More Sustainability
15+ eco-friendly gifts that someone would actually use
We're brainstorming far past the million reusable grocery bags that Google recommends.
By Leah Stodart
Amazon fends off greenwashing lawsuit after SCOTUS refuses to hear case
Planet Green v. Amazon sought to hold the retailer accountable for profiting off of allegedly dirty products.
The tech startup on a mission to decarbonise concrete
What if our concrete cities could become carbon sinks?
The orb-like Ocean-2 turns wave power into renewable energy
The ocean is the world's largest untapped source of sustainable energy. But this is slowly changing.
In a race against extreme floods, some cities look to nature
Meet the architects igniting a green city revolution.
The Mill food recycling bin is the easiest indoor composter alternative, and my all-time favorite appliance
It's technically not composting, but it's feeding chickens — ultimately still avoiding the landfill fate.
By Leah Stodart
The world's first robotic vertical farm resembles a Rubik's Cube
It's not just cool tech — the vertical farm can help with food security in drought-struck areas.
The Suri recyclable electric toothbrush is my favorite eco-friendly self-care swap
It's the sophisticated low-waste version of an item you use every day, anyway.
By Leah Stodart
Trump plans to kill Energy Star appliance program
Americans have saved billions of dollars over its 30-year existence.
U.S. government agency sounds alarm on AI's toll on environment, humanity
The nonpartisan Government Accountability Office says much more research on AI is needed.
As AI manufacturing grows, so does the tech's environmental damage
A new report from Greenpeace suggests AI is exacerbating global power inequities.
Apple offers in-store device recycling deal for Earth Day, touts environmental wins
The company is nearing its global emissions goal.
How Barcelona's Metro trains generate electricity
It's all down to hitting the brakes.
A tiny grid is bringing clean power to the live music industry
A new way to stop music festivals from heaving pollution.
New York, L.A. spar online over baseball, transit, and AI
Like their two cities, Dodger Stadium and Yankee Stadium are very different.
Acer made an environmentally friendly laptop that works just fine
Turns out, you can't have it all!
‘Living walls’ are transforming London construction sites
A mix of "low tech" and high tech solutions.
Trump won't stop making a deceptive bird claim. Experts debunk it.
"Other aspects of human life are far more lethal."
By Mark Kaufman
A sand battery in Finland is transforming sustainable heating
From housing to businesses and a municipal swimming pool, this battery is slowly changing the game for Finland's district heating.
Cities might hold the key to sustainable woodworking
When a tree falls in a city, it is heard — and (re)used.
World’s tallest wooden wind turbine promises a cleaner future
Wooden turbines could help eliminate the carbon emissions coming from steel production.
6 easy ways to live more sustainably (that you still refuse to do)
Saving the planet isn't always convenient.
By Amanda Yeo
An entire country ran on renewable energy for six days straight
Portugal's plans for the future are even more ambitious.
A free algorithm can turn your garden into art for pollinators
Alexandra Daisy Ginsberg's 'Pollinator Pathmaker' artwork aims to address the pollinator crisis while offering a solution.
11 creative ways to use a water bottle instead of recycling it
Think before you toss!
