pollution Tag

Consensus forming for ambitious climate goal: Net zero pollution

Photo Credit: Public Domain Image Article by Derek Walker, The Hill The first step in achieving a goal is setting a target. For the challenge of climate change, congressional leaders are increasingly finding consensus around a mark of zero — that is, net-zero climate pollution. Zero does...

China moves on takeout containers in bid to reduce plastic waste

Photo courtesy of AFP Photo/STR Article via Agence France-Presse (AFP) China will ban plastic bags in major cities and single-use straws from restaurants by the end of this year in a bid to cut down on waste. The country is one of the world's biggest users of plastic,...

New single “Friday’s On” + lyric video OUT NOW!

Ziggy has just released a brand new single, "Friday's On", out TODAY on YouTube and coming next week all on streaming platforms! The song is inspired by the youth activists around the world fighting to make a difference for a better tomorrow. The song is...

Stella McCartney’s climate credentials bang on trend in Paris

Photo by Thomas Samson (AFP/Getty Images) Article by Jess Cartner-Morley, via THE GUARDIAN Stella McCartney would be on trend this season whatever she put on her catwalk. Two decades after the designer launched her brand, the climate crisis is forcing the fashion industry to accept the...

Builders swap cement for weed to reduce pollution

Photo by Todd Korol( BLOOMBERG NEWS) Article by Bloomberg News, via DAILY REPUBLIC The hemp fields sprouting in a part of Canada best known for its giant oil patch show how climate change is disrupting the construction industry. Six years after setting up shop in the...

Can Tiny Fungi Solve Our Giant Plastic Problem?

Photo by Ajikumar/BCCL/Hyderabad Article via Weather.com Fungi are said to be grand recyclers of the planet and are considered vanguard species in habitat restoration. Now Indian scientists have found that they may also be the answer to one of the biggest environmental problems – plastic pollution. They have...