Category Environment

These feats of conservation and sustainability hold countless examples of people following their passions for protecting our planet. Let your curiosity guide you as you explore fascinating corners of our environments and discoveries that are moving us toward a greener future.

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New Natural Packaging You Can Eat Rather Than Trash!

Did you ever think that you would be able to eat your sandwich and the wrapping that protects it too? Amazingly, this is now a reality thanks to edible packaging, a sustainable alternative that now offers a replacement for single-use packaging.

Get The Most Out of Your Groceries: Easy Ways to Use Food Scraps

Wait! Before you throw away that banana peel or compost your coffee grounds, you can give them another life. Here are some simple ways to start reducing waste and maximizing your grocery budget.

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Growing a Revolution: How Community Gardens are Changing Your Neighborhood!

To leave a legacy that helps the world, you need only go as far as your local empty lot! By bringing gardens back to the empty spaces in NYC's neighborhoods, Hattie Carthan and Liz Christy started a movement that brought life to formerly desolate spaces, and their work is still flourishing all around the city's residents today.

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Meet the Wildfire Hero Who Wears a Shell Instead of a Cape

The gopher tortoise may not look like your average hero, but when forest fires threatens their neighbors, their special skill comes in very handy! Here's how to use your strengths for good.

Wearable Bananas? This Ugandan Company is Giving Textile Waste the Slip

What one material could make placemats, rugs, and hair extensions? This miracle fiber is bananas! Learn about the non-profit transforming this popular plant’s waste into something that is wonderful—in more ways than one!

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The Messy Eater Helping Save Over 18 Other Species

Brought back from the brink of extinction, the world's largest flying parrot won't just stun you with its giant wings and shocking color—they're up to something really special! Here's how their rising numbers are helping nearly two dozen other species thrive, as well.

Going Viral: An Environmental Activists Story with Nathan Robinson

In order to achieve more fulfillment, happiness and impact with our lives and careers, we need to first understand ourselves. The first step to any meaningful achievement is discovering core values.

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Easy Ways to Go Green: The Compost Pick-Up Services Coming to a Stoop Near You!

Wait! Before those food scraps in the garbage, here's an easy way to make a positive impact as you go about your daily routine. Turn your food waste into a resource without having to make a compost pile in your own backyard by having it picked up and taken away, right from your front door!

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The Rare Bear Protecting a Canadian Rainforest

Have you heard the secret of the spirit bear? It's been hidden for centuries, but now, getting the word out is what's helping to save them. Meet the white black bear saving an ecosystem!

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How Highway Crossings Are Saving the American Lion

You may know the American Lion by one of its 83 names, but whether you call it a puma, mountain lion, or catamount, it’s time to start protecting these important creatures. And that starts in—of all places—our highways!

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What Happens When Lion Hunter Becomes Lion Protector?

Could the Kenyan warriors who once hunted lions actually be the best ambassadors to protect them? Here’s how Warrior Watch is taking skills honed over generations and using them for good to save this amazing species!

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Turning Chopsticks into Tables—Rethinking the Value of “Waste”

You will never look at your take-out chopsticks the same again. Now, they could become your dining room table or beautiful shelving unit! Here's a company that is radically redefining the value of our waste items, and creating a new, sustainable path forward for all of us along the way.

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