More Sustainability - Page 22
France is the first country to ban all plastic plates and cups
All plastic plates and cups must be eliminated in France by 2020.
Countries call for end to domestic ivory trade as elephants disappear
IUCN World Conservation Congress adopted a motion that urges governments to halt internal ivory sales and protect African elephants.
NASA just launched a spacecraft to help us find the origins of life on Earth
It will take eight years for it to come back to Earth.
If bamboo bikes are so great, why don't they sell well in China?
Bike makers are popping up in China, but mainly find customers overseas.
By Clarissa Wei
Are wool sneakers the future of footwear? Some investors think so.
Allbirds raises $7.25 million for its sustainable shoes.
Costa Rica hasn't burned any fossil fuels for electricity in two months
The Central American nation relies almost entirely on hydropower, geothermal, wind and solar energy.
Don't bin them: You can mail back your used Nespresso coffee pods
Now there's no excuse not to recycle.
By Johnny Lieu
Obama visits remote Midway Atoll to highlight climate change threats
President Obama snorkeled in the Papahānaumokuākea National Marine Monument, the world's largest marine protected area.
'Miles' the dibbler is cute, but he also marks a major breeding milestone
And they thought dibblers were extinct - pah!
By Johnny Lieu
Unprecedented census confirms staggering decline in African elephant populations
"Data has to be followed by action."
By Katie Dupere
The sad story of the last Tasmanian tigers
The reclusive carnivorous marsupial was hunted to extinction in the 1930s.
SolarCity's founders will earn $1 a year, lay off workers ahead of Tesla takeover
The biggest U.S. solar installer is facing falling demand and may fire an unspecified number of workers later this year, according to a filing.
Here's why Olympic medalists don't get flowers at the Summer Games in Rio
The Rio 2016 organizing committee cut flowers from Olympics medal ceremonies as part of its quest for sustainability.
9 wildlife websites for citizen scientists who want to save the earth
No science degree required.
By Katie Dupere
The U.S. finally has its first offshore wind energy farm, after a decade of trying
The five-turbine wind farm off the coast of Block Island, Rhode Island is a major feat for the U.S. clean energy industry.
How Apple is taking the tech world’s love affair with renewables to a new level
The California technology giant can now sell more than iPhones and Macbooks — it also plans to sell electricity from its own solar power plants.
By Maria Gallucci and Kerry Flynn
Park rangers use smartphones to take majestic photos of animals
Photos from the people who know them best.
The struggle and resilience of the world's tigers, in photos
These big cats are in crisis.
By Katie Dupere
Stunning timelapse shows solar-powered plane make its way across the world
Get a bird's eye view from Hawaii to New York.
By Tim Chester
How Elon Musk plans to make Tesla Motors a clean energy powerhouse
His plan to buy SolarCity and replace fossil fuels comes at a tough time for both companies.
Obama's new solar plan could help renters, low-income families get clean energy
The White House says it wants to bring 1,000 megawatts of solar power to lower-income Americans by 2020, a ten-fold jump.
Tesla wants to buy SolarCity for $2.8 billion
Elon Musk wants to buy a company he helped start.
Prius plug-in's solar roof is not safe enough for U.S. markets, report says
Better stick to home solar for now, green energy fans.
By Nick Jaynes
Riveting short film takes you under the sea in 360 degrees
'Valen's Reef' gives viewers an immersive look at the Bird's Head Seascape, "the epicenter of marine biodiversity."
