“Certified natural gas” is not a source of clean energy
The federal government should not help the fossil fuel industry by certifying methane gas “clean” or “environmentally friendly.” That would be greenwashing, and mislead the public.
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Products without plastic: Innovating for a packaging-free future
Reducing the amount of plastic we dump into our environment demands a radical rethink of the way we package our stuff. But a growing number of entrepreneurs are asking an even more fundamental question: Instead of rethinking the packaging, why not rethink the product itself?
Green infrastructure funding can help cities save the bees
Want to use green infrastructure to help save pollinators? There’s plenty of funding to make it happen.
The return of returnable packaging: New takes on an old idea are reducing plastic waste
The need for alternatives to single-use plastic packaging is more urgent than ever. The growing number of startups working to bring back the concept of returnable packaging offer one such alternative.
A photographic tour of California’s marine protected areas
Take a virtual tour of California’s marine protected areas. Meet the otters, seals and incredible diversity of ocean life that call these protected ecosystems home.
Products without packaging: How refill stores can help solve the plastics crisis
A world without single-use plastics might seem a long way off – but the rise of zero waste retail provides a glimpse of what that world could look like.
10 steps Whole Foods can immediately take to reduce single-use plastic
Whole Foods prides itself on being a green grocer. Here are 10 steps the chain should take – many already taken by other retailers – to be more sustainable.
Fact file: Americans drive the most
Americans drive a whole lot more than most other people in the world. That means more noise, more pollution and more deaths. Maybe it's time to rethink how we get around.
A Letter to Doug McMillon: Use Walmart’s Roofs and Parking Lots to Generate Solar Energy
Trouble in the Air Factsheet
Every year, millions of Americans are exposed to levels of pollution that American public health groups and international agencies consider unhealthy. Fossil fuel combustion is one of the largest sources of air pollution that comes from human activities.