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This app reveals how environmentally friendly your spending habits really are
Swedish scientist David Anderson created web-service 'Svalna' to track the environmental impact of your spending habits.Svalna uses your transaction data to analyse the 'energy-per-krona' for your...
View ArticleThis animated map shows the biggest problem with water around the world
Researchers from the University of Twente in the Netherlands mapped the world's water supply. The results weren't reassuring.Produced by Maya Dangerfield. Follow TI: On FacebookJoin the conversation...
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A Cincinnati cemetery is offering 'green burials' — here's why they're a...
Spring Grove cemetery in Cincinnati, Ohio is slated to open a "green burial" section — the first of its kind in the region, according to a blog post by the Heritage Universalist Unitarian Church.(The...
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One graphic shows how much food, water, and energy Americans waste each year...
The United States is a shockingly wasteful country.To be fair, the same could be said for much of the developed world. But there’s no getting around the fact that less than 5% of the world’s population...
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The most effective thing you can do to save the planet is shockingly simple
In case you haven't noticed, our planet is under duress.Drought conditions and dwindling access to fresh water are rippling across the US and the world. Climate-warming greenhouse gas emissions are at...
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The one thing that makes recycling plastic work is falling apart
As oil prices plummet, a surprising piece of the economy is taking a huge hit: the market for recycled plastic.Plastics, after all, are made from petroleum — so as the price of oil drops, so does the...
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Here's why the world's best coffee comes from just a handful of locations
Purchase enough specialty coffee beans from a fancy brewhouse, and you're bound to notice some of the same regions listed over and over again on the little placard on the front of the bag.Places like...
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Soak in the beauty and fragility of our dynamic planet with these stunning...
We hear a lot about all the horrible things happening to Earth: global warming, pollution, and water and food shortages — it's enough to conclude that life as we know it is nearing its end.Yes, it's...
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Secret government report warns of 'potentially catastrophic' water crisis
More people in more nations are rising out of poverty and into wealth, thanks to a flourishing global economy.With that increasing abundance, however, comes a dangerous appetite for meat.The world's...
View ArticleToxic air is choking these top cities around the world
Air pollution can lead to a cornucopia of life-threatening diseases, and new data from the World Health Organization (WHO) shows that 80% of cities aren't meeting guidelines. These are some of the top...
View ArticleMost garbage floating in the ocean gathers in these 5 giant patches
Trash from all over the world collects in the world’s oceans. Eventually, most of it ends up in one of five known major swirling patches of garbage. These are known as the five gyres.For the past 35...
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Trying to 'rescue' distressed animals may do more harm than good
At least two seal pups have been killed this year by well-meaning individuals attempting to 'rescue' them from what they assumed was distress or abandonment.The latest incident - where a baby seal had...
View ArticleThis miniature, egg-shaped pod could be the greenest tiny house yet
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View ArticleA UK inventor created a 3D pen that writes with recycled plastic
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This company is turning car exhaust into inks and paints
For the past few years, teams of researchers have been figuring out how to transform carbon dioxide emissions into diamonds, solid rocks, and clean energy.Turns out they can also create art from it....
View ArticleA London company designed a pen that draws in 3D
Renegade is a pen that draws in 3D using recycled plastic bottles. A tool called the ChupaCut shreds bottles into curly tapes, which then melt inside the pen. It was designed by London-based inventor...
View ArticleA college student invented a coffee cup that grows into a tree
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View ArticleMost garbage floating in the ocean gathers in these 5 giant patches
Trash from all over the world collects in the world’s oceans. Eventually, most of it ends up in one of five known major swirling patches of garbage. These are known as the five gyres.For the past 35...
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'I’m not just a nutter who cares about wildlife': Meet the environmentalist...
LONDON — In 2013 Bevis Watts landed what he describes as "in many ways a dream job."The 41-year-old became CEO of the Avon Wildlife Trust, charged with protecting and promoting wildlife in the area...
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Soak in the beauty and fragility of our dynamic planet with these stunning...
In honor of Earth Day on April 22, we've compiled some of the most beautiful — and the most heartbreaking — images of our planet.While it may be tempting to dwell only on the doom and gloom...
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