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5 New Clean Tech Innovations

Chrystal Carbon Footprint, Electricity, Emissions, Energy Consumption, Energy Footprint, Fossil Fuels, Nuclear Energy, Renewable Energy, Solar Energy, Sustainability August 11, 2020August 14, 2020brine lithium, carbon capture, electro-swing adsorption, Gen IV modular nuclear reactor, heliofuel, heliogen, lithium, nuclear energy, oklo, Opus12, verdox

Woman in lab with clean tech battery. Clean tech innovations

There is no doubt in my mind that the human species can figure out a way to slow, or perhaps even stop, the Earth’s rapid descent into an uninhabitable, hot mess of a wasteland. Humans were the

Sustainable Weddings

Meghan Carbon Footprint, Sustainability, YouTube Channel August 6, 2020August 21, 2021ecofriendly, green wedding, marriage, party planning, sustainable fashion, sustainable lifestyle, sustainable living, sustainable shopping, sustainable travel, sustainable wedding, wedding, wedding dress, wedding planning, wedding ring, weddings

COVID cannot stop love! But now, more than ever, keeping it small, keeping it local, and keeping it sustainable are the very best ways to show your love for each other and our Earth. So, let’s take a walk down the aisle and say, “I do” to sustainability.

5 Big Businesses Turning Green

Chrystal Carbon Footprint, Carbon Neutral, Carbon Offsetting, Carbon Sequestration, Electricity, Emissions, Energy Usage, Sustainability August 4, 2020August 4, 2020Ambition 2030, Apple, carbon engineering, Carbon removal, Cornell University, Huvudroll, IKEA, Loop reusable packaging, Microsoft, Natura &Co, P&G, perovskite, Procter & Gamble, Project Gigaton, Starbucks, Terracycle, Transform to Net Zero, Unilever, Walmart

There is no shortage of companies who are suddenly using phrases like carbon neutral, net zero, climate positive, and carbon negative in their marketing and communications. But how much of that is buzz and how much is backed by action? As consumers, we have to get smarter. We have to understand that simply throwing a ‘green’ or ‘eco’ phrase onto some packaging does not make the product, nor the company, an environmental or sustainability warrior. We have to dig deeper than that, to look beneath the words to see that there’s substance. And happily we can report that plenty of companies aren’t just paying the climate lip service – 23% of Fortune 500 companies have actual, robust and ambitious climate goals. This is largely due to the fact that we, the consumer, ARE digging deeper, and ARE expecting more from the companies we hand over our cash to. Great work, swrmers! So dive in to find out what some of the biggest global corporations are doing.

Renewed Drive On Renewables

Chrystal Carbon Footprint, Climate Change, Electricity, Emissions, Energy Usage, Renewable Energy, Solar Energy, Wind July 31, 2020July 31, 2020Carbon Emissions, Carbon Footprint, Climate Change, Electricity, Electricity Grid, emissions, Energy Source, Energy Usage, Renewable Energy, solar energy

It would be easy to get lost in the barrage of negativity and bad news right now. But fear not, I have some good news for you today! We’ve done a round up of some of the places from across the globe who are holding steady on their course to a more sustainable future, even in these tumultuous times, by harnessing renewable energies. There are good, important and powerful (ahem) things happening in the renewable energy sector. Let’s take a quick trip round the world to see who’s doing what!

Plastic Pollution Solutions

Meghan Recycling, Waste Solutions, YouTube Channel July 30, 2020August 21, 2021#breakfreefromplastic, #plasticfreejuly, enzymes, Green Quorum, innovation, ocean plastic, plastic free, Plastic Free July, Plastic obsession, plastic packaging, Plastic pollution, Plastic Tides, Plastic waste, Recycling plastic, reuse plastic, robotics, Vader Nanotechnologies

Today, we’re talking plastic. Some facts: If you didn’t know, plastic is made from petroleum. About 8.3 billion tonnes of plastic has been produced since the 1950s, which is roughly the weight of a billion elephants or 47 million blue whales. And only about 9% of that plastic has ever been recycled, 12% has been burned and the remaining 79% has ended up in landfills or the environment.

Plastic pollution is the most widespread problem affecting our marine environments. It threatens ocean health, food safety and quality, human health, coastal tourism, and contributes to climate change.

A Sustainable Trip into a World of COVID-19

Ben Carbon Footprint, Climate Change, Climate Science, Sustainability, Transportation July 24, 2020August 14, 2020Cape Cod, Climate Change, Climate Science, COVID-19, Pandemic, Sustainability, Sustainable Holiday, sustainable travel, Travel

Since we’ve all been in lockdown, many of us have been wondering how our efforts to continue living within a sustainable world would fair once things started to open up. What would our challenges be due to

Low Carb(on) Cooking with the Hive!

Meghan Food, Sustainability July 23, 2020August 21, 2021Carbon Footprint, cooking, cooking at home, garbanzo beans, hummus, recipes, Sustainability, sustainable, sustainable lifestyle, sustainable living

We talk ALOT about carbon footprints. It’s kind of our thing. Pretty much every activity we participate in and everything we purchase or consume has a carbon footprint. So, today, we’re going to do a little low carb(on) footprint cooking with Lexi and her dad’s hummus recipe! We’ve tested and tasted this one. Several times. Just to be sure

Sustainability and Restoration

Meghan Biodiversity, Environment, Water, YouTube Channel July 16, 2020August 21, 2021aquaculture, Billion Oyster Project, marine conservation, marine ecosystems, New York Harbor, oyster beds, regenerative aquaculture

Hey, swrmers! Welcome back to the Hive! In our recent video on Sustainable Seafood, we talked about aquaculture projects having the potential to rebuild marine ecosystems and promote biodiversity. One such project taking place in New York Harbor is Billion Oyster Project, whose ambitious goal is to restore one billion live oysters to New York Harbor by 2035. We recently spoke with Danielle Bissett, the Assistant Director of Restoration at Billion Oyster, to learn more.

Sustainable Period

Meghan Personal Care, Pollution, Sustainability July 14, 2020August 14, 2020biodegradeable, compostable, ecofriendly, environmenstrual, menstrual cup, menstruation, period, period panties, personal care, plastic free, Plastic Free July, Plastic pollution, Plastic waste, sanitary products, Thinx

Today we’re talking periods and plastic. Before you decide this doesn’t concern you as someone who doesn’t menstruate, stick around. This is a plastic pollution issue that concerns all of us. In the United States alone, approximately 12 billion pads and 7 billion tampons are discarded each year. Most of this ends up in landfill where it can take centuries to breakdown. Some ends up in our waterways and then washed up on our beaches – sanitary products are the fifth most common item found on Europe’s beaches, more widespread than single-use coffee cups, cutlery or straws.

The Carbon Footprint of Whisky

Meghan Carbon Footprint, Food, YouTube Channel July 9, 2020August 21, 2021alcohol, Carbon Footprint, CF, distillation, distilling, happy hour, how to, LCA, Life Cycle Analysis, Macallan, still, Sustainability, sustainable, sustainable lifestyle, sustainable living, The Macallan, whisky

Thanks to all of you who have downloaded our App and sent through support and feedback! It really makes us proud. Today, we’re peeking behind the curtain to explore how we bring you the carbon footprint of products in our App.