Good News for the Environment

Boise’s system is entirely renewable. It requires no fossil fuels, and because the water is constantly recycled in the aquifer, the system sustains itself. It is also relatively cheap to operate. Gunnerson says that his annual budget to heat all the buildings is about $750,000.

Columbia Straw Supply works with local balers to buy up all that leftover wheat straw, which Columbia Pulp turns into pulp for paper products, giving farmers a new stream of revenue — and pushing the paper industry in a more sustainable direction.

In a report, WWF examined the potential impact on employment of channeling into greener activities the annual $500 billion governments now put into damaging subsidies that support things like fossil fuels, over-fishing, and unsustainable agriculture.

Steering billions of dollars in climate-related federal spending to rural parts of the United States would generate a substantial return on investment, researchers said Wednesday, urging policy-makers to seek regional equity in the clean energy transition.

An early entrant in the petrol-to-electric race, Nepal has tens of thousands of electrified cars, buses, and rickshaws on its roads but few motorcycles — the most popular form of transport in the Himalayan nation.

Buses are the most common mode of public transport in Sri Lanka. But after thousands of trips, the buses are decommissioned and sent to junkyards, where they decay and corrode under the elements. Now, however, they're being given a second lease on life.

Scientists have discovered that a byproduct of the oyster growth process is that harmful pollutants such as phosphorus, pesticides, pharmaceuticals and nitrogen from fertilizers, which are difficult to remove from water...

"Things that work in New York or New Delhi do not work in the mountains. We have to find our own solutions for our problems.”

For decades, mining has eaten into the forests of mineral-rich Chhattisgarh. But as the state moves away from opening coal mines, authorities have introduced measures to boost output of forest goods - from tamarind to cashew nuts and medicinal seeds.

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Currently, as strip mining happens, the surrounding topsoil becomes littered with toxic metal tailings. A new carbon neutral alternative is on the way.

We profiled seven runners using running as a platform to build community and fight for justice — for both people and the planet.