Good News Notes: “If you’re a fast fashion lover, there’s a good chance that many of the clothes in your closet are made in Bangladesh. For decades, the country has been a hub of low-wage garment manufacturing. But soon, it may be known for something else as well: recycling. Last week, fast-fashion brands that manufacture…
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Business Reporter BrandVoice: The Journey Towards Sustainable Packaging
Good News Notes: “ Global waste is expected to increase by 70 per cent over the next 30 years unless we take action now. Colgate-Palmolive has a plan Every year, the world dumps approximately 2.12 billion tons of waste – an amount so massive that if it were to be put in trucks they would encircle the world 24…
Israeli researchers find a new bee species, amid worries about declining swarms
Good News Notes: “Researchers studying the effect of eucalyptus trees on ecosystems in Israel have found and identified a new species of bee, amid concern over damage wreaked on wild populations due to habitat destruction and other causes. Little is known yet about the new species, named Lasioglossum dorchini, but researchers plan to study it to…
Big Oil And Big Tech Are Spending Billions On Renewable Energy
Good News Notes: “Given the option, most Americans would not only prefer to choose their own utility companies but also have more of the energy that powers their homes coming from clean energy sources. That’s according to a Consumer Report survey where 81% of respondents agreed that reducing pollution from power plants is a worthwhile goal. It’s…
Voeltzkow’s Chameleon Reappears After a Century of Being Labeled as Extinct
Good News Notes: “Voeltzkow’s chameleon, or the Furcifer voeltzkowi, was thought to be extinct for at least 100 years. Conservationists have rediscovered them in Madagascar, where the species are endemic. German researchers recently published their findings in the German Journal of Herpetology: Salamandra. Earth is on the verge of its sixth mass extinction or the Anthropocene…
More EVs by 2050 could save thousands of lives, American Lung Association finds
Good News Notes: “America has a pollution problem, especially when it comes to how we get around. From our semi-trucks to trains to school buses to personal cars, we’re emitting too much carbon dioxide. And it’s costing us our health, environment, money, and lives. The American Lung Association released its “‘Road to Clean Air‘ report…
Check Out This 16-Foot Catamaran Concept for the Newest Ocean Plastic-Cleaning Vessel
Good News Notes: “With so many of us surfing, going to the beach, and swimming in the ocean, we often ask what is being done in an effort to take care of it — specifically, what are we going to do about the huge amounts of plastic polluting it all? In 2016, the United Nations published a…
Uber Commits $800 Million For Drivers To Buy EVs To Meet Zero-Emissions Mobility Goal
Good News Notes: “Rideshare giant Uber is committing $800 million over the next five years to help its drivers switch from gasoline to electric vehicles by 2025 and promises to become a zero-emissions mobility platform in the decades to come. In addition to the vehicle purchase assistance, which applies to drivers in the U.S., Canada…
These wooden toys and their packaging are designed to be eco-friendly for the planet!
Good News Notes: “Plastic products are a serious problem for our planet. We need more designs that do not end up in our landfills or oceans just to stay there for hundreds of years. Rising up to this challenge are designers Cristina Regidor and Arturo Moreno with the idea of reducing wastage for products like…
A New Kind of Plastic Could Be Recycled Indefinitely
Good News Notes: “Scientists say they’ve developed a kind of plastic that can be recycled an unlimited number of times. Usually, the recycling process takes a serious toll on the quality of plastics. But New Scientist reports that the new material, PBTL, can be broken down and remolded into something new that’s just as high-quality as the original…