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Hey swrmers! Welcome back to the Hive! Today, we’re bringing you a little Rainforest 101.

Water is a fundamental resource for all life on Earth. What would humans do without fresh water? Well, we may well find out in 2050. The UN has projected that the demand for water in 2050 will

Thanksgiving is looking more than a little different this year. As COVID infection rates are rising in the US and elsewhere, and travel and gathering bans are in effect, we not have only have sustainability on our mind for our planet, but also for everyone’s health and safety. So please, be respectful of your region’s travel and gathering restrictions. Wear a mask. And while it may be a little disappointing to have to modify some traditions, think of it this way: keeping it local and tight-knit is actually more sustainable. You’ll save the emissions from transportation, it’s easier to buy less for fewer guests which will mean less food waste, and staying local means your opportunity to buy local is increased.

swrm is here to challenge you to make this year’s Thanksgiving your most sustainable one yet! While 2020 may not seem a year to entirely be thankful for, we’re thankful for everyone who is taking COVID-19 precautions–which

A few weeks ago, in the midst of rising coronavirus cases worldwide, political upheaval, extreme weather events in the form of back to back hurricanes in the northern hemisphere and typhoons in the southern, and ongoing fires in the American west, Mario Molina, a chemist whose work on the ozone layer earned him a Nobel Prize in 1995, quietly passed away in Mexico City. He was 77. Molina’s work was crucial to enacting the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer in 1987, and it made him one of the most consequential scientists of the past 50 years.

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It’s been a while since I’ve banged on about personal care and more sustainable choices in our normal every days lives. So here’s an update for you! Tried and tested products which I’ve been using as alternatives

We are very proud to be participating in SustainableCincy from Flywheel with the other fantastic members of a cohort of innovative startups working to improve sustainability in the region. So, to help celebrate we thought we could tell you why Cincinnati and the region is ranked the number one sustainable city in the US.

We often talk about the power of our vote to spur change in the world. We encourage you to vote for leaders who believe in science and want to ensure our planet remains habitable for all life on it. If there was ever a time to choose to use your power, now is it.

Ghosts and ghouls, goblins and witches, Halloween is almost here and we have a few tips to help make sure the carbon footprint of your trick or treating is the opposite of spooky. Welcome to the Haunted Hive with our favorite Zom-BEE!

I’m sure I can’t be the only one who’s sick to the back teeth of the words ‘unprecedented’ and ‘uncertain’. The fact of the matter, despite my new personal aversion to such words, is that they’re on

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Halloween Sustainability

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