Conservation
Ready for some good news? Fin whales are coming back
Fin whales are returning to our oceans, and that is something we can cheer.
Agriculture & Conservation
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Environment
Can Single-Use Plastics Be Replaced By Seaweed?
Sway’s technology and design seem promising. They were one of the eight finalists in the Tom Ford Plastic Innovation Prize and have won financial backing from major stores, including Target, CVS, and Walmart.
Agriculture
Dutch Farmer Protests, High Gas Prices Indicate Need for Pro-Consumer Climate Policy
Mob rule shouldn’t dictate policy, but the Dutch protests should be a wakeup call for policymakers to implement the necessary policy reforms to slash both prices and emissions.
Agriculture
Eden Green is Bringing Affordable, Healthy Food to Consumers
Eden Green’s facilities are threading the needle: producing enough food to feed dense population areas without needing a large environmental footprint. The greenhouses combine the verticality of indoor farms with the efficiency of traditional greenhouses.
Agriculture
Neutral: The Country’s First Carbon-Neutral Food Company
This Portland startup wants to radically reduce animal agriculture’s carbon footprint, starting with a glass of its signature climate-friendly milk
Agriculture
CLO-CLO Vegan Foods Proves You Don’t Have to Sacrifice Taste for Health
CLO-CLO Vegan Food’s success in the plant-based food market comes as millions of people worldwide have decided to make the switch to a vegan lifestyle.
Energy
IKEA: Serving Up Solar, Sustainability, and Swedish Meatballs
Want solar, sustainably sourced materials, shelving, and Swedish meatballs all from the same place? Just head to your local IKEA.
Conservation
Why are Wildfires Getting Worse? Regulations Are Partly to Blame
In a recently released policy brief, authors Eric Edwards and Sara Sutherland of the Property and Environmental Research Center (PERC) outline how inefficient regulations and permitting processes exacerbate the risk of wildfires.
Agriculture
Robotic Agriculture Has Arrived
Above all, the arrival of robotics into farming practices is set to result in the provision of extremely accurate production data, reducing the need to apply herbicides on a large-scale basis, and monitoring environmental factors relating to climate change.
Agriculture
How High Prices are Spurring Farmers to Adopt Eco-Friendly Fertilizers
Alternatives to synthetic fertilizers have been around for a while, but the war in Ukraine has recently made these alternatives more lucrative. Ammonia prices have tripled since 2020, and many farmers are looking for cheaper – and greener – solutions. Here are three companies that are changing the game.