Move over Portland, Oregon… there’s a new vegan capital of the world. According to online cooking resource Chef’s Pencil, Brighton and Hove has been named the new global vegan hotspot for the first time. This marks the first time that Chef’s Pencil has not named Portland or Bristol, UK as the vegan capital, and Brighton […]
Our bedrooms should be a respite from our busy lives. After a long, stressful day of work or even a high-energy day spent hiking and playing out in the sunshine, it’s nice to have somewhere to decompress, unwind, and prepare for sleep. But it can be hard to rest your head at night if your […]
In an unprecedented move, California officials are ordering residents and businesses in three Southern California counties to limit their outdoor water use to one day a week. The restrictions will go into effect June 1 and impact millions of people living in Los Angeles, Ventura and San Bernardino counties.
New data from the World Resources Institute’s (WRI) Global Forest Watch found that 11.1 million hectares of tropical forest were lost in 2021, including 3.75 million hectares of primary rainforests that are important carbon sinks and biodiversity havens.
Human activity has degraded as much as 40 percent of the world’s land, impacting half of the people on Earth and putting about half of global gross domestic product at risk. That’s the stark finding of the Global Land Outlook 2, a new report from the UN’s Council to Combat Desertification (UNCCD). With more than […]
Watching the news, it sometimes feels like we are surviving one disaster after another, from record-breaking hurricanes to megadroughts to a global pandemic. It turns out that this feeling is backed by data. A new UN report found that the number of medium-to large-scale disasters in the past two decades is actually five times more […]
Social media platform Twitter is taking a stand against climate denial. The company announced on Earth Day that it would ban all advertisements that “contradict the scientific consensus on climate change.” “We believe that climate denialism shouldn’t be monetized on Twitter, and that misrepresentative ads shouldn’t detract from important conversations about the climate crisis,” Twitter […]
Sir David Attenborough is a beloved broadcaster who has spent more than half a century bringing the wonders of the natural world into the homes and hearts of viewers. To celebrate his 70-year career, the UN Environment Programme awarded the 95-year-old with its Champions of the Earth Lifetime Achievement Award, the UN’s highest environmental honor. […]
Water is the lifeblood of existence and rivers are the veins that carry it, connecting organisms, minerals and species across the globe. Rivers provide habitat, help drain rainwater, replenish groundwater, instill in us a feeling of ancient connectedness to our planet and are the source of drinking water for two-thirds of U.S. residents. American Rivers, […]
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