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Original post on Open Culture  Melanie Barboni is research geochemist in UCLA’s Department of Earth, Planetary and Space Sciences. Near the UCLA Court of Sciences she took a break from volcanos and the moon long enough to hang a feeder filled with sugar water outside her ground floor office window. This complimentary buffet proved such a hit, […]

Original post by Daniel Starkey for Geek For all the doom and gloom surrounding our ever-increasing temps, there’s more and more good news. This time, it’s because humanity seems to be responding by installing renewables at an incredible, record-breaking rate. Thanks to falling prices for solar and wind as well as massive pushes from nations

Original post by Kazeem Ugbodaga for PM News  The Lagos State Government on Friday lamented the alarming rate at which wetlands and biodiversity are lost in the state as a result of the indiscriminate destruction of natural habitats, reclamation for housing estate development and population expansion. Commissioner for the Environment, Dr. Samuel Adejare made the

When we think ‘people with disabilities’, we often assume these are people who might be unable to live full lives. We assume ‘there is something missing’. Every now and then, we come across stories that break this mental construct and show us how capable persons with disabilities are of handling everything that we are. The story

So, you have been recycling your plastic bottles, nylon bags, paper bags and all that you can recycle abi? Well done you are now a G. Thank you for making the world a better place but are you really really helping the planet? Yes, I’m asking you a question, and I want you to think

Pastor Funke Felix Adejumo is the president of Funke Felix Adejumo Foundation, an accomplished pastor who has a great passion for women and is dedicated to making sure they are the best they can be. Her foundation is dedicated to making a global impact with a special call to equipping women and restoring dignity to womanhood. SustyVibes reached out

Original post on ClimateAction Johnson & Johnson Medical Devices Companies (JJMDC) launched a new sustainability capacity for its CareAdvantage product, which is designed to help health systems achieve specific environmental, waste management, cost savings and sustainable purchasing goals. According to a survey run by JJMDC, there is a growing demand among US health system executives

Original post by Paul Omorogbe for tribuneonline Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations, Amina J Mohammed, has said that the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are key to addressing climate change and other global concerns. She stated this during a recent address to mark the second anniversary of the adoption of the SDGs. The occasion of the second anniversary 

Original post by LEILA MEAD for IISD All relevant stakeholders must work towards preventing and reducing pollution, according to a UN Environment report that emphasizes that pollution is controllable and avoidable if appropriate actions are taken. The report titled, ‘Towards a pollution-free planet,’ calls for, inter alia, ensuring a global pollution compact that prioritizes pollution prevention for everyone.