Phys Org reports that The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment released a research study established that how mobile devices are manufactured, marketed and sold to consumers is damaging the environment, and that changes to this business model are long overdue. Frequent upgrade offers and the lack of the ability to recycle an older phone…
The History of Arbor Day Many civilizations have long celebrated the planting of trees as a symbol of life, spring, and hope for future generations. Some countries today have made it official through nationally-celebrated tree-planting holidays. In the US, this holiday is Arbor Day. Arbor Day has been celebrated since April 10th, 1872 in Nebraska,…
A recent study from the German Environment Agency has revealed that conventional agriculture has had an enormous negative environmental impact. The agency urges a transition to organic farming and heavier regulations on conventional farming processes. The use of chemical fertilizers and pesticides have a negative effect of impact on both human beings and upon nature.…
As critical as sustainability is to the long term health of our planet, it would make sense that some of the biggest contributors to waste and pollution, the manufacturing and industrial sectors, would be leading the charge on the environmental front. After all, they produce and sell the goods that we consume. Every step in…
Mexico issued a binational alert earlier last week for both Mexico and the United States, advising of contaminants that continue to pollute the waterways surrounding the Buenavista copper mine in Cananea, which is in the northwestern state of Sonora. It’s the second spill reported from the same mine since just last month. The mining company’s…
As the debate continues over the financial cost of utilizing renewable energy sources, such as the installation of wind turbines and solar panels, another chorus of dissenting voices has been steadily growing – those who oppose such changes because of what they believe to be their intrusive aesthetics. The opposition argues that installing solar panels and…
Since humans and animals share the same space on the same planet, unfortunately, that also means that we share the same fate when it comes to climate change, pollution, and other environmental game changers. So, it only makes sense that we would collaborate with each other and do what we can to slow the tide of…
On July 11, 2014, in a move that will most certainly negatively impact its credibility as the host of this year’s UN climate conference (COP20), President Ollanta Humala of Peru signed an anti-environment bill into law that frees multinational companies of zoning restrictions and limitations related to mining activity in the country. Calling it a…