2023 is certainly the year of AI with ChatGPT reaching near ubiquity in the news cycle. While many have tested ChatGPT’s knowledge on a wide-range of topic, there’s yet to be a deep-dive ChatGPT prompt into the topic of the flat Earth movement. At Voices.Earth, we decided to take ChatGPT for a spin to uncover its opinions and perspectives on this unique topic. We hope you enjoy. ChatGPT Prompt: Is the Earth flat? ChatGPT Response: No, the Earth is not flat. The overwhelming scientific consensus supported by extensive evidence and observations confirms that the Earth is a roughly spherical shap ..read more

From June 12th to 15th, ICANN is hosting its ICANN77 Policy Forum at the Marquis in Washington D.C. The event is dedicated to policy development work of the Supporting Organizations and Advisory Committees (SO/ACs), and regional outreach activities. Interlink Systems Innovation Institute, the official operator of the .earth web domain registry will be attending the ICANN77 Forum, which prompted the Voices.Earth blog to create a post about the top eco-friendly attractions in the capital of the United States. Washington, D.C. boasts a wide-range of practices and policies that make environmental ..read more

Last month, GoDaddy launched its 2022 Sustainability Report, which pointed to a significant reduction in overall emissions by this leading global domain registrar. GoDaddy reduced scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions by 35 percent from a 2019 baseline. In 2022, the company announced its intention to reduce these emissions by 50 percent by 2025. The latest Sustainability Report reveals significant progress towards meeting this goal. “GoDaddy is committed to transparent communication about our sustainability progress, and we are proud of our efforts in 2022 to advance ESG best practices,” said GoDaddy Ch ..read more

With the Earth Day 2023 theme highlighting the need for the business community to step up and save our planet, we are excited to spotlight the efforts of one of our .earth web domain registrars doing just that. Earlier this year, Blacknight announced the installation of solar panels on the roof of its Carlow, Ireland headquarters – to reduce the carbon footprint of this facility, and play their part in making Ireland carbon-neutral. Generating the equivalent power used by 12 typical Irish households in a year, the new solar panels will power most of Blacknight’s office electricity needs. The p ..read more

It’s common knowledge that we are living in a tipping point moment where our climate is rapidly changing before our eyes. From heat waves and droughts in Europe to rare tornadoes in Virginia Beach, these are just the climate headlines for this week. When we see these types of news stories, it’s very easy to lose hope about the future health of our planet. However, for Earth Day 2023, USA Today reached out to a number of scientists and climate experts to get their positive news on our climate future. Here’s a quick summary of the good news: Things can actually improve if we move fast enough, e ..read more

Earth Day 2023 Puts Spotlight on Business Community to Step Up and Save Our Planet Last week, we announced our annual .earth web domain pricing promotion in honor of Earth Day 2023. Once again, the theme for Earth Day 2023 is “Invest In Our Planet” with a key focus on “Building a Healthier Economy.” This theme reinforces the need for the private sector to take the lead and invest in sustainable practices, and advance clean energy. Otherwise, our climate is a ‘ticking time bomb’ and it will be too late for humans to reverse the damage that has already been done to our environment. This is why t ..read more

The .earth web domain can serve as the ideal branding foundation for any emerging green business According to McKinsey, the rise in demand for zero-carbon technologies, materials, and services gives companies opportunities to build new green businesses. However, did you know that there’s a wide-range of potential green businesses – beyond net-zero offerings – that can provide true revenue growth, while also helping to save the planet? A recent Business News Daily article highlighted the top 23 green business ideas for eco-minded entrepreneurs. Many on the list below are not your conventional g ..read more

In the United States, the Biden administration is taking on a bold effort to further spur the biomanufacturing sector with the goal of producing petroleum-made products with sustainable biomass. According to the Biden administration, biomanufacturing has the potential to drive new sustainable alternatives across industries, including plastics, fuels, and medicines. This can be achieved by using biological systems to produce goods and services at commercial scale. This effort is being supported by many other federal agencies, such as the U.S. Department of Defense investing in biomanufacturing ..read more

Time for the .Earth web domain to come into the forefront for organizations wanting to save our planet The United Nations issued a report this week that offers its most sobering assessment around the state of our planet – calling the climate a ‘ticking time bomb.’ The report pulls no punches by stating that humans unequivocally caused climate change, which will significantly increase premature deaths and poor health outcomes on a global scale. It’s also no surprise that the report points to global fossil fuel use as the culprit. For several months now, we have been publishing content around th ..read more

While the global business community has made strides in hitting net-zero targets, there is much more to be done from a strategic perspective. According to a recent Harvard Business Review article, companies need to develop Climate Advocacy Strategies that “advocate for policies, regulations, and laws to achieve economy-wide systemic change at the pace and scale required to achieve climate targets.” These strategies should be based around authenticity, actionable and attainable goals, employee engagement and activism. It is also important for companies to “place people, justice, and human right ..read more