A rising tide threatened to flood Venice, Italy, on Saturday, providing the first test for the city’s long-awaited flood barrier. The tide peaked around four feet, potentially affecting more than one-third of the city, but controversial underwater barriers contained the rising waters, the AP reported. Popular tourist attraction St. Mark’s Square usually floods at three […]
By Sean Taylor MilkRun, a Portland, Oregon-based company, is supporting small, local farmers by enabling them to sell produce safely and directly to consumers’ homes. Founded by farmer and entrepreneur Julia Niiro, MilkRun is an online platform that lets farmers set their own prices, cutting out wholesalers, shippers, and truckers. Once consumers place an order […]
By Leslie Brooks More than 75 percent of the world’s food crops rely on pollinators, according to the United Nations Environment Program. Through their pollination, bees not only promote biodiversity, but also secure our food supply. But one in four species of bee is at risk of extinction in North America, according to the United […]
New technology could produce a better, cheaper beer that’s also good for the planet. Every year, brewers use and buy truckloads of carbon dioxide (CO2) to meet their needs. The greenhouse gas is critical in brewing to give beer its signature fizz. It is also used to transfer beer from tank to bottle/can and to […]
More than 60 major brands, government agencies and nonprofits are coming together to create a circular economy for plastics in the United States. The U.S. Plastics Pact, launched Tuesday, unites major producers like Coca-Cola, Nestlé and Unilever United States with environmental advocacy organizations like Ocean Conservancy and the World Wildlife Fund around a series of […]
By Kate Whiting Bernice Dapaah calls bamboo “a miracle plant,” because it grows so fast and absorbs carbon. But it can also work wonders for children’s education and women’s employment – as she’s discovered. Bamboo is abundant in her native Ghana, where she runs a social enterprise that employs women to transform it into bicycles […]
Every day, sharks suffer from different threats. Up to 100 million sharks disappear every year, due to destructive fishing by humans and the impact of climate breakdown. One-third of the world’s known shark species have been listed as “threatened” species by the International Union for Conservation of Nature. We need to talk about them, because […]
In July 1990, a British Airways plane flew from Spain to the UK carrying some very unique cargo: 13 red kites. The birds launched a landmark effort to reintroduce the iconic raptor to England. When they landed, the only red kites in all of the UK were a few breeding pairs in Wales. Now, there […]
By Hans Nicholas Jong Construction of a hydropower plant in the only known habitat of a critically endangered orangutan species on the Indonesian island of Sumatra might be delayed for up to three years due to COVID-19 and funding issues. Muhammad Ikhsan Asaad, who oversees the project for state-owned utility PLN, said the Batang Toru […]
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