Resilient Futures International

02/18/2024

https://www.thecooldown.com/green-tech/ev-battery-recycling-urine-lithium-cobalt/

A team of scientists has discovered an unexpectedly effective method for EV battery recycling — and its derived from urine.

12/20/2023

Looking to reduce food waste and save money, check this out!!

"It hasn't failed me yet."

11/14/2023

https://www.yahoo.com/news/bad-food-waste-us-study-020113001.html

The “largest known” study of food waste in the United States has revealed every states’ habits when it comes to discarding edible food.

11/01/2023

https://www.yahoo.com/news/why-halloween-is-an-ecological-disaster-202020822.html

The candy wrappers, discarded costumes and molding pumpkins may seem innocuous – but can cause environmental harm.

09/11/2023

“They were pretty secretive on what they’re doing out there,” says a former mayor about Microsoft’s data center projects.

08/29/2023

A New York Times investigation has found that America is depleting its invaluable reserves of groundwater at a dangerous rate. The practice of overpumping water from vast aquifers is already having consequences nationwide. The majority of U.S. drinking-water systems rely on groundwater, as does farm...

08/12/2023

"Those trees have got to go somewhere."

06/16/2023

In 2022, returns cost retailers about $816 billion in lost sales. That’s almost twice the cost of returns in 2020.

12/26/2022

https://www.yahoo.com/news/thawing-permafrost-roiling-arctic-landscape-121524855.html

Permafrost and ice wedges have built up over millennia in the Arctic. When they thaw, they destabilize the surrounding landscape. Michael Robinson Chavez/The Washington Post via Getty ImagesAcross the Arctic, strange things are happening to the landscape. Massive lakes, several square miles in size,...

10/28/2022

https://www.yahoo.com/gma/greenpeace-report-finds-plastics-recycling-152120883.html

A new report by the environmental nonprofit Greenpeace released on Monday finds that the vast majority of plastic waste produced by U.S. households is not recycled. Lisa Ramsden, a senior plastics campaigner at Greenpeace USA and one of the authors of the report, spoke with host Brad Mielke on ABC N...

09/15/2022

https://www.yahoo.com/news/save-whales-dont-eat-lobster-182521551.html

American lobster may be a beloved and delicious splurge, but it is no longer a sustainable seafood choice and consumers should avoid eating it, according to Seafood Watch, a group that monitors how fish and other seafood are harvested from the world’s oceans. The organization made the announcement...

09/15/2022

We've been big fans of Patagonia for years.

Even happier to see this bold move!

Yvon Chouinard, the billionaire founder of the outdoor apparel brand Patagonia, said on Wednesday he is giving away the company to a trust that will use its profit to fight the climate crisis. Instead of selling the company or taking it public, Chouinard, who became famous for alpine climbs in Yosem...