Keep America Beautiful is celebrating the Great American Cleanup’s 25th year in 2023, between March 21 to June 22. If you haven’t participated in a cleanup yet, there’s still time to get involved. Join the spring cleaning movement and contribute to cleaner communities across the country. Ready to help maintain clean, green, and beautiful spaces? Here are just a few […]
Solar panels on the rooftop and car park of a secondary school in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Many such projects allow users to generate their own electricity and sell the surplus back to the grid. Photo credit: Energe. By Javier Lewkowicz Distributed generation and local actors are boosting renewables, democratising energy and reducing bills. A small town generating its own power, […]
Is there enough lithium in the United States to fulfill the made-in-America requirements of the Inflation Reduction Act’s tax incentive programs for new electric vehicles? The International Energy Agency projects that the world will need 1,063 kilotons of lithium in 2040. That’s 48 times the volume of lithium used in EVs and electricity storage in 2020. Where will it come […]
There’s a sting in the air come spring. Wasps are out in force, and your backyard barbecue may attract these unwelcome visitors. You might be tempted to reach for chemical pesticides, but there are natural deterrents to wasps that are intent on joining your outside gathering. Although not commonly considered beneficial insects, some species of wasps are important pollinators. Wasps […]
Today’s quote is from John Toland, 18th-century Irish philosopher and author: “The universe is a unity. Every material thing is in all things. All things come from all, and all is in all things.” Earth911 inspirations. Post them and share your desire to help people think of the planet first, every day. Click the poster to get a larger image. […]
Uncategorized A water reservoir in Spain. Photo credit: EPA-EFE / Siu Wu. By Anders Lorenzen Spain, Italy and France are being told to expect a summer of unprecedented drought driven by climate change. The drought has already started with some regions suffering water shortages and farmers expecting to harvest their worst yields in decades. Having experienced severe consecutive droughts throughout […]
Sustainable interior design prioritizes the health and well-being of people and the planet. It’s intended to create healthy spaces while minimizing environmental impacts, reducing waste, and conserving natural resources. But a rising trend, fast furniture, is making home furnishing less sustainable. The wide availability of trendy and inexpensive home furnishings, or “fast furniture,” comes with negative environmental impacts. In addition […]
Yes! I did it. I invented something to replace fishing. It’s relaxing, rewarding, and undeniably planet-friendly. Welcome to Earthing, your new favorite activity. Reeling You In With fishing, anglers say they enjoy the outdoors, the sunshine, and the tranquility. Does the alternative Earthing stack up? Yes, yes, and yes. You’ll stroll along the water’s edge, wielding a stick, and keeping […]
Off the coast of the Hawaiian Island of Kauai, an underwater metropolis bustles. Sea turtles glide lazily through the surf while schools of fluorescent yellow butterflyfish weave between basketball-size sea urchins and sharp corals. But Dave Anderson isn’t distracted by the otherworldly charm of the coral reef — he’s here on a mission. Around 70 feet below the surface, he […]