Category: ENVIRONMENT

‘Green Islam’ Movement Fosters Environmental Stewardship

Indonesia, with the world’s largest Muslim population, is grappling with severe climate change impacts, including sinking land and devastating wildfires. A growing “Green Islam” movement within the country is using religious teachings from the Quran to promote environmental stewardship, inspiring climate action in schools, mosques, and community groups. This movement aims to foster unity and…

ENVIRONMENT

The Economic Benefits of Clean Air

Some estimates suggest every dollar spent meeting clean air rules returns $10 in health and economic benefits. So why would Donald Trump even consider changing those rules? Clean Air Is One of America’s Best Investments. EPA Deregulation Ignores That. http://archive.today/WiJck Related Reading

ENVIRONMENT

Hitting Big Oil Where it Hurts

For decades, oil giant Chevron has been destroying Louisiana’s coastal wetlands and doing nothing about it. But no longer. A jury has ordered Chevron to pay a parish government $744.6 million to restore them. Chevron Ordered to Pay $744.6 Million for Destroying Louisiana’s Coastal Wetlands https://www.ecowatch.com/chevron-louisiana-lawsuit-wetlands-destruction.html Related Reading

ENVIRONMENT

LISTEN: GreenSportsPod – Retired NFL Pro Discusses New Eco-Book for Kids (ep.39)

“I’m a nerd wrapped up in an athlete’s body” So says triple major at Penn State, retired NFL offensive lineman, CEO of The Bridge Eco Village (an innovative mixed use real estate development company that prioritizes environmental justice), motivational speaker, and EcoAthletes Champion Garry Gilliam. He can now add children’s eco-book author to his…

BOOKS

From Waste to Water – Scientists are Making it Happen

Researchers at the University of Texas at Austin have discovered a system that uses everyday biomass to pull drinkable water out of the air. They call it the “molecularly functionalized biomass hydrogels” system. From Scraps to Sips: Everyday Biomass Produces Drinking Water from Thin Air https://cockrell.utexas.edu/news/archive/10158-from-scraps-to-sips-everyday-biomass-produces-drinking-water-from-thin-air Related Reading

ENVIRONMENT

WATCH: ‘GREENWASH Explained with Hamsters’

‘GREENWASH Explained with Hamsters’ is a short documentary film available for viewing on WATERBEAR, a “free platform that brings inspiration and action together through award-winning, certified films and documentaries that you can stream at any time, and on any device for free.” “In this adorable short: Greenwash, Explained by Hamsters, we take a closer look…

CULTURE & LIFESTYLE

Why Homeowners Prefer Fake Grass in Valencia for Low-Maintenance Lawns

Some people hear about artificial grass and immediately wrinkle their nose. It sounds unnatural and potentially dangerous, plus expensive–grass seed is pretty cheap, what’s so hard about growing a lawn? But when homeowners in Valencia and similar climates actually run the numbers, they may find that their arguments against fake grass are quite inaccurate. When…

CULTURE & LIFESTYLE

RESEARCH: Climate Protests Work

New research reveals that unpopular climate protests work even if they are disruptive, such as blocking traffic, or just odd, like throwing tomato soup at the glass in front of a Vincent van Gogh painting. Whatever the protests are, and however unpopular they may be, they sway media coverage and public awareness toward the climate…

ACT NOW

England Commits To National Tree Planting Campaign

The government of England has committed to creating a national forest that will see 20 million trees planted across the West of England in the coming decades. In the words of the country’s nature secretary, it will “bring nature closer to people, prevent flooding and support wildlife.” Government to plant first National Forest in 30…

ENVIRONMENT

What We Can Learn About Green Belts from Burkino Faso

The desert has claimed a third of Burkina Faso, but the residents of the nation’s capital city are fighting back by circling the city with trees, vegetable plots and water tanks. The project holds back the desert, cools the city, and provides residents with a source of food. ‘We water, rest, water’: the green belt…

ENVIRONMENT