Anna Yona, co-founder with her husband of Engelskirchen, Germany-based Wildling Shoes, talks with Earth911’s Mitch Ratcliffe about making shoes that are easier on the planet. Wildling makes a wide range of shoes for women, men, and kids. The company practices sustainable design and manufacturing using a minimalist design philosophy that produces a light, comfortable, and durable shoe. A Certified B […]
Lots of folks are leaning toward the idea of purchasing an e-bike. For running neighborhood errands or rolling into work, hopping on an e-bike offers some noteworthy advantages. No pumping gas. It’s easy on the environment. Perhaps a financial incentive offers an additional nudge. Throughout the United States and some other parts of the world, a variety of rebates, low-interest […]
Just because there is snow on the ground doesn’t mean it is time to stop focusing on living more sustainably. Even though many of us go into inaction during the winter, now is the time to take it up a notch and focus on our winter sustainability practices. One way we can do that is to grow some of our […]
What’s an easy way to reduce your home’s carbon footprint? Setting the thermostat back 7-10 degrees Fahrenheit while you are at work can reduce your heating or cooling load by up to 10%. By sealing air leaks, you can save 15-25% of the heat your furnace generates in the winter and block the same amount of unwanted heat gain in the summer. […]
In the 20-teens, the plastic-free lifestyle was getting almost as much attention as the Whip Nae Nae. But blogs and articles featuring smiling urbanites with tiny jars containing a year’s worth of plastic waste seem to have disappeared. Was plastic-free just another pop culture fad? Did plastic win? Whatever happened to plastic-free? This article contains affiliate links. If you make […]
Google’s circular economy leader, Mike Werner, explains the many renewable energy, waste reduction, and internal strategic changes that have established parent company Alphabet at the forefront of corporate sustainability. Google achieved carbon neutrality for its search engine operations in 2007 and a decade later had matched 100% of its energy use with renewable energy credits. It pioneered reusing server and […]
This article is the fifth in a six-part series that explores how we get our electricity and what we need to know about how renewable — and non-renewable — electric power is generated. Electricity use is a major component of Americans’ ecological footprint. But we tend to pay it less attention than other areas, like recycling and plastic use, where it […]