Tag: Sustainability
Secondhand clothing sales are booming – and may help solve the...
Hyejune Park, Oklahoma State University and Cosette Marie Joyner Armstrong, Oklahoma State University
A massive force is reshaping the fashion industry: secondhand clothing. According to...
Vegan leather made from mushrooms could mould the future of sustainable...
Mitchell P. Jones, Vienna University of Technology
Seven millennia since its invention, leather remains one of the most durable and versatile natural materials. However, some...
The sun is setting on unsustainable long-haul, short-stay tourism — regional...
James Higham, University of Otago
Unprecedented border closures and the domestic lockdown have paralysed New Zealand’s $40.9 billion a year tourism industry. In the process,...
It’s time to rethink the disrupted US food system from the...
David R. Montgomery, University of Washington; Jennifer J. Otten, University of Washington, and Sarah M. Collier, University of Washington
The COVID-19 pandemic and resulting economic...
Buildings grown by bacteria — new research is finding ways to...
Wil Srubar, University of Colorado Boulder
Buildings are not unlike a human body. They have bones and skin; they breathe. Electrified, they consume energy, regulate...
What is ‘green’ dry cleaning? A toxics expert explains
Joy Onasch, University of Massachusetts Lowell
The winter holidays are a busy time for many businesses, including retail stores, grocers, liquor stores – and dry...
Don’t stress about what kind of Christmas tree to buy, but...
Bert Cregg, Michigan State University
Environmentally conscious consumers often ask me whether a real Christmas tree or an artificial one is the more sustainable choice....
Why companies should help pay for the biodiversity that’s good for...
Why companies should help pay for the biodiversity that’s good for their bottom lin
Joanne Burgess, Colorado State University and Edward Barbier, Colorado State University
In...
EXPLORING NATURE
The chickadee in the snowbank: A ‘canary in the coal mine’...
Benjamin Sonnenberg, University of Nevada, Reno
Wet snow pelts my face and pulls against my skis as I climb...
