Close to 20 billion pads, tampons, and applicators enter North American landfills every year. The mind-boggling generation of waste is just one in a series of serious environmental impacts created by feminine hygiene products. Is it possible to green your period? Editor’s note: This post contains affiliate links, which helps fund our Recycling Directory, the most comprehensive in North America. […]
This week’s quote is from author Bill McKibben about humans’ environmental impact: “We have the same impact in five minutes that our ancestors had in a year.” Earth911 inspirations. Post them, share your desire to help people think of the planet first, every day. Click to get a larger image. Editor’s note: This post was originally published on July 26, […]
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Looking for sustainable home decor that adds a touch of rustic elegance to any room? A DIY tealight candle holder made from reclaimed wood is just the thing. This guide will show you how to craft a beautiful tealight candle holder using reclaimed wood, minimizing waste and embracing sustainable practices. Reducing, reusing, and repurposing makes an important difference for the […]
Long, V-shaped eel traps cross from shore to shore on Italy’s Comacchio Lagoons, pointing like arrowheads out to the Adriatic Sea. When eels headed to their ocean breeding grounds arrive at the tip of the V, aluminum panels allow them into the trap, but not out. Metal replaced wood and reeds in the 1980s, but otherwise the design of the […]
Despite its other environmental impacts, including toxic waste that requires centuries or millennia of storage in facilities designed to protect future generations from the genetic and acute effects of radiation, nuclear power is considered by some influential environmentalists an essential component of the post-fossil fuel economy. For example, James Hansen, the NASA scientist who raised the alarm about global warming […]
Ewaste remains a massive problem. We’re two high school students who launched Ecoolair, a solar-powered fan project, to tackle ewaste and deliver affordable, cooler lifestyles. In March of 2023, CBS News reported that more than 90% of discarded solar panels end up in landfills and as such, by 2030 we are expected to have an area equivalent to approximately 3,000 […]
The Turkey Point nuclear plant in Homestead, Florida, where concerns about flooding have delayed relicensing. felixmizioznikov via Shutterstock To reach its climate goals, the Biden administration aims to extend the lives of U.S. nuclear reactors. But a new report finds regulators have not studied whether increasingly extreme weather could threaten the safety or viability of power plants largely built in […]