On Monday, April 18th, the Women As Game Changers free online Global Summit will launch, featuring interviews with Nell Newman of Newman’s Own Organics, Priscilla Woolworth, Natalie Isaacs of One Million Women, Kim Graham-Nye who was named one of Fortunes 10 Most Powerful Woman Entrepreneurs in 2011 and 25 more Powerful Woman Game Changers.
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Ikea is planning to use packaging made with mushrooms as an eco-friendly replacement for polystyrene.
The furniture retailer is looking at using the biodegradable mycelium “fungi packaging” as part of its efforts to reduce waste and increase recycling, Joanna Yarrow, head of sustainability for Ikea in the U.K., said.
Audra Mulkern writes and photographs “The Female Farmer Project” — a chronicle of in-depth stories about the rise of women working in agriculture across the country and around the world.
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If we continue as “business as usual”, there will be more plastic than fish in the ocean by 2050, as stated in a report from the Ellen MacArthur Foundation published Tuesday. To combat this projection, the report also recommends applying “circular economy principles” to global plastic packaging flows, which could “transform the plastics economy and drastically reduce negative externalities such as leakage into oceans,”.
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Healthy school food is a key component of growing a healthier next generation. But offering nutritious food in schools is particularly vital for our growing population of Latino students, who face higher risks of obesity and diabetes than their peers. Salud America! has created an online haven for healthy change where you can become a Salud Leader and share your story, learn what changes are happening in your area, be inspired by educational videos, access research and policy briefs, sign petitions and more.
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A new meta-analysis finds that certified-organically produced dairy and meat have higher levels of nutrients than their conventionally produced counterparts. It’s not something magical about organic. It’s about what the animals are being fed under certified-organic standards which is grass instead of grain and often outside of a barn.
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The first solar powered airport in South Africa, George Airport, has officially been opened making it a first of its kind in Africa.
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Grassroots experiences are steadily shifting the awareness of climate change, from an abstract phenomenon of carbon levels and future impacts to an ever-more tangible, multi-layered issue that brings together all kinds of social, environmental and economic struggles. With this perspective, youth groups globally are engaging in critical, transformative activism for climate and environmental justice.
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Residents of Copenhagen, Denmark, can cut their grocery bills by as much as half thanks to a new supermarket that opened in the city this week. WeFood, started by the nonprofit DanChurch Aid, gets all its products—from dairy to meat to dry goods—from supermarket chains that would otherwise throw the food away.
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Where to Invade Next is Michael Moore’s most disturbing film yet. Contrasting the progressive public policies practiced abroad with those here at home, Moore starkly drives home just how inhumane American society has truly become. Whether looking at how other nations treat their workers, expectant mothers, schoolchildren, or prisoners, Moore lays bare the heartless deficiencies in the American way of life.
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