Tag: Pollution

Youngest Polar Explorer Has the Perfect Response For Sexist Trolls

Think back to where you were as a 16-year-old. Perhaps you had just received your driver's license. You were having your first kiss. You were trying not to fail Advanced Algebra. Jade Hameister is also 16, and this past January, she became the youngest person in history to complete the Polar Hat Trick, traversing the North Pole, South Pole, and Greenland ice sheet. Her Record-Breaking...

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,"...
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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...

China’s Latest Answer to Pollution: Buying Fresh Air From Australia

You know your air quality has hit an all-time low when canned fresh air has become a better alternative. That is what it has...

Why America’s Greatest Natural Landmark is in Danger

It's a sad fact for the United States that not even our country's greatest natural landmark, the Grand Canyon, is exempt from the effects...

Beijing’s Airpocalypse is Like a Sci-Fi Movie Pollution Nightmare

China is the largest country in the world with 1.3 billion people and counting. Its capital, Beijing has a population of 21 million people...

A Haunting “Dead Whale” Has Washed Up in Manila

You probably know that plastic pollution is a big problem for the oceans; but most of us don’t see its detrimental effects and truly...

Scientists Might Have Just Accidentally Cured Our Plastic Epidemic

Plastic waste is creeping into every corner of the planet; but thanks to an unexpected ally in the form of a bacterial enzyme, we...

Beer Company Designs Edible Six-Pack Rings That Feed Animals, Rather Than Harm Them

Saltwater Brewery of Delray Beach, Florida is making a strong environmental change for the better… one six-pack at a time. The company, known for Screamin’...

10 Inventions That Will Actually Make a Difference For The Planet This Year

Every day, it seems that creative and forward-thinking people are responding to the rising demand for inventions that are both useful and ecologically conscious....

10+ Striking Photos That Every Climate Change Denier Should See

Warnings and statistics surrounding climate change are everywhere. Species extinction, habitat destruction, rising sea levels, drought and natural disasters present tangible evidence of mankind's...

‘Civil Disobedience’: Why Thousands of Activists Are Risking Arrest Worldwide

"Civil disobedience is a powerful tool in social justice work. The law is not sacred and to challenge it shakes our consciousness." - Ricken...

10 Easy Actions to Make a Real Impact on the Environment

It’s that time of year again, when we all vow to exercise, eat healthy, and work on our personal goals. But in light of...

Plastic Pollution in Oceans is Outrageous. Here’s How to Easily Curve it

Plastic pollution is one of the biggest threats to the ocean ecosystems. Last year, a study estimated that approximately 8 million metric tonnes of plastic...