Did you know that most of the clothing you wear when exercising is made from petroleum? Popular synthetic fabrics like polyester, nylon, acrylic, rayon, polyamide, and spandex that give athletic wear its stretch contain plastic. The plastic materials found in synthetic clothing are damaging to the environment as the manufacturing process emits greenhouse gases. They pollute our waterways and air […]
U.S. gamers generate 24 million tons of CO2 into the atmosphere annually, according to a 2019 study by the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. That’s about the same greenhouse gas impact as the annual emissions from 5 million cars. And with more than 3 billion gamers worldwide, game developers and the data centers they rely on need to make rapid changes […]
Today’s inspiration comes from American biologist and naturalist E. O. Wilson: “If all mankind were to disappear, the world would regenerate back to the rich state of equilibrium that existed ten thousand years ago. If insects were to vanish, the environment would collapse into chaos.” Earth911 inspirations. Post them and share your desire to help people think of the planet […]
Trees have begun to “speak” using new sensors and generative AI. With ePlant‘s new TreeTag, trees are not just silent witnesses to environmental changes anymore; they have become environmental sensors. Introduced in June, ePlant is currently accepting pre-orders for the ePlant TreeTag starter bundle at $149. The bundle includes a TreeTag and an easy-to-install wireless network that enables real-time monitoring […]
Last year, Earth911 encouraged readers to take action by signing a petition to protect endangered shark species. And it appears that world leaders listened. At the CITES Convention in Panama last November, delegates elected to greatly expand the number of shark and ray species protected under CITES. The international treaty now covers more than 100 endangered and threatened species of […]
They light up the sky beautifully, those bright and bold fireworks. But they don’t come without environmental hazards, no matter what time of year they blast off. The composition of fireworks creates highly toxic gases when they are lit. And those pollutants can poison not only the air but water and soil, threatening human and animal life. Fireworks are pretty, […]
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