Delta, Duke University Launch Partnership to Offset Carbon Emissions
Delta Air Lines, the official airline of Duke Athletics, and Duke University, are expanding their partnership with a first-of-its-kind sustainability program. Delta and Duke’s combined purchase of 5,000 carbon credits, simultaneously offsets carbon from all Duke University business travel on Delta in 2017, while supporting urban forestry in the Raleigh-Durham area through funding the planting […]
Is Porn at Work Fueling the #MeToo Movement?
Who could have predicted that when the New York Times broke the story in early October about Harvey Weinstein’s sexually abusive behavior, it would unleash a tsunami of complaints against some of the world’s most powerful men, many of whom have since been forced to resign? The list reads like a Who’s Who of Hollywood […]
Mothers of Children Lost to Addiction Deluge Trump With Their Message
MaryBeth Cichocki doesn’t want her son to be forgotten – especially by the president of the United States. Like many moms nationwide, she fears that the focus of the opioid epidemic has shifted from treating addiction like a disease to an indictment of drug dealers and sellers. But those most at fault, Cichocki said, are the large […]
Facebook Makes it Easier to Help During a Crisis
Starting today, organizations and businesses can post in Facebook’s Community Help, so that they can provide critical information and services for people to get the help they need in a crisis. This announcement comes hot on the heels of Facebook’s decision in January to tackle fake news and promote articles and sources that are “trustworthy, informative […]
Dressing Vegan: Birkenstock Voted Most Animal-Friendly Shoe
The PETA USA youth organization has honored Germany’s largest shoe manufacturer for its commitment to producing fashion without animal components. Birkenstock has received the peta2 Libby Award “Most Vegan-Friendly Shoe Company 2017,” an award highly regarded throughout the global vegan community. The youth organization honored Germany’s largest shoe manufacturer for its commitment to producing fashion without animal […]
World’s Most Sustainable Home Will be Around in 200 Years
Tom and Marti Burbeck – in search of truly sustainable living – brought together an architect, builder, green building project consultant and multiple building science engineers to design and build their new home, Burh Becc at Beacon Springs. They have succeeded in creating a home that will still be standing 200 years from now and […]
The Fashion Brand Made From Ocean Trash
If you want the best quality nylon in the world, stop by your local harbor and pick up an old fishing net. This is the finding of Spanish fashion entrepreneur Javier Goyeneche (pictured above), who in 2009 decided to ditch his mainstream fashion brand and look for inspiration in the trash floating around our oceans. […]
Dunkin’ Donuts to Eliminate Foam Cups Worldwide
As part of its commitment to serve both people and the planet responsibly, Dunkin’ Donuts, the popular retailer of hot, brewed coffee, has decided to eliminate all polystyrene foam cups in its global supply chain beginning in spring 2018, with a targeted completion date of 2020. In U.S. restaurants, Dunkin’ Donuts will replace the foam […]
I Lost my Arm, But I’m Still Part of Football
The love of football helped young Serbian Ljubomir Moravac recover from the loss of part of his left arm in a road accident – which ended his promising career as a goalkeeper – and he has found a new way forward in the game as a referee Every month, as part of its #EqualGame campaign, UEFA […]
It Was Only a Matter of Time: Climate Museums
You don’t get a lot of ice cores in downtown Manhattan. But visitors to the inaugural show at New York’s Climate Museum can watch 269 soothing minutes of film featuring nothing but turquoise ice cores, drilled from the depths of the Greenland Ice Sheet. For scientists, the cylinder-shaped ice blocks open magical windows into prehistoric atmospheric conditions, but in […]
