October 5, 2022
Taking Legal Action
Protecting the air, water, wildlife, land, and people sometimes requires legal action. For 35 years, the nonprofit organization The Southern Environmental Law Center has been working with governments and communities […]
Read MoreOctober 4, 2022
More is More
We want more. More hope. More health. More security. More innovation. More breakthroughs. More connection. More creation. More joy. The Carbon Almanac movement is not about asking individuals to bear […]
Read MoreOctober 3, 2022
Spinach as Scaffold
The future of meat may depend on spinach. At Boston College, Professor Glenn Gaudette is removing the leafy parts of spinach and using the veins as a platform to grow […]
Read MoreOctober 2, 2022
1000-Year Events Are Happening Every Year
You’ve probably heard of a 100-year storm, or “Storm of the Century.” But those events seem to be happening more frequently than every century. In June 2022, Yellowstone National Park […]
Read MoreOctober 1, 2022
Change Feels Weird
June 2022: New Zealand considers a tax on livestock that emit greenhouse gases. What does that mean? It means farmers may be taxed for the methane gas that sheep and […]
Read MoreSeptember 30, 2022
Where Does The Dryer Take Your Socks?
We can’t solve the mystery of the missing sock. But we do have an idea of what happens to the sock that’s headed towards recycling. Martex Fiber handles 160 million […]
Read MoreSeptember 29, 2022
From Compost Heap To Concrete
Why use biomimicry when you can use the actual biological products? Researchers at Tokyo University are turning food scraps into concrete, with cabbage ranking #1 in tensile strength. Tensile strength […]
Read MoreSeptember 28, 2022
Recycling Fabric
26 billion pounds of textiles are wasted each year in the United States alone. And with the textile industry’s contribution to greenhouse gases, water wastage, and microplastics in the ocean, […]
Read MoreSeptember 27, 2022
To Name It Is To Know It
Almost everyone in the world can name 3 or 5 of the largest oil and gas companies. We see their logos as we move through town, or see their production […]
Read MoreSeptember 26, 2022
The Carbon Almanac Network of Podcasts
While 70% of North Americans believe in climate change, only 35% actually talk about it (source). When asked why, they cite being uncertain of the facts, unclear about any impact […]
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