Will LockettinPredict·1 day agoMember-onlyClimate Change Is Causing The Upper Atmosphere To Cool, And The Side Effects Are TerrifyingIt turns out carbon emissions are far more damaging than we thought. — You might think that climate change is causing temperatures to rise. However, a recent study has shown this isn’t the case. You see, the increased levels of carbon dioxide generated by humanity's rampant use of fossil fuels, is causing the upper layers of our atmosphere to rapidly cool. This might…Sustainability6 min readSustainability6 min read
Sahana Singh·1 day agoMember-onlyIndia must tap into her own native ecological intelligenceAn assumption is often made that India’s open defecation problem was rooted in a lack of hygiene that sprang from a general backwardness emanating from Hindu texts. Nothing can be more preposterous than this. Indians inferred the linkage between personal hygiene and health thousands of years ago, long before the…Sustainability20 min readSustainability20 min read
Will LockettinPredict·11 hours agoMember-onlyDoes Carbon Offsetting Even Work?It’s complicated — Recent research has found that the oil giant, Chevron, has been using worthless carbon offsets to meet its phoney climate pledge. In fact, some of these offsets are so crap that they actually contribute to climate change! Needless to say, nobody is surprised to see such extensive greenwashing from this…Sustainability5 min readSustainability5 min read
Stephen Schimpff MD, MACP·1 day agoMember-onlyTrees — More Than Beautiful — They Are Critical To Your Health and Wellness“I think that I shall never see A poem lovely as a tree.” Opening verse of Trees by Joyce Kilmer, 1914 Trees bring us beauty, a sense of awe, nourish us with oxygen while removing carbon dioxide and pollutants, protect our land and improve our physical, mental, and spiritual health…Sustainability9 min readSustainability9 min read
Venkatachalam Viswanathan·4 hours agoEnvironmental Sustainability: Corporate Actions and Strategies for a Greener FutureEnvironmental Sustainability: Corporate Actions and Strategies for a Greener Future A Wake-Up Call: Confronting the Urgency of Our Environmental Crisis Do you remember the cinematic masterpiece “Blade Runner” (1982), directed by Ridley Scott? It captivated audiences with its vision of a desolate and dark future. Imagine a planet teetering precariously…Sustainability6 min readSustainability6 min read
Vijay Garimellainnon-disclosure·2 days agoThe real problem with Sustainability is…‘We the People?!’11 billion! There will be more than 11 billion people on this planet by the end of this century. Each person consumes more than 600,000 kWh of energy over an average lifetime. For context, the largest battery pack in the fanciest electric sedan (Tesla Model S Plaid!) can hold up…Sustainability7 min readSustainability7 min read
Charlie BrowninRooted·2 days agoMember-onlyBritain’s Insane Rising Cost of Food Isn’t (Just) an Inflation Problem, It’s a Cultural OneA whole nation has been gaslighted — Every time I return to the UK from spending time in Europe, I’m shocked by the price of food. I’m shocked at how cheap it is. And every day I hear about how inflation is hitting British supermarket shoppers hard. This is a difficult article to write but I think…Sustainability6 min readSustainability6 min read
Zenithia Liveranny·2 days agoFrom Lab to Table: Science Fueling a Hunger-Free WorldDid you know that nearly 690 million people around the world go to bed hungry each night? — Based on data from the United Nations report “The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2020” produced by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), nearly 690 million people globally suffered from chronic hunger in 2019. There’s a reason why Zero Hunger…Sustainability4 min readSustainability4 min read
Will LockettinPredict·2 days agoMember-onlySubsea Volcanoes Could Be The Key To Reaching Net-ZeroA new study suggests offshore volcanoes can store gigatonnes of carbon dioxide indefinitely. — We are living through the carbon capture boom. Literally billions of dollars of funding are flowing into countless carbon capture technology startups, all with hopes of holding back the looming climate apocalypse. There is only one problem. Where on Earth do we store it? And how do we make sure…Sustainability5 min readSustainability5 min read
Tobias Duven·13 hours agoLet the people repair their shoes!This will be my first piece of writing about my views on the state of the shoe industry. I will be trying to shed light on the complex combination of design, material and production factors as well as business strategies and consumer habits. I had the chance to develop and…Sustainability8 min readSustainability8 min read
