Saving the Environment Through Sustainable Living

“Renewable Energy Is Unstoppable”
Apr 14, 2014
Greenpeace Germany activists demonstrated at Berlin's iconic Brandenburg Gate yesterday in a bit to urge governments and businesses to deliver “Power to the People – Clean Energy Now”. At the end of its week-long meeting in Berlin, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) concluded that preventing catastrophic climate change requires... More >>

Is Procter & Gamble Cleaning Up Its Act?
Apr 11, 2014
You may breathe a small sigh of relief for the rainforest. Following enormous public pressure, Procter and Gamble (P&G) has finally committed to a new ‘No Deforestation’ policy that will remove forest destruction from its products and provide full traceability for all the palm oil and derivatives it uses. After weeks of... More >>

H&M and Zara Clothing Producers Looking to Cut Rainforest Destruction Out of Clothing Production
Apr 10, 2014
H&M and Zara are two of the largest clothing companies in the world. While many advocates of the rainforest have previously focused on limiting the destruction of the rainforests from pulp and paper, timber, soy, palm oil and cattle companies, but the clothing industry has been majorly overlooked. However, both H&M and Zara are looking to lead the front in cutting deforestation from supply chains of their global brands and have pledged to completely eliminate old-growth forest destruction from their products. More >>

Is Your Fish Breaking The Law?
Apr 9, 2014
More than 20 per cent of wild-caught seafood imported into the US – a haul with a price tag of at least $1.3 billion – is likely to be illegal, according to a new study published in the journal Marine Policy. This new estimate underscores the role of the US market... More >>

Desert Absorption Helping to Decrease CO2 Levels
Apr 8, 2014
A new study published in the Nature Climate Change journal has found that arid desert areas, which are among the largest ecosystems on the planet, are taking in surprisingly large amounts of carbon as the levels of carbon dioxide increase in the atmosphere. These new finding allow scientists to get a better grasp on just how much carbon is in the atmosphere as CO2 which in turn contributes to global warming and how much gets stored in the land through carbon-containing forms. More >>

What’s The True Cost Of The World’s Most Expensive Coffee?
Apr 7, 2014
The suffering involved in the production of civet coffee has been highlighted by World Society for the Protection of Animals (WSPA) in a paper written for Oryx, the International Journal of Conservation. The paper examines the true cost of the world’s most expensive coffee, looking at the suffering experienced by civet... More >>

Where On Earth Is The Earth Hour Capital?
Apr 4, 2014
WWF’s Earth Hour City Challenge (EHCC) has awarded Cape Town, South Africa, the title of Global Earth Hour Capital 2014. The city is recognized for its pioneering actions to combat climate change in its efforts to bolster the quality of life of its citizens. The city succeeds last... More >>

The Future of Tropical Power Lays Under the Sea in Seaweed
Apr 3, 2014
Scientists have raised a new and ambitious way to wrestle the world hold from fossil fuels. This new idea involves harvesting the seaweed forests under the ocean as well as sustainably farming them then feeding the matter into a large underwater digester. It is speculated that this new energy source could one day completely replace fossil fuels by using only nine percent of the ocean floor. In the smaller picture, this technology could help produce a sustainable fuel source for island communities who have little land to work with when it comes to energy production. More >>

On Shaky Ground: LA Earthquake Shocking Wake-Up Call For Fracking Industry
Apr 2, 2014
The recent earthquakes in Los Angeles and Orange County are a rude wake-up call about the induced seismic dangers facing California, according the the Center for Biological Diversity. A recent report by Earthworks, the Center for Biological Diversity and Clean Water Action found that the oil industry is increasing quake risks... More >>

Research Suggests a Early Spring and Late Autumn are the New Normal
Apr 1, 2014
There are some skeptics that suggest that global warming or climate change isn't a real thing, however each year new evidence suggests that it is. Yet another study has come out that suggests that the seasons are changing. This research finds that over the past few years, Spring has been charging in earlier and Autumn has been coming around later, and this is not likely to change. In fact, it has been deemed the new normal. More >>