"Every type of material creates debris—from the start of its production until it reaches the consumer, and throughout its lifetime while in use.”
From Trout To Polar Bears: How The Environmental Movement Lost America
"Rather than the salt-of-the-earth image of country folks as environmentalists, the modern movement came to be dominated by mostly metropolitan voices that valued idealistic notions of 'natural' preservation over pragmatic conservation."
5 Environmental Benefits of Vegetarianism
“If the environmental benefits of vegetarianism have convinced you to try a meat-free diet, start small. Begin by eating meat, fish, and poultry less frequently.”
How to Talk to Your Relatives About Nuclear Energy During the Holidays
“When your great-aunt talks about how dangerous nuclear energy is, you can allay her fears. Nuclear energy is actually one of the safest industrial professions, for workers and the larger local communities.”
The Energy To Light Christmas
“Using Arcadia’s proprietary nationwide energy bill data, they estimated that running those lights in December costs Americans a total of $645 million. For each household that has Christmas lights, that’s an average of an extra $12 on their December power bill (up to $20 in California).”
KeepCup Reinvents Your Morning Coffee Routine
KeepCup’s success shows that private-sector innovators, not government, continues to lead the way on environmental stewardship.
To save recycling, look to the aluminum can
"By capturing all of the value from used aluminum cans, we can revitalize American recycling. The aluminum can industry is ready to do just that — but we have our work cut out for us.”
Climate ‘apocalypse’ fears stopping people having children – study
“The researchers found that 6% of parents confessed to feeling some remorse about having children. A 40-year-old mother said: ‘I regret having my kids because I am terrified that they will be facing the end of the world due to climate change.’”
This Is How Black Friday Hurts The Planet—But Attitudes Are Changing
“‘I think the study from Money.co.uk is sobering because it shows the alarming quantity of emissions involved in delivering things to our homes, but that’s really only looking at the very end of the process,’ Capstick says. ‘What the report doesn’t get at is why we’re doing this in the first place. The fundamental question to ask is: ‘why are we buying all this stuff?’”
Hawaiian Seaweed Makes Cows 90% Less Gassy – And That’s Good For Climate Change
“The startup points to research from The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Penn State and University of California-Davis that shows replacing just 0.4% of a cow’s feed with A. taxiformis reduces the amount of methane the cow produces by more than 90%. The seaweed works in a cow’s stomach to inhibit hydrogen and carbon dioxide from combining to form methane.”