MIT engineers successfully developed self-cooling fabrics using polyethylene, a material that’s common in the production of plastic bags. When considering materials that are potential fabrics of the future, scientists seemed to have dismissed a widely available choice, i.e. polyethylene. Polyethylene is the stuff in plastic wraps and grocery bags and […]
Green School International is a school with a new approach to learning-there, traditional subjects are available, but their program is also focused on holistic practical learning. The goal of this school is to help students learn the right way and the environment is also designed to help them achieve this. […]
Did you know that 2/3 of the planet’s surface is covered with water? But, only 2.5 percent of it is fresh and almost 70 percent is intended for agriculture and takes up around 50 percent of the planet’s land. However, with the serious problems like soil degradation and climate change, […]
Tiny living is becoming more and more popular and communities like this are appearing worldwide. But, one family from Kentucky took tiny living to the next level-they created their own village. Keli and Ryan Brinks live in a tiny home in Kentucky and their two children, the 18-year-old daughter Lennox […]
Unfortunately, today, there aren’t a lot of options when it comes to buying household products that are good for you and your family, but for nature and our planet too. But, brands like the Seventh Generation are trying to change this and offer sustainable and eco-friendly products that won’t harm […]
The sportswear giant PUMA collaborated with First Mile for the creation of their sustainable clothes collection made from recycled plastic bottles. First Mile is a people-focused network which helps strengthen the micro economies in Haiti, Honduras, and Taiwan through the collection of plastic bottles and helping create sustainable jobs and […]
H&M, the Swedish clothing retail giant announced a launch of a vegan alternative to leather which will be made from wine by-products. This alternative material will debut on the 26th of March with a large number of handbags and shoes made from it. They’ll be released as part of their […]
Bedales is a top private school in Hampshire, England and they’ve created alternative methods for common A-level programs. The goal of these alternative courses is to ensure the students who finish their school are solid when it comes to survival. The school that has Lily Allen and Daniel Day-Lewis as […]
Adidas has used around 1.8 million plastic bottles in the making of a sustainable football field. A typical football field uses virgin plastics and re-ground rubber, but this one is much better for the environment. According to VP of global brand strategy for the company, James Carnes, this sustainable field […]
Microsoft has announced their plan to bring their carbon footprint to zero by the year of 2030. They also hope to remove the equal amount of carbon to account for the direct emissions which the company has made by the year of 2050 since its founding. This promise is among […]