AvatarKimPlastic Scientists convert used plastic bottles into vanilla flavouringverified_publisher The Guardian - Damian Carrington Environment editorPlastic bottles have been converted into vanilla flavouring using genetically engineered bacteria, the first time a valuable chemical has been brewed from waste plastic. Upcycling plastic bottles into...
AvatarKim1:01Videos Americans Want to Protect the Environment Buzz60 Americans want to protect the environment, but are unsure where some of our greatest landmarks are located. Buzz60’s Keri Lumm shares the results of a new study conducted by OnePoll on behalf of Charmin.
AvatarKimCarbon How is the €3 billion biochar industry transforming green energy in Sweden?verified_publisher Euronews - Isabelle Gerretsen In a bid to become more sustainable, Stockholm has found an unusual ally, old Christmas trees and other garden debris. The Swedish capital is using …
AvatarKimCarbon 3 exciting ways to cut shipping’s ridiculously big carbon footprintverified_publisher TNW - The ConversationShips carry more than 80% of world trade, and they rely heavily on some of the least environmentally friendly transportation fuels available. There are no cheap, widely available solutions that can lower...
AvatarKimRafting Plastic rafting: the invasive species hitching a ride on ocean litterverified_publisher The Guardian - Russell ThomasJapan’s 2011 tsunami was catastrophic, killing nearly 16,000 people, destroying homes and infrastructure, and sweeping an estimated 5m tons of debris out to sea. That debris did not disappear, however....
AvatarKimOceans Almost Half Of 12 Million Pieces Of Trash In Oceans Related To Take-Out Food unilad.co.uk - Julia Banim PA Images A new study has found almost half of the 12 million pieces of trash in the world’s oceans are related to take-out food. Researchers …
AvatarKimPlastic Research on ocean plastic surging, U.N. report finds sciencemag.org - Tania Rabesandratana Plastic winds up everywhere—from the top of Mount Everest to remote corners of Antarctica. Every year, millions of tons of discarded plastic also …
AvatarKimClimate Carbon dioxide levels reach peak in 4 million years, what this means for climate change | Earth Day EARTHDAY.ORG - Rachel Weisbrot According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the amount of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the Earth’s atmosphere reached 419 …
AvatarKimWine Cork: The Underrated Material You Need More of in Your Home Design Milk - Vy Yang When you hear the word “cork,” you probably think of wine, an office board or Birkenstocks. To us, cork is the underdog of materials. It’s a natural, …
AvatarKimPlastic EU plastic ban to go into effect July 3 inhabitat - Written by Bonface Landi The European Union has put a ban on the sale of 10 types of single-use plastic products in an effort to slow plastic pollution. The ban, which comes …
AvatarKimScience "Vegan spider silk" offers a plant-based replacement for common plasticverified_publisher newatlas.com - By Nick Lavars By mimicking the self-assembling microstructures that give spider silk its incredible strength, scientists at the University of Cambridge have …
