Globalization needs a serious update; otherwise, we’re all doomed. So says the World Economic Forum — which brought us the earlier, defective versions. “Globalization 4.0” — you might be forgiven for rolling your eyes at...
Miang tea trees, the forerunner of plantation tea, grow wild in Thailand’s forests. Now, eco-friendly businesses are using the tree’s leaves to strive for the perfect cup of tea and foster biodiversity at the same...
Only about a quarter of Haitians have access to electricity. Nonprofit EarthSpark is bringing green energy to the country, and they’re making it a feminist issue. When 14 households in the small Haitian town of...
Limoncella, Etna, Gravenstein — these are just some of the heirloom apples and other crop varieties that Italian organic farmers are growing in a bid to save the country’s vibrant food heritage. Cristiano del Toro...
Trump has handed the fossil fuel industry another gift by rolling back coal regulations. Despite such actions, experts say the global green economy will continue to grow. US President Donald Trump has yet again dealt...
Oil has fed Dubai’s explosion into one of the most conspicuously wealthy cities in the world. Now, it says it wants to cut emissions – but can it source enough water without fossil-fueled desalination? In...
More than 100 cities worldwide get at least 70 percent of their electricity from renewable sources, according to a new initiative. How did they manage and what can we learn from them? Cities are responsible...
Arctic scientist Julienne Stroeve has seen the effects of greenhouse gases first hand. She has some long-term ideas on how to reduce them as well as some very simple short-term ones. Arctic ice researcher Julienne...
Though air travel is more popular than ever, the vast majority of people in the world have never been on a plane. As that dynamic slowly changes, the environment stands to suffer. Is flying less...
News of a global chocolate doomsday has gone viral, with chocoholics fearing an end to their fix. But don’t panic: Chocolate is not on the brink of extinction — yet. The new year has just...
Charcoal from tropical forests has a terrible effect on the environment, but it also puts food on peoples’ tables. Nigeria is one of the world’s largest exporters — and some of it even ends up...
Global warming isn’t just an environmental problem — it will affect every aspect of human life. Our response has to be just a wide-reaching — and experts say people power can still save the planet....
