Good News Notes: “Massachusetts is awarding $7.5 million the state received from a nationwide Volkswagen settlement in grants for 98 projects meant to help electrify the transportation sector and reduce air pollution. The money comes from the settlement from Volkswagen’s illegal tampering of vehicle emission control equipment. The state is using the money to help…
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Elevator Talk: Planeteer’s Edible Cutlery Aims to Reduce Plastic Pollution
Good News Notes: “Dinesh Tadepalli is the co-founder of Planeteer, a company that is helping to solve the plastic pollution problem by replacing plastic cutlery with edible cutlery. The brand’s first products are non-gmo, all-natural spoons that stay firm for 25 minutes in hot soups and 45 minutes in ice cream. The company aims to…
These Two Canadian Women Started a Company That Turns Plastic Into Useful Chemicals
Good News Notes: “Plastic pollution does not have a simple solution and Miranda Wang and Jeanny Yao haven’t let that stop them. Wang and Yao are pioneering a new way in which plastic can be diverted from a landfill or from ending up contributing to a patch of garbage in the ocean. Their team at…
Scientists to harness the sun to break down plastic
Good News Notes: “Scientists said Wednesday they have come up with an environmentally-friendly method that uses artificial sunlight to transform plastic into power-generating chemicals, as countries worldwide battle to reduce waste.” “Huge quantities of plastic have piled up on land and been dumped in the sea across the world, with Asian nations in particular facing…
Plastic-munching mealworms may be key to helping clean environment
Good News Notes: “Ravenous mealworms so robust that they can digest plastic may be the solution to a worldwide pollution problem that is threatening wildlife on land and sea, Stanford University researchers revealed Thursday.” “Their study, published this month in the journal Environmental Science & Technology, found that yellow mealworms not only break down plastic,…
Kenya pollution: How air sensors are helping people fight pollution
Good News Notes: “It was his way of keeping out the stench and polluted air in Syokimau, a neighbourhood close to Kenya’s capital, Nairobi.” “The pollution was affecting the health of his two children.” “We decided enough was enough. We couldn’t take it in any more,” he told the BBC. View the whole story here:…
Reducing Air Pollution Saves Lives in Just Weeks, Report Finds
Good News Notes: “Cleaner air can go a long way in saving lives, according to a new report out Friday. It found that policies and laws aimed at curbing emissions are often linked to reductions in hospitalizations, premature births, and deaths in just a few weeks after their enactment.” “The review looked at past studies…
Edible bowls could cut down on plastic pollution
Good News Notes: “Food packaging is filling up landfills and polluting our oceans, where materials like plastic and polystyrene can take centuries to decompose.” “But one company might have a tasty solution to cut down our use of plastic dishware.” “South African startup Munch Bowls has created a biodegradable bowl made from wheat, which you can…