Texas Exxon lease, Lake Nyos, and how safe is injecting CO2 into Earth?

ExxonMobil just signed a lease for 271,068 acres of undersea land off the coast of Galveston, Texas to capture and permanently inject carbon emissions (CO2) into the underwater rock bed, making what will be the largest CO2 dump in the United States’ sh… Continue reading Texas Exxon lease, Lake Nyos, and how safe is injecting CO2 into Earth?

First US indoor vertical farm opens, to produce 4M lb of food year-round

Major steps towards better, sustainable and affordable food production free of environmental challenges have been taken, with the “world’s first farm to grow indoor, vertically farmed berries at scale” opening in Richmond, VA. It’s backed by an interna… Continue reading First US indoor vertical farm opens, to produce 4M lb of food year-round

Google’s Greenhouse Gas Emissions Increased by 48% Since 2019, Thanks to AI Pursuits

Google’s latest environmental report reveals the true cost of AI development. Continue reading Google’s Greenhouse Gas Emissions Increased by 48% Since 2019, Thanks to AI Pursuits

World’s oldest land plants turn smart tech into a relaxing mini forest

What does a 450-million-year old land plant have to do with waking you up for work in the morning? Unless you’re sleeping on a forest floor, we’d say not a whole lot. Moss Echo is out to change all that, bringing ancient nature into the modern home in … Continue reading World’s oldest land plants turn smart tech into a relaxing mini forest

Human hair: A surprisingly effective way to soak up oil spills

Lisa Gautier and her partner Patrice Gautier founded Matter of Trust in 1998 with the hopes of being able to tackle environmental issues. They soon met up with Phillip McCrory, a hair-dresser from Alabama, who had the idea for hair mats being a useful … Continue reading Human hair: A surprisingly effective way to soak up oil spills

Plastic embedded with plastic-eating spores is degradable – and tougher

Scientists have demonstrated a creative solution to plastic pollution, one of our most pressing environmental problems. Plastic was embedded with spores of plastic-eating bacteria that are activated when dumped in landfill, biodegrading 90% of the mate… Continue reading Plastic embedded with plastic-eating spores is degradable – and tougher

Epic glass museum shatters tradition to send a message

Luca Curci Architects has proposed a unique symbol of environmental awareness and sustainability where “where the history of glass meets the contemporary experimentation.” The Floating Glass Museum has been created in collaboration with Giulia Tassi De… Continue reading Epic glass museum shatters tradition to send a message

Synthetic microbes gang up to safely smash weeds and fuel wheat growth

Herbicides were touted as ‘miracle’ chemicals when they changed farming practices forever in the late 1940s, but researchers are now desperate to find a more sustainable, soil-friendly and non-toxic way of wrangling weeds while promoting crop growth. N… Continue reading Synthetic microbes gang up to safely smash weeds and fuel wheat growth