By Maanvi Singh, The Guardian Mass die-off in Klamath River caused by extreme changes in water pressure amid largest dam removal project in US history As many as hundreds of thousands of newly hatched Chinook salmon released into the Klamath River have died due to “gas bubble disease” caused by …
Powering Earth from Space: Can We Solve Our Energy Crisis Without Destroying the Environment?
By Roberto Guerra, Sustainable Brands There is immense potential for sustainable innovation in the ever-growing space economy — in ways that could bring the industry’s own impacts, and an infinite source of solar power, back down to Earth. Ever since the Soviets launched the first satellite into outer space on October 4, …
Sea Cucumbers are the ‘Scum Suckers’ Corals Desperately Need
By Laura Baisas, Popular Science These blob-like invertebrates keep critical ecosystems clean. Sea cucumbers gobble up sediments on the ocean floor and on coral reefs. Georgia Tech/Clements et. al. 2024. Coral reefs all over the world are in serious danger. However, a critical way to keep reefs healthy likely comes from a …
Your Favorite Brands Likely Contribute to Massive Deforestation. This Map Shows Where.
By Kristin Toussaint, Fast Company Palm oil is used in everything from ice cream to laundry detergent — and it’s production is linked to widespread deforestation. [Photo: Nazarizal Mohammad/Unsplash] The likelihood that you use products with palm oil is pretty high: the ingredient is in half of all products on supermarket shelves, in …
Radical Sustainability Experimentation in Tourism Highlights Challenges, Opportunities
By Joanna Haugen, Sustainable Brands “We don’t need everyone to do it perfectly to change the world; we just need double-digit percentages from a heck of a lot of buy-in.” — Natural Habitat Adventures’ Court Whelan In responding to the climate crisis, companies have committed to a wide range of …
This ‘SeaFeed’ Could Be a Game-Changing Solution to Livestock Emissions
By Scarlett Buckley, Sustainable Brands Australian startup Sea Forest’s seaweed-based feed supplements significantly reduce methane emissions from ruminant livestock. In recent years, the surge in global methane emissions — primarily from ruminant livestock including cows, sheep and goats; which emit methane through their digestive processes — has greatly exacerbated climate change. Animal agriculture alone is responsible for a …
How Canada Can Climate-Proof More Than Half a Million Homes
By Gaye Taylor, Corporate Knights A report from Pembina Institute says weak regulations and a skilled labour shortage are creating a retrofit bottleneck. Weak regulations, low demand, and a lack of skilled labour are blocking service providers along Canada’s deep retrofit supply chain from scaling up operations to make homes …
Scientists Develop Artificial Worm Gut to Break Down Plastics
By Nanyang Technological University, Phys.Org A team of scientists from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) has developed an artificial worm gut to break down plastics, offering hope for a nature-inspired method to tackle the global plastic pollution problem. By feeding worms with plastics and cultivating microbes found in their guts, researchers …
Fixing Our Ailing Food System Could Bring US$10 Trillion a Year in Benefits
By Natalie Alcoba, Corporate Knights A new report analyzed a food system model that can address the global climate, nature and health emergencies while offering a better life to hundreds of millions of people. In Bolivia, a tax on hydrocarbons pays for a healthy meal program in schools. Paris is …
“Historic” Expansion of Renewable Energy Sources Rewriting the Future of Global Electricity: “We’re Moving Closer”
By Ben Raker, The Cool Down “What some people were saying was impossible only a few years ago is not only possible — but it is happening.” Renewable energy resources saw “massive” and “historic” expansion globally in 2023, with the fastest growth still to come, according to a major new report released …