Bottom Trawler Fishing: a win for marine life! (Or a lesson in greenwashing?)

The term ‘bottom trawler fishing’ is probably not immediately associated with positive environmental outcomes. In fact, only one Ecosia search (our preferred search engine, as they facilitate planting trees) turns up plenty of scientific papers and opinion

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Renewable Fossil Fuels

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What if we could pull fuel right out of thin air? Imagine a world where we could take all of that excess carbon choking our atmosphere and convert it to fuel… a total game changer! Capturing existing emissions from fossil-fueled combustion and repurposing them for a secondary use would cut CO2 emissions by as much as 90%!

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Tipping Points and Fraudulent Claims

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Way back in 2009, world acclaimed climate scientist and Director of the Penn State Earth System Science Center, Michael E Mann was at the centre of “Climategate”. Thousands of private emails from the University of East Anglia

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Where Your Computer Goes to Die…

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Every year the world produces approximately 50 million metric tons of electronic or “e-waste” according to the UN University. This is more than the weight of all the commercial aircraft ever made, looks like 4,500 Eiffel Towers, is enough to completely cover an area the size of Manhattan, and is roughly worth $62.5 billion USD.

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Fighting Food Waste

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Today, we’re talking about food waste. According to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, an estimated 1.3 billion tons of food is wasted globally each year – one third of all food produced for human consumption.

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Best 10 from the Hive in 2019!

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We know that this time of year is often hectic. And, as we’ve mentioned a few times, it’s been a big year! So perhaps there’s some stuff you’ve missed from The Hive along the way. We wanted

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Renter’s Guide to Sustainability

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We all want to do what we can to reduce our carbon footprint and help the planet, but that can seem difficult, if not impossible, when you don’t own your home or apartment.

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Sci-Fi Sustainability

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Have you ever wondered how realistic the technologies in science fiction are and how close we are to developing them, if at all? What about how sustainable they are? Could these amazing technologies help reduce our carbon footprint? Today, with a few assumptions, we take a look at some of the more well-known tech from our favorite sci-fi!

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5 GOOD NEWS climate change stories for 2019!

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It’s been an eventful year. A somewhat exhausting year – many of us are feeling weary from the constant barrage of negative news and scary reality around the climate crisis. It’s been a year we’ve been forced

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Farm to Table to…Trash?

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According to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, an estimated 1.3 billion tons of food is wasted globally each year – one third of all food produced for human consumption.

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