sustainability Tag

Join Ziggy Marley in the fight to protect the Amazon Rainforest

Sustainability and environmental protection has always been a crucial movement to the Marley household, and Ziggy Marley takes these principles into action in his effort to protect the Amazon Rainforest and fight agains the existing threats to the indigenous caretakers of the land. Ziggy has...

Ziggy Marley and HAPPYBOND team up to create natural skincare line for pets

HAPPYBOND, a pet healthcare company that creates science-backed supplements, treats and accessories, has teamed up with eight-time Grammy winner and musician, Ziggy Marley, to create an all-natural and toxic free skin care line for dogs. Pet parents can now help to maintain their dog’s skin...

Climate Change And Deforestation Mean Earth’s Trees Are Younger And Shorter

Photo by Circe Denyer from PublicDomainPictures.net, via Creative Commons (CC0) Article by Nathan Rott, NPR The forests of today will not be the forests of tomorrow. Rising temperatures, deforestation, development and climate-induced disasters are transforming the very makeup of Earth's forests, new research published in the journal Science finds. Older,...

To make a burger, first you need 660 gallons of water …

Photo by Masis Dzuk via Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) Article by Betty Hallock, Los Angeles Times California’s severe drought has probably made a lot of us more aware of our water footprint, which is the amount of fresh water we use plus the amount used for the goods...

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,...

Malaysia sends back trash, says won’t be world’s waste bin

Image courtesy of PxFuel (CC0) Article via Associated Press Malaysia has sent back 150 containers of plastic waste to 13 mainly rich countries since the third quarter last year, with the environment minster warning on Monday that those who want to make the country a rubbish bin...

Indians plant 220 million trees in single day

Photo Rajesh Kumar Singh via AP Photo Article by Biswajeet Banerjee via Associated Press LUCKNOW, India (AP) — More than a million Indians planted 220 million trees on Friday in a government campaign to tackle climate change and improve the environment in the country's most populous state. Forest official...