Tag: Environment

Arnold Schwarzenegger Sets His Sights On Terminating Big Oil

Arnold Schwarzenegger might have taken over the primary role of Donald Trump's TV series The Apprentice for one season, but make no mistake, he isnt' on board with the president's agenda. In fact, the former California governor isn't going after just Trump, but after the entire oil industry. “We’re going to go after them, and we’re going to be in there like an Alabama tick,"...

Teenagers Write 5,100 Notes to Lift the Spirits of Every Student in School

This past month has been terrifying for high schoolers across the nation. Following the tragic events in Parkland, Florida, there's been an alarming number of other rumored and real threats of gun violence, especially in the hallways of Carmel Clay High School in Carmel, Indiana. After a shaky week which resulted in the arrest of two male students, the Carmel teenagers were in need...
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15 Ugly Facts the Meat Industry Doesn’t Want You to Know

A quick look at how much meat we're consuming and what it's doing to our planet shows that the meat industry as we know...

This Artist Wants to Save the Bees by Using Them in His Music

The environment continues to evolve, and as climate change is concerned, it’s not necessarily for the better. Bees are just one of the casualties...

10 Positive News Stories You Might Have Missed This Month

It's easy to get discouraged by all the bad news out there, but you don't have to look far to see that there's plenty...

Panic Sets In: First Major City to Completely Run Out of Water

After 3 years of intense drought, Cape Town is likely to run out of water completely by mid-April 2018. Officials estimate that water pipes...

Trump Just Destroyed Over 20,000 Jobs with One Pen Stroke

Last Monday, President Trump announced that he would be imposing a 30% tariff on solar cells and panels imported from other countries. The move...

10 Reasons Why the Keystone XL Pipeline is a Terrible Idea

Last month, the TransCanada Co. got the nod of approval from the Nebraska Public Service Commission to build the controversial $8 billion, 875-mile Keystone XL...

These Incredible Photos of the Amazon Show it’s the Most Precious Place on Earth

The Amazon basin is home to the largest rainforest on earth. One of the planet's greatest treasures, it covers 6,000,000 square kilometers (2.72 million...

How France Plans to Ban All Fossil Fuel Production by 2040

In a world first, France further solidified its plans to become carbon neutral when President Emmanuel Macron presented a bill to the French cabinet...

Why We Should be Excited About, Not Scared of, Robot Bees

In a new development that sounds like a plot line from a futuristic sci-fi film, researchers have created a robotic, bee-imitating drone in the...

Sweden’s Recycling is so Revolutionary, the Country is Running Out of Trash

When it comes to recycling, Sweden sets an example for the rest of the world. Thanks to a government prioritization on sustainability, the Nordic country recycles...

Banning Plastic: France Just Did It, Are We Next?

It’s no surprise that the world has a plastic problem. The ubiquitous material is everywhere, from our grocery stores and our homes, to our oceans...

A Teenager Has a Genius Plan to Clean up the Oceans

Young people these days, a bunch of privileged slackers who want everything handed to them, right? Well, not Boyan Slat. The 20-year-old began developing...