability efforts, according to a new analysis of 49 large health care organizations.
Here’s How Much the UK’s Carbon Emissions Would Drop if All Cars Were Electric
Slashing carbon emissions will require something drastic like the pandemic lockdown on a more permanent basis, and a switch to all electric cars could be that step
Footsteps could light up homes with power-generating wooden floors
Researchers have found a way to convert the renewable construction material into a renewable energy producer.
