BY: SAMANTHA TAPP Free public transportation would be a dream come true for commuters who spend hundreds of dollars on transportation per year. For Parisians, they are on their third consecutive day of free public transportation. Unfortunately, it’s not an…
This innovative design creates stunning mangrove forests while also protecting our beaches
BY: QUENTIN STUCKEY Although winter is currently on the way, most of us are still reminiscing and pining for those warm summer days. The summer is jam packed with recreational outdoor activities but let’s be honest, nothing really compares to…
Tesla is powering a 600-person island with 100% renewable energy
BY: SAMANTHA TAPP Ta’u, an island in American Samoa, has been using diesel generators for power. One of these generators burns 300 gallons of fuel per day; one of these generators burns 109,500 gallons of fuel per year. Earlier this…
As temperatures drop and tempers rise, Oregon man donates tiny homes to Standing Rock protestors
BY: CHARLOTTE LEFAVE Okay, you can be proud of humanity again. Oregon volunteers have helped the Dakota Access Pipeline Protestors by bringing them life-saving shelter and supplies for the winter. Pulling up with a 35-foot truck full of food, clothing, stoves…
The world’s poorest countries are going 100% green in the next 4 years
BY: SAMANTHA TAPP We all know global warming is an international issue; we all got scared when Al Gore threw the movie ‘An Inconvenient Truth’ at us in 2006; we’ve seen Leonardo DiCaprio try to persuade the world away from…
Fuck top 40- this music made from vegetables is all you need to listen to today
BY: SAMANTHA TAPP Being told to stop playing with your food may have been a common request in your home growing up. A saying which usually means to stop merely fussing with your food has been taken more literally for one…
India ditches $3 billion diamond deal to save tigers
BY: SAMANTHA TAPP The Indian government is being praised as they recently decided to ditch a diamond-mining project worth more than $3 billion USD. The land where the surface mining would take place is home to a large portion of…
These women are combining fashion and plastic in a fight against pollution
BY: SAMANTHA TAPP Think about how many plastic bags you throw out on a monthly basis. Now, try to imagine how many plastic bags are thrown out every month in your city. Imagine these bags being used to improve environmental…
Australians cook up change with a new spin on potluck dinners
BY: SAMANTHA TAPP The tomato sauce that will reach its expiry date in a matter of days, the red onions that are beginning to wilt and the beef that you meant to cook last week, yet somehow forgot…these are the…
How funerals can literally cost the earth
At present, the world generates almost 1.2 billion tonnes of waste every year; and only 1-2% of it is composted or recycled. We’re a wasteful bunch, and it seems to be no different when it comes to the environmental impact of…
Why the rest of the world needs to start following Norway’s lead on saving the environment
BY: Zoe Melnyk Norway’s plans to end deforestation and ban gas-powered cars are quickly making it one of the greenest countries in the world. Just last month, Norway promised to ban deforestation. That’s a huge leap most countries in the…
Our drinking habits kill 100,000 marine animals a year, and this brewery’s going to save them.
BY: JESSICA BEUKER Last year, Americans alone drank 6.3 billion gallons of beer, with 50 per cent of that number sold in cans held together by plastic rings. Those plastic rings often end up in the ocean, where…
Modern slavery is not only inhumane; it’s literally destroying our planet.
BY: CAROLINE ROLF As we shop for cellphones, computers and cheap frozen seafood, we remain ignorant to the fact that we are unwittingly supporting the enslavement of tens of millions of people in developing countries. A leading expert on slavery…
Three simple things you can do to help the planet that will make a big difference
BY: CHRIS SMITH Whether you believe it or not, the climate of our planet is changing. In 1896, Swedish scientist Svante Arrhenius hypothesised that the burning of fossil fuels by humans could theoretically cause the earth’s average temperature to rise.…
Environmentalists are dying France’s rivers green to show the effects of water pollution
BY: M. TOMOSKI Environmental activists known as Agents Environnement (AE) have dyed rivers across France fluorescent green. The organization is made up of workers at several government agencies, including all employees in national parks services and protective marine services. “It’s…
Watch how eating meat is destroying our planet (video)
BY: JESSICA BEUKER A couple years ago, if you asked me what my favoruite foods are, I would, without hesitation, rattle off a list that begins with steak, bacon and pepperoni pizza. I was always a big meat eater, which…
Milan will pay you to bike to work instead of using a car
BY: JESSICA BEUKER More than 5.5 million people around the world die prematurely each year due to air pollution. And it seems that hammering the urgency of this environmental issue into people’s minds isn’t enough to pull the majority from…
Why your fashion habits could be destroying art and the planet
BY: ANGIE PICCIRILLO I like to view fashion as art—much like Andy Warhol or the late, great David Bowie. It’s how you express yourself without having to carry around an art gallery on your back. I especially have an appreciation…
Peru is building a jungle conservation area larger than Yosemite and Yellowstone combined
BY: DAVID LAO There are rivers gushing as far as the eye can see, their banks and tributaries pocketed with fragrant flowers and uncontrollably large plants. Along the streams is another expanse, one made of thick, lush jungle, sweltering in…
Norway’s capital is investing in the future by going car-free
Oslo is banning all private vehicles in its city centre by the year 2019. The city elected the leftist Labour Party this past September, who teamed up with the Green Party and the Socialist Left to make the change. The…