The ocean cleanup seems to have a big, audacious goal, which is to clean up 90% of the plastic waste in our oceans. Now, they seem to be taking it a step further or upstream as I should say, by introducing “the interceptor”. A new scalable, autonomous solution to capturing plastic waste from rivers. Founder and CEO, Boyan Slat said “To truly rid the oceans of plastic, we need to both clean up the legacy and close the tap, preventing more plastic from reaching the oceans. Combining our ocean cleanup technology with the Interceptor, the solutions now exist to address both sides of the equation ..read more

Cities have always been known to cause and have a lot of environmental problems. From their air pollution problems to their water and waste management. Cities are very important in the fight against climate change. They can make changes more quickly than any government and their impact can be just as large. Luckily, many cities are now starting to take it upon themselves to clean up their act. In the next few paragraphs, we will be having a look at the top 5 cities that are making a conscious decision to reverse their problems and trying to make a positive impact on the planet. 1. Vancouver ..read more

There has been a buzz going on with reusable cutlery, but none of them seem to be solving a main issue, convenience. That was until GoSun, a company that creates green cooking solutions, designed their GoSun Flatware. A pair of utensils that can fit conveniently in your wallet. Obviously, by now you know that we need to solve our plastic waste problem, especially our single-use plastics. In America alone, approximately 100 million plastic utensils are used a day.. a lot right? Fortunately, we have companies like GoSun who design and implement innovative solutions. GoSun has recently introduce ..read more

Food waste is a huge global issue , America throws away 150,000 tons of food every day.. Solving this issue takes focus that only a few have given, like WISErg. A company that turns food scraps into high quality fertilizer. Built in 2009 by Jose Lugo and Larry LeSueur, WISErg has become a company that creates solutions for food waste. Helping divert the amount of food making its way to a landfill. After raising $48.6M, WISErg created their patented harvester processor technology. Which is the technology used to process the food waste. The Nutrient Recovery Cycle: Gather Food Scraps The first ..read more

A new wave of mobile solar technology has been created with the KING Helios. This Kickstarter project is a patent-pending, solar-powered generator that can find, track and utilize the sun to power your mobile lifestyle. The King Helios If you're looking to switch over to solar for your mobile life you might want to hold off a little bit. The company KING has designed the Helios solar generator to make your mobile life a little bit easier. Each solar cell is made of silicon, micro-crystalline layer with a protective coating, making them durable for the environment. It also has angled mirrors ..read more

On average, people spend $180 to $600 on detergent alone annually. To make matters worse, many of these detergents are filled with harsh chemicals, which can make it hard for people who are sensitive to the detergent or suffer from eczema. That’s where SmartKlean comes into play. SmartKlean has developed a laundry ball that eliminates the need to buy multiple bottles of detergent a year. There laundry ball has the ability to clean and leave clothes fresh for approximately 365 loads. While leaving no traces of chemicals. Key features: The laundry ball itself The ball itself is composed of Eco ..read more

Single use products have been a real issue. Over one trillion single use plastics are used annually, which is around two million every minute. Banana Leaf Technology is here to support the reduction of this epidemic with their completely biodegradable technology. The secret? Banana Leaves. Banana Leaf Technology was developed by Tenith Adithyaa, a young Indian innovation scholar. With his purpose being finding solutions and innovations to help society at large, he has developed a completely biodegradable technology that will help in the elimination of single use products. It has received over ..read more

NRG Energies set out with JX Nippon & Gas Exploration in 2014 to power the land with their sustainable technology that they added to their traditional coal and natural gas plants. With their goal of reducing their emissions around 90% by 2050 By 2030, NRG wants to reduce their emissions by 50% and 90% by 2050 with 2014 as a baseline. Since their 2018 report they have already reduced by 37% since 2014. They realized that while being in the coal and natural gas industry that they needed to take responsibility for the emissions. The CEO said “we shifted our business to meet the needs of cust ..read more

We often look at rust as a bad thing, but a recent study made by Caltech & Northwestern University says it may have a role in sustainable energy. Let’s see what they have to say & where we may see this type of energy in the near future. How does it work? Ultra thin rust & salt water. Iron oxide which is known as rust is put into a consistent thin layer about 10 thousand times thinner than a human hair ,over a surface(Grossman, 2019). Once the saltwater is applied, the ions in the saltwater attract themselves to the electrons beneath the layer of iron oxide, as the saltwater flows ..read more

Intro: Emma Lim, an 18 year old student from McGill University, started a movement that plans to make the canadian government focus their attention on the climate crisis and it’s exactly what it sounds like. No future. No Children. The plan is for people to sign a pledge that says that they will not be having children until our government takes major action towards our climate crisis. Over 3500 people have signed up to this date. By 2030 IPCC says our climate will reach 1.5 degrees since pre-industrial times.Many of our youth believe this may be a “doomsday” countdown. Emma long side many oth ..read more