by Admin | Aug 31, 2016 | Conservation, Sustainability
Each year, Global Footprint Network calculates Earth Overshoot Day, which in 2016 fell on August 8. Earth Overshoot Day refers to the day each year at which we, as humans, have taxed the Earth beyond its capacity to provide for us. By looking at the planet’s...
by Admin | Aug 29, 2016 | Conservation
Islands are often home to great biodiversity as species develop to fill very specific niches there and nowhere else. It was this fact that helped Darwin to develop his theory of evolution, after all. But that potential for diversity also makes those species...
by Admin | Aug 26, 2016 | Conservation, Sustainability
Scientists and green activists agree that climate change is a huge problem. But what might surprise you is that many large businesses, particularly private equity investors and pension funds, care deeply about climate change as well. They show it in their choices of...
by Admin | Aug 24, 2016 | Climate Change, Sustainability
Electric vehicles, or EVs, are the center of a lot of debate about carbon emissions and consumer needs. It’s pretty obvious that replacing traditional combustion engine cars with EVs would do a lot to help reduce emissions. In fact, one study found that replacing...
by Admin | Aug 22, 2016 | Conservation, Information
The largest mass extinction in Earth’s history happened 540 million years ago, and is known as the end-Ediacaran extinction. New fossil evidence from Namibia has helped to shine some light on what caused that extinction: animals. Single-celled organisms dominated the...
