If companies produced less each week, and ran their offices for fewer hours, they would also emit less CO2. Other studies have looked at different ways that reducing work benefits emissions, starting with the fact that commuters can spend less…
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Here Are The Most Common Ways You’re Wasting Water That Cost You More Than You Think By Sophia Mitrokostas
26 November 2018Views: 2,423Keeping an eye on your water usage is a good way to save money and help the planet at the same time. Plenty of us have bad habits that could be costing us hundreds of dollars in water bills over…
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We’ve Lost 60% of Vertebrate Wildlife on Earth in Just The Last 40 Years By Mike Mcrae
9 November 2018Views: 1,961Between 1970 and 2014, populations of vertebrate animals declined by an average of 60 percent. Freshwater animals have it even worse, with drops of about 83 percent. Plastic waste is up. So is deforestation. We need to act now Read…
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Water has ranked in the top five risks for seven consecutive years in the World Economic Forum’s Global Risk Report. And if you look at the headline threats to humanity and the planet over the next decade, as pinpointed by…
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Innovation can transform the way we solve the world’s water challenges by Will Sarni and Callie Stinson
6 September 2018Views: 1,227Multinational telecommunication company Ericsson has led a myriad of water-related projects across the world ranging from the US to Kenya. Ericsson is once again leading in the water space by crafting an entire smart water network around the Internet of…
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When it comes to what you bite, chew and swallow, your choices have a direct and long-lasting effect on the most powerful organ in your body: your brain. So which foods cause you to feel so tired after lunch? Read…
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Decades of felling and natural disasters have drastically reduced Pakistan’s forests. Figures for the country’s total forest cover range between around 2% and 5% of land area. Nevertheless, Pakistan has one of the lowest levels of forest cover in the…
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Hawaii just passed a law to make the state carbon neutral by 2045 By Adele Peters
16 June 2018Views: 1,227Hawaii is already a leader on climate. In 2015, the state passed a law to move to 100% renewable electricity by 2045 . In 2017, days after Trump announced that the U.S. would pull out of the Paris climate agreement,…
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Combatting Climate Change Is “A Matter Of Survival” by Alexandra Ossola
28 October 2017Views: 1,122In uniting for climate action, we must understand that first we are all vulnerable, and we must all act. We all have to take responsibility Read more in Futurism Combatting Climate Change Is “A Matter Of Survival” by Alexandra Ossola…
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In the Near Future, We’ll Think It’s “Archaic” to Kill Animals for Food by Karla Lant
6 October 2017Views: 1,275While thinkers reached their decisions through different means, in the end they all seem to agree that diets that rely on animal meat are less healthy and unsustainable — and that as our planet changes, our habits will too. Read…