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Free Template: Company Greening PresentationTemplate
Whether you've been tasked with your company's greening efforts, or perhaps you would like to proactively engage the decision makers, here is a jump-start to help with that.Check out this free Google Slides presentation template. It has curated text, hints and leads,...
LCV encourages more fight, less despair
With the election behind us, and the resulting prospects for climate policy being somewhere in the neighborhood of discouraging and terrifying, the League of Conservation Voters has provided the pep talk that we needed. Check out their article that highlights wins and...
U.S. Energy Secretary on Clean Energy Solutions and Incentives
Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm dropped by the Daily Show to talk clean energy and exciting progress with Michael Kosta. The Department of Energy has 17 national laboratories and 40,000 scientists working to solve our biggest energy issues. The video below is a...
Restoring dead soil in Kenya
The regreening initiative in South Eastern Kenya is a transformative environmental project aimed at restoring degraded landscapes, improving biodiversity, and enhancing community resilience against climate change. This project focuses on constructing bunds—earth...
Dr. Jane Goodall and Post Malone at the Global Citizen Festival
Global Citizen is a non-profit organization dedicated to combating poverty and addressing global challenges through advocacy and activism. Through its impressive network, there are ongoing initiatives that rally around the critical issues of climate change, poverty,...
The ozone layer is making a recovery
A recent United Nations' ozone story is a remarkable example of global cooperation in addressing an urgent environmental crisis. In the late 1970s and early 1980s, scientists discovered a thinning of the ozone layer, primarily due to human-made chemicals called...
Dustups Ranch greening the desert
I've been watching Shaun Overton at his Dustups Ranch for a while now. With tenacious vigor, Shaun has undertaken a greening project on 320 acres in a remote area of Texas. This latest video is exciting as there is visible progress starting to pop up as happy...
Renewables power grid additions first half of 2024
The U.S. solar industry is experiencing rapid growth with numerous projects coming online. Recent expansions include large-scale solar farms in Nevada and Texas, harnessing the sun’s power to boost renewable energy capacity. In the first six months of 2024, solar...
TIME’s 2024 Kid of the Year
Heman Bekele has been interested in science and chemistry since the age of four, mixing up "potions" with enthusiastic curiosity. At 15 he is now being recognized for his work that leverages everyday habits to deliver skin cancer medicine that absorbs into the skin on...
Review: Divi from Elegant Themes
This is a first impressions review of the Divi Wordpress Theme and Page Builder Plugin from Elegant Themes. What is Divi Divi is a premium Wordpress Theme that includes a visual page builder plugin (among other useful plugins).PriceAt the time of this post, a standard...
MIT discovery may be a water game-changer
A recent MIT discovery — the photomolecular effect — challenges the conventional evaporation process by harnessing light to control molecular movement. Among many potential applications, this breakthrough allows scientists to manipulate water molecules using light...
Photo credit: Pixabay forest trail
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Australian startup is “growing” water alongside tomatoes
Global water insecurity is thirsting for innovative solutions to fortify sufficient, safe, and affordable water for drinking, sanitation, and agriculture. A trailblazing Australian company has simply decided that we should "grow" water right along with popular crops,...
Will “plastivors” solve our plastic problem?
Approximately 400 million tons of plastic are produced worldwide each year1. Despite recycling and waste management efforts, a large percentage is inertly stored in landfill or becomes unregulated waste escaping into our ecosystems, where it could remain for...
University of Texas is farming water from the air
A research team at the University of Texas has developed "a low-cost gel film made of abundant materials that can pull water from the air in even the driest climates''. Super hygroscopic polymer films leverage unique polymer structures to enhance water absorption...
How beavers help us
This PBS video demonstrates the crucial role of beavers in environmental stewardship. Through dam-building, they create habitats that support diverse wildlife, regulate water flow, and enhance biodiversity. PBS highlights how these industrious creatures contribute to...
Trash management in Las Vegas
In the movie Back to the Future Doc Brown debuted a trash-to-fuel converter called "Mr. Fusion" that turned ordinary household waste into power for the epic DeLorean time machine. While we are not quite there yet, there is a frontier of 2nd-use trash solutions that...
Recycle Machines Feed Stray Animals
This genius recycling solution is designed to feed stray animals and promote sustainability through compassion. By exchanging recyclable materials to dispense food, the machines encourage responsible waste disposal while addressing the needs of vulnerable animals....
Photo credit: Kelly solar panels
Thank you for the great photo. We like the juxtaposition of technology and nature.Photo by Kelly.
Beavers versus wildfires
Beavers play an unappreciated role in wildfire prevention. By building dams and altering water flow, they create wetlands that act as natural firebreaks. These wetlands maintain high moisture levels in surrounding vegetation, reducing its flammability and slowing the...
Photo credit: Pixabay dandelions
Thank you for the cool photo. Appreciate your perspective.Photo by Pixabay.
Photo credit: Pixabay corn fields
Thank you for the cool photo. Appreciate your perspective.Photo by Pixabay.
The Mainichi Shimbunsha special growing newspaper
This Japan daily celebrated "Greenery Day" with a special edition newspaper that had seeds embedded in the biodregadable paper. When planted, the newspaper sprouted flowers. The ink was plant-based to boot. Such a cool idea, I hope it becomes a regular thing. Sources:...