The future of the beauty industry is green, and sustainability is no longer just a box to check off, it’s expected. Consumers are scrutinizing and demanding transparency on ethical labor, ingredients sourcing and giving back to the environment and communities. As a result, more brands are proudly vegan, natural and regenerative. The beauty industry is vast and expansive in its […]
Since ancient times, schools and centers of learning have been places where the greatest minds can meet and collaborate. Seattle Central College brings this spirit with their EcoDistrict. It is a big step toward solving some serious problems to building a better future. Continue reading below Our Featured Videos Seattle Central College will become the new home for an EcoDistrict. […]
Maldives Floating City is the first development of a new era for sustainable living. In this waterfront paradise, homeowners can live in eco-friendly floating homes. The new city’s roads and water canals were inspired by the grid pattern of a brain coral, a type of coral that looks like the shape of a human brain. Continue reading below Our Featured […]
Technology and consumer electronics products have transformed life in just two generations but they’ve come with heavy environmental and social consequences, including ecosystems disrupted by mining and unrecycled e-waste. We talk with Andreas Nobell, development manager at TCO Development, which publishes an independent nonprofit environmental and social responsibility certification for technology products, the TCO Certified label. The TCO Certified label […]
Each person in the United States produces an average of about 4.9 pounds of trash every day. That’s over 1,788 pounds of trash a year per person. With a population of over 334.8 million and growing, the U.S. is producing a lot of waste. Food waste, plastic waste, e-waste … it often feels like the waste is never-ending. Unfortunately, our […]
Are you composting at home yet? If not, you might want to consider it. We generate more than 292.4 million tons of trash annually in the U.S. and more than 42 million tons of this is yard trimmings and food waste that could be composted. According to the Environmental Protection Agency, “more food reaches landfills and incinerators than any other […]
Scientists are still trying to figure out how a 4.6 billion-year-old meteorite rock found itself in the Sahara desert. The rock was discovered in May 2020 in the middle of the Sahara in Adar Algeria. Since its finding, the rock has been under study and scrutiny to help scientists piece together the history of the universe. Continue reading below Our […]
The high salt and no oxygen combo of a newly discovered deadly brine pool in the Red Sea kills almost any critter with the misfortune to swim into it. This salty spot 1.1 miles below the sea’s surface is one of Earths’ most extreme environments, according to scientists who published their paper last month in the journal Nature. Continue reading […]
Creating new materials can be a tiresome process involving a ton of research and testing. Then, finding new options in a world full of animal and petroleum products require innovation and the right technology. Polybion has both. As a result, it produces consumer materials that respect nature at every stage. Continue reading below Our Featured Videos Polybion is a materials development […]