by Admin | Sep 30, 2014 | Articles, Sustainability
Consider this: concrete is the most widely used construction material on the planet and its production accounts for roughly 5% of global greenhouse gas emissions. Recently, a fascinating new study from MIT reports that these carbon emissions could be cut in half while...
by Admin | Sep 26, 2014 | Articles, Information
Last weekend, actor Leonardo DiCaprio accepted the Clinton Global Citizen Award in New York for his environmental efforts. DiCaprio accepted the award from World Wildlife Fund CEO Carter Roberts, and reportedly urged the public to donate to environmental causes in his...
by Admin | Sep 24, 2014 | Conservation, Sustainability
Agribusiness, the high-tech industry concerned with agricultural produce and services required in farming, has been faced with a problem for years: how to effectively feed the increasing number of people around the globe in the future. The problem lies in the fact...
by Admin | Sep 23, 2014 | Conservation, Sustainability
Malaysia is currently pioneering incredibly successful innovations in the area of sustainability that we could all learn a thing or two from. Malaysian “smart villages” are incredibly cost-effective, easy to build, include many 21st century amenities, and are, of...
by Admin | Sep 22, 2014 | Conservation, Information
Authorities in Peru are now investigating the killing of an environmental advocate and indigenous leader who died late in August. The advocate, Edwin Chota, died along with three other men in a remote area of the Amazon jungle that Chota had sought to protect from...
