In the upcoming feature-length documentary, A Plastic Ocean, two explorers set out on a four-year global journey to learn about the increasingly devastating crisis of ocean plastic that has polluted our waterways, literally choked aquatic life and could spell major consequences for human health. How #plastic is our #ocean? The #documentary #APlasticOcean exacts a critical warning: https://t.co/cDzWSxYL2D pic.twitter.com/4bBpGJqZKg — Plastic Pollutes (@PlasticPollutes) […]
No longer do vegans or the dairy intolerant have to suffer! Alternative milks are becoming ever more popular. Sure, you’ve got your classic soy that exists ubiquitously in every cafe in the world, but now many establishments are also serving (sometimes homemade) varieties of almond, hemp, cashew, oat, rice and coconut milks. But, are you […]
Danish utility Dong Energy announced Wednesday that it will build the world’s largest offshore wind farm off the Yorkshire coast of the UK. With a 1.2-gigawatt capacity, the Hornsea Project One will be the world’s first offshore wind farm to exceed one gigawatt in capacity, making it the world’s largest by a “considerable margin,” the company said. Dong […]
Morocco’s King Mohammed VI switched on the first phase of the world’s largest concentrated solar plant today in the southern town of Ouarzazate. A ceremony was held to officially inaugurate Noor 1 and break ground on the second phase which includes the Noor 2 and 3 projects. Noor 1 provides 160 megawatts (MW) of electricity for 650,000 local people with power from dawn until […]
At a convention center and casino in Auckland, U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman signed the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade deal, setting the clock ticking for President Obama to send the deeply flawed deal to Congress for approval. For years, the Sierra Club has reported on and campaigned against the TPP’s threats to our air, water, […]
The headline flew around the globe like wild fire. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published their long-awaited draft fracking drinking water study and concluded: fracking has had no widespread impact on drinking water. But if you’ve had your ear to the ground in fracking communities, something didn’t sit right with the EPA’s takeaway. Though […]