The plastic grocery bag is as ubiquitous as it is inexpensive; nearly all of us have a cache of them in a junk drawer somewhere in our homes. And while some municipalities seek to ban them, plastic bags have become a symbol of capitalism and consumption, given out at stores and malls on every continent. Given […]

Plastic waste is becoming a pressing problem around the planet. Pieces of plastic large and small have contaminated practically every nook and cranny of Earth from the highest mountaintops to the lowest ocean depths. What with the daily news coverage of the scourge of plastic on the environment it might seem that plastic pollution is […]

At a Glance Hawaii will see a 3-foot rise in ocean levels by the end of this century, a study found. More than 6,000 of the state’s buildings will experience chronic flooding. The plan would focus on Honolulu but act as a pilot program for the rest of the state. Hawaiian lawmakers, fearing that sea […]

The following article was written by AARON PRESSMAN and was first published on the Fortune website. See the original story here. It’s Earth Day but you may have read recently that there is a recycling crisis. The problem is that over the past few decades, as cities and towns built up vast programs to collect […]

Earth Day is a celebration of the abundant beauty and life-sustaining bounty of our natural environment.  On this day, we reaffirm our responsibility to protect God’s wondrous creation for future generations. From the Appalachian Mountains to the golden shores of California, America is blessed with some of the most beautiful scenery on Earth.  As Americans, we all share […]

What is Earth Day? Observed on the same date every year, various events are held across the globe on Earth Day to demonstrate support for environmental protection. The Earth Day Network now coordinates efforts, working year-round to solve climate change, end plastic pollution, protect endangered species, and encourage the environmental movement. When did it start? […]

The Arctic plays a critical role in maintaining a safe and stable global climate, with its reflective sea ice that sends significant incoming solar radiation safely back to space and its permanently frozen tundra that secures ancient stores of carbon dioxide and methane. But the Arctic is warming at twice the global average, threatening to […]

Bonus points for not leaving a toxic mess. Devices can pile up over the years — just look in your drawers, the garage or a dark corner of your closet. Unless you’re a self-disciplined cleaning guru, chances are you’ve held onto batteries, cables and older devices for nostalgic reasons, or because you thought you might […]

This week, Greenpeace activists protested against single-use plastic in front of Nestlé’s headquarters in Vevey, according to the newspaper Le Matin. One group of protesters, carrying a plastic monster made from plastic waste that has been touring Europe after arriving in Rotterdam from the Philippines, demanded that Nestlé take back its plastic monster. Others carried […]

Kenya has the strictest penalties for bag use, but the consumer alternatives to plastic have come with growing pains. In the open-air Wakulima Market thin plastic shopping bags have disappeared, banished by Kenya’s national bag ban. Produce sellers in this busy agricultural hub 95 miles northwest of Nairobi now pack perishables in thicker bags made […]