For The Earth

03/02/2024

Stuck indoors when you'd rather be enjoying nature? Listening to nature recordings might help satisfy that itch at least a little bit. This website allows users to listen to natural places all over the world.

A non-profit, growing library of immersive nature sounds from all over the world. Become part of our family and help preserve the planet.

11/11/2023

The plastic pollution crisis is massive, incredibly harmful, and part of a system that can't change overnight. However, finding little ways to cut single-use plastics out of your routine can be really easy and fun. Have you made any changes to reduce your plastic use recently? Tell us what they were!

Also, everyone has a voice that can contribute to big changes in policy, law, and the practices of major corporations.

Here’s everything you need to know about the most ubiquitous (and avoidable) kind of plastic waste: the kind made to be tossed in mere minutes.

03/10/2023

https://www.ctpublic.org/show/where-we-live/2023-10-03/what-it-takes-to-save-the-turtles

This hour on Where We Live, author Sy Montgomery joins us with illustrator Matt Patterson to talk about her new book 'Of Time and Turtles' and helps us understand more about the world of turtle rehabilitation.

25/05/2023

https://news.mongabay.com/2023/05/greater-mekong-proves-an-ark-of-biodiversity-with-380-new-species-in-a-year/

A thick-thumbed bat, a color-changing lizard, and a Muppet-looking orchid are just a few of the 380 new-to-science species found and described in the Greater Mekong region of Southeast Asia between 2021 and 2022. In a report released this week by WWF, researchers highlight the remarkable diversity i...

17/02/2023

Reducing our consumption of natural resources is a really easy way for anyone to help mitigate climate change and conserve the natural world. What are some ways we can reduce our consumption of natural resources?

20/01/2023

Popping your popcorn on the stove, in a pot or pan not lined with a coating that contains PFAS, may be better for your health and the environment. PFAS are harmful chemicals found in the lining of microwave popcorn bags and many other products.

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07/12/2022

https://theintercept.com/2022/12/03/climate-biodiversity-green-energy/
The global crisis of biodiversity loss is incredibly catastrophic and incredibly not talked about enough!

The dismal reality is that green energy will save not the complex web of life on Earth but the particular way of life of one domineering species.

06/11/2022

There are many situations for which we use paper towels, but could use a washable rag instead. If it’s a particularly yucky mess, most of us are going to use paper towels.

These paper towels from are made from recycled paper fibers sourced from North America and are delivered to your door in completely plastic-free packaging.

These are a better alternative to almost anything you’ll find while you’re out grocery shopping.

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17/08/2022

The population of New Zealand's endangered flightless parrot kakapo has increased by 25 per cent in the past year, bringing the number up to 252 birds.

16/08/2022

Thoughts on this?

US biotech behind project to recreate woolly mammoth turns its attention to thylacine