Recycle

How to Recycle: A Quick Guide to Recycling Symbols

How to Recycle Whenever you are about to throw an item in the trash bin, you should look at the recycling symbols first and consider...
save the environment

8 Simple Ways to Help the Environment

Students are constantly learning how they can make a difference in the world to help the environment. There are classes and clubs focused on various...
environment

9 Things You Can Do to Save the Environment

I live in the US right now, and recent events led me to believe that I live in a bubble. No, not the bubble...
consumerism

Earth Law and Consumerism

There is a direct link between our consumption choices and the environmental challenges facing us – with consumerism accounting for 60% of greenhouse gas...
crestone-rights of nature

Recognizing the Inherent Rights of Nature

The Town of Crestone’s Board of Trustees unanimously approved a resolution last month recognizing the rights of nature. Crestone, Colorado now joins dozens of communities,...
deforestation in borneo

Save Nature, Save Lives

One of the first things you realize about Borneo is how difficult it can be to land a plane. On my first trip there,...
forest tress

Trees travelling west: How climate is changing our forests

Many studies on the impacts of global temperature rise have suggested that the range of our forests will migrate poleward and upward. However, research...
Mutant Enzyme

Scientists Accidentally Create Mutant Enzyme That Eats Plastic Bottles

The breakthrough, spurred by the discovery of plastic-eating bugs at a Japanese dump, could help solve the global plastic pollution crisis. Scientists have created a...
Can Molten Salt Make 24-Hour Solar Energy Possible?

Can Molten Salt Make 24-Hour Solar Energy Possible?

IN BRIEF Clean energy companies like SolarReserve want to prove molten salt can aid solar power electricity any time of day. The potential is there,...
Last Year, Britain Generated Twice as Much Energy From Wind as Coal

Last Year, Britain Generated Twice as Much Energy From Wind as...

IN BRIEF Fossil fuels are both an increasingly expensive energy option and a driving force in climate change. Britain is pushing to replace coal with...