Building materials that tap into nature’s elegant, and harmless, designs
Every year, about 15 billion tons of carbon dioxide are emitted into the atmosphere from concrete production alone.
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Every year, about 15 billion tons of carbon dioxide are emitted into the atmosphere from concrete production alone.
Americans dispose of about 12.8 million tons of textiles annually — 80 pounds for each man, woman, and child.
Appalachia has — over many decades — suffered massive and debilitating economic decline due primarily to the loss of manufacturing jobs, and experienced severe environmental degradation, largely due to coal mining and "fracking" for natural gas.
You can find them just about anywhere — stampeding in New York’s Central Park, taking over towns near North Korea and braving minefields in Bosnia: Pokemon Go users trying to catch 'em all.
Randy Miller farms about 1,000 acres of corn, soybeans and hay in Iowa’s corn belt, where this time of year shoulder-high plants stretch for hundreds of miles.
In many developing and emerging markets, private sector actors and business models are achieving significant measurable and sustainable impact.
Business leaders convened last week in London to launch the first global Natural Capital Protocol, a standardized framework which aims to help managers around the world better value nature in their decision-making.
So far, the 21st century has been an interesting time to work for a city.
As a clean, relatively cheap and reliable alternative to burning fossil fuels, wind power plays an important role in China’s energy mix.
The world’s two-largest emitters have a lot to learn from each other — especially on transport.