Even as climate change ramped up in the last two decades, people flocked to environmentally sensitive areas. Now flooding and sea-level rise threatens to wipe out billions of dollars in investment. The Sierra Club reports. (Photo: US Geological Survey)
Glass and plastic are tried-and-true materials for packaging and other uses. Plastic notoriously causes lots of environmental problems, but glass has its own issues. What’s a conscientious steward to do? The BBC reports.
Batteries are everywhere, but it’s not always clear how to dispose of them. And some information is misleading. According to experts, the advice is simple: Regardless of the battery type, you should recycle it. Consumer Reports explains.
Bitcoin mines cash in on electricity — by devouring it, selling it, even turning it off — and they cause immense pollution. In many cases, the public pays a price. The New York Times reports. (Photo: Marco Verch, Creative Commons)
The latest report from the International Protocol on Climate Change was full of warnings, but also hope. There are certainly steps that could be taken. The question is, will we take them? The Sierra Club analyzes.
Want to become more environmentally The United Church of Christ has come up with well-thought-out steps to help your church become a green congregation: Inventory, evaluate and formulate an action plan.
They are becoming ubiquitous on city streets and country lanes alike: electric bicycles. Could they be the long-awaited game-changer in transportation that will help save the planet? What are the pros and cons of electric bikes? Dylan Bartlett of Get-Green-Now explores.
Using thick insulation, solar panels, a small heat pump and careful construction with quality materials, a “Passive house” in Maine keeps its owners warm with lower cost and energy usage than a typical house. Maine Public Radio reports. (Photo: Nikita Khandelwal via Pexels)
Smart phones are costly to buy, and manufacturing them takes a toll on the environment. So why do we insist on replacing so frequently as opposed to fixing them, as we do with our cars, asks Brian Chen of the New York Times. (Photo: Johann Larsson, Creative Commons)
As threats from climate change loom, advocates are advancing “degrowth” as a solution. Rather than constant economic growth, focusing on how to thrive—economically and socially—within planetary boundaries. (USDA photo by Lance Cheung)
