By Phoebe Weston, The Guardian Researchers found no difference in the diversity of species in urban meadows compared with those in rural settings Wildflowers on College Green in front of Bristol Cathedral, UK. Photograph: Alexander Turner/The Guardian Small patches of wildflowers sown in cities can be a good substitute for a …
2024 will be the hottest on record. Here’s how cities are becoming more climate resilient
By Brian Banks, Corporate Knights As a wave of warm weather breaks November heat records across Canada and around the world, we look at some of the ways that urban designers are fending off extreme heat in cities Al Fay Park in Abu Dhabi. Credit: SLA By the time the …
6 Trends That Bode Well for a Resilient Business Future
Sustainable Brands In a time of ever-growing volatility, 6 themes that emerged from business leaders and innovators at SB’24 San Diego show glimmers of a resilient future for business and society. Right around this time eight years ago, heads of major corporations from the US and around the world banded together and showed that, …
How do you save a rainforest? Leave it alone.
By Matt Simon, Grist Research shows that, instead of replanting rainforests, allowing them to bounce back naturally would store loads of carbon. Michael Dantas/AFP via Getty Images Johnny Appleseed’s heart was in the right place when he walked all over the early United States planting fruit trees. Ecologically, though, he …
Solar power to the people: how the sun is bringing light – and TV – to Amazon villages
Flávia Milhorance, Isabel Alarcón and David Gonzalez, The Guardian Solar panels make it easier for Piyulaga village residents to gather in the evenings. Photograph: Flavia Milhorance/Dialogue Earth Their fuel resources have long been plundered by others, while national grids have failed to connect them. Now, solar panels could give more than …
America Approves Colossal Nevada Mine With Enough Lithium for Untold Millions of Electric Cars
By Victor Tangermann, Futurism Lithiumania The Biden administration has approved a gigantic lithium and boron mine — and though the project could revolutionize America’s electric car industry, critics say it could also endanger the survival of a rare wildflower species. As the Washington Post reports, the Rhyolite Ridge Lithium-Boron Project in southern Nevada, roughly halfway …
A New Nonprofit Aims to Empower Supporters of Local Renewable Energy Projects
By Dan Gearino, Inside Climate News Because opposing voices tend to dominate these debates, Greenlight America will inform supporters about plans in their communities. A view of the Brighton Solar field on May 23 in Pueblo, Colo. Credit: Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post via Getty Images A large majority of people …
Here’s What the Sustainable Cities of Tomorrow Could Look Like
By Kotaro Okada, Wired Around the world, seeds of regenerative cities have already been planted. As they grow, they will shape the metropolises of tomorrow. The Pan Pacific Orchard Hotel in Singapore. Photo: Darren Soh Cities are never truly complete and done; instead they are always changing, always evolving. One …
Why Purpose-Driven Companies Should Focus on Their Hybrid Work Culture
By Jennifer Piette, Sustainable Brands Companies have a line-item budget for technology and other critical business expenses. What is your line-item budget for supporting, nurturing and growing your employees? Are craft cocktails, a high-end golf simulator, outdoor mingling spaces and other resort-style amenities enough to lure knowledge workers back to …
US air pollution monitoring network has gaps in coverage, say researchers
Phys.Org Researchers recommend 10 locations for additional sites that could bring 67% of the people living in unmonitored air-quality hotspots into the EPA’s assessment network. Credit: Adapted from Environmental Science & Technology Letters 2024, DOI: 10.1021/acs.estlett.4c00605 The lack of air-quality monitoring capabilities across the U.S. affects the health of millions …