After sampling the skies over two Japanese mountains, scientists have found microplastics in the clouds. The finding underscores the extent to which the small particles have invaded nearly every part of the Earth, where they can harm living creatures and even potentially influence the climate, the researchers from several Japanese universities wrote in a paper in Environmental Chemistry Letters. The […]
Anger as the UK government approves giant oil field in the North Sea
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Earth911 Podcast: Simen Saetre on Making Salmon a New, Domesticated Fish
Farmed salmon has been touted as a solution to food scarcity as the world turns to eating more seafood. The United Nation’s Food and Agriculture Organization estimates that seafood production must increase 29.3% by 2030 to keep up with demand. Our guest today is Simen Sætre, who coauthored The New Fish: The Truth about Farmed Salmon and the Consequences We […]
Earth911 Inspiration: Nothing Exists Alone
Earth911 brings the circular economy to life by connecting the world to brands, products, and services to live sustainably. We help millions of people find local end-of-use options for products and packaging using the largest curated directory of reuse, donation, and recycling locations, municipal curbside collection programs, and mail-in recycling options. We educate and inform consumers, businesses and communities to […]
Announcing the World Ocean Day 2024 Action Theme
We currently face one of the greatest threats ever to our blue planet and all its inhabitants: the climate crisis. It is all too clear that we need a healthy ocean for a healthy climate, and vice versa, and we need significantly stronger local, national, and international action from both government and corporate leaders. Now. For 2024, we are launching […]
Tajikistan eyes large-scale hydrogen production and energy diversification
Karakul, a large lake in Tajikistan formed by a meteor. Photo credit: NASA – via Wikimedia. By Anders Lorenzen Tajikistan, the central Asian country nestled between Afghanistan and China, has big plans for the future of energy. The country, with a population of nearly ten million, gained independence with the dissolution of the USSR in 1991. And it is positioning […]
As Waters Rise, a Community Must Decide: Do We Stay or Go?
Brenda Whitfield recalled the first major flood at her home in the Eastwick section of Southwest Philadelphia, when Hurricane Floyd filled her ground floor with five feet of water. “I was scared half to death,” she said of the 1999 storm. “The water was coming, and the next thing I knew my husband was like, ‘Brenda, you got to leave.’” […]
Four Foods, Tons of Water
Many popular foods are hard on the environment, even before they are processed and packaged because they require immense amounts of water. Let’s look at four popular foods we can replace in recipes with water-responsible alternatives. Though water scarcity might not affect you today, you can help conserve water by choosing different foods. Only 3% of the world’s water is […]
Eat Like a Fall Locavore
While the word locavore is new to many of our vocabularies, the concept is not. Until the invention of industrial farming, humans had largely eaten local foods. Although the wealthy may have been able to trade food or spices from distant lands, the average person didn’t eat many imported foods until recent times. In some developing countries where subsistence agriculture […]
Recycling Mystery: Fire Extinguishers
When you need a fire extinguisher, you’ll want to make sure it functions properly. But you may not know that fire extinguishers have an expiration date. Or, maybe you’ve used your extinguisher but haven’t replaced it yet. How do you make sure you’re prepared for a fire and what do you do with that expired or used fire extinguisher? There […]