Good News Notes: “A new mobile adoption unit by the Texas Humane Heroes Adoption Center is coming to a location near you soon, the agency announced Wednesday. It’s called P.A.W (Pet Adoptions on Wheels) and it will travel to various locations throughout Central Texas with 20+ cats and dogs who are looking to find a…
Month: September 2021
NIGERIA: Kano State launches a one million tree reforestation campaign
Good News Notes: “The government of Kano, a state in northern Nigeria, is committed to planting one million trees. The reforestation campaign aims to halt the advance of the desert in a region marked by temperatures of up to 440c. Desertification has reached alert levels in Nigeria. The West African country is experiencing land degradation…
Researchers Discover That Reforestation Cools the Planet More Than We Thought
Good News Notes: “Reforestation is an important strategy to combat climate change. Research has shown forests can store the huge amounts of the carbon that is driving global temperatures. Forests also promote biodiversity and support wildlife. Recent research published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences even shows that reforestation encourages cloud cover, which in turn…
Engineers are ‘driving’ innovation to help eliminate plastic waste
Good News Notes: “Each year in the United States, millions of tons of plastic waste are discarded and not recycled, leading to serious environmental problems. In an effort to help keep this waste from ending up in the environment, engineers at the University of Missouri are partnering with Dow and the Missouri Department of Transportation…
Plastic Impact Alliance, YETI, and Costa collaborate at Outdoor Retailer
Good News Notes: “For the past three years, the Plastic Impact Alliance (PIA), a coalition of more than 420 active-lifestyle businesses committed to reducing single-use plastics in the outdoor industry, has been working to eliminate plastic bottles from our industry’s biggest trade shows and events. The most recent Outdoor Retailer show, held last month in Denver, was yet another opportunity for the…
Davidson startup eliminating single-use plastics
Good News Notes: “Around the world, one million plastic drinking bottles are purchased every minute. Half of that plastic produce is designed to be used only once, according to the United Nations Environment Programme. For Jason Dibble the plan to eliminate single-use plastic water bottles started out as an idea. “We are all on this planet…
Reforestation could help save coral reefs from catastrophe
Good News Notes: “The study analysed more than 5,500 coastal areas from around the world and found that nearly 85 per cent of them leached sediment to coral reefs, the second most serious threat facing the world’s reefs behind climate change. Dr Andrés Suárez-Castro from UQ’s Centre for Biodiversity and Conservation Science said it was…
CKF creates recyclable, compostable paper sleeve
Good News Notes: “Hantsport, Nova Scotia-based CKF Inc.’s Earthcycle brand of compostable and recyclable packaging has expanded its range of sustainable options. The company designed, tested and trialed paper sleeves for a variety of fresh produce, including apples, kiwis, avocados and berries, according to a news release. Positive feedback has instigated new programs, and the sleeves will…
How Afghan Women Refugees In Delhi Are Helping Eliminate Plastic Waste From Their Host City
Good News Notes: “After being forced to flee from their country years ago, women refugees from Afghanistan have made a living for themselves in India’s capital. In New Delhi, Afghan women refugees are carving a career for themselves working on what our planet needs the most today – fighting plastic pollution. One such woman is…
Lidl GB launches compostable fruit and veg bags amid plastic packaging trial
Good News Notes: “Lidl GB has announced a series of new initiatives as part of its REset Plastic strategy, which sets out to eliminate the supermarket’s plastic waste. It has confirmed plans to replace all single use fruit and vegetable plastic bags with compostable bags. This in-store change will result in the removal of 275…