Powering Earth from Space: Can We Solve Our Energy Crisis Without Destroying the Environment?

Tommy MalettaSustainability News, Greentech, Latest Headlines

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, …

Your Favorite Brands Likely Contribute to Massive Deforestation. This Map Shows Where.

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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

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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

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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 …

Scientists Develop Artificial Worm Gut to Break Down Plastics

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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 …

“Historic” Expansion of Renewable Energy Sources Rewriting the Future of Global Electricity: “We’re Moving Closer”

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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 …