Tessa Love
Tessa Love is a freelance writer and researcher touching on the undertones of culture: technology, art, identity, environmentalism and more. She lives in Oakland, CA, where she fights fog and housing prices.
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Four New Countries Join 'Clean Seas' Campaign At United Nations
The UN launched the Clean Seas campaign in 2017 and Chile, Oman, Sri Lanka, and South Africa, have joined with plans to ban plastic bags, create marine reserves, and increase recycling.
Exxon Is Spending $1 Billion Per Year On Green Energy
Every year, Exxon pours $1 billion into hundreds of green energy projects in 10 key areas, including algae biofuels, biodiesel made from agricultural waste, and more efficient ways of refining crude oil.
New Grants Encourage Businesses To Reduce Food Waste In NYC
Everyday, New Yorkers produce around 24,000 tons of waste, and around 20 percent of that is food.
This Paint Cools Your Home With The Power Of Sunlight
Sunlight isn't as powerful as a laser, but Yaron Shenhav of SolCold decided to see if he could adapt this laser cooling process so it worked with the sun.
Google X's Latest Innovation Explores Floating Solar Farms
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Apple Raises The Bar With Eco-Friendly iPhone Packaging
In 2013, Apple hired Lisa Jackson, an environmental policymaker, to the firm's executive team, formerly the administrator in charge of the US Environmental Protection Agency.
Farmers In Japan To Merge Mushroom Growing With Solar Energy
An estimated 10 percent of Japanese farmland is not in use, despite a great need for more agriculture; interestingly, the majority of food in Japan is imported from other countries.
NYC Mayor Mandates Buildings To Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions
De Blasio's mandate sets a fossil fuel cap for all buildings over 25,000 square feet over the next 12 to 17 years.
Why Designers Are Using Mushrooms To Create Eco-Friendly Furniture
Mycelium + Timber is a project from designers Sebastian Cox and Ninela Ivanova, who are known for creating innovative, design-centric objects out of sustainable materials.
This New Food Label Goes Beyond 'Organic' To Ensure Land And Animal Safety
The new certification is led by Rodale Institute, as board chair and spearheaded by Dr. Bronner’s and Patagonia in the areas of farming, ranching, soil health, animal welfare, and farmer and worker fairness.
This Company Helps You Save A Forest With Wine And Yoga
ReCork is North America's largest natural wine cork recycling program built by an alliance of businesses and individuals who work together to collect and recycle natural wine corks to turn them into various products.
This Abandoned Desert Golf Course Will Soon Be A Sustainable Community
Built on 300 acres of land, Miralon will be a green residential community with 1,150 solar-powered homes and nearly 100 acres of open recreational space.
Food Waste Turns Into Construction Materials To Build Future Cities
The construction industry accounts for an estimated 39 percent of CO2 emissions in the country and 534 million tons of waste.
The City Where The Internet Warms Your Home
Everything you do online, from checking Facebook to sending an email to reading this article, requires the use of data center.
Japanese Startup Gives High School Students Meat-Growing Machines
In the quest for more sustainable sources of protein, the emergence of lab-grown meat has gained a lot of attention.
Stockholm's Affordable Bike Share Program Will Offer 5000 Bikes
Next year, Stockholm will beef up its bike sharing program to 5000, up from 1200 this year, due to increased demand for more docking locations and longer borrowing periods.
New 'Seabin' Cleans Plastic Waste Out Of The Ocean
One organization has invented the "seabin" to collect plastics of all sizes in the ocean, from bottles to debris. It can even collect oil..
Meet The World's First Carbon-Negative Country
The nation's king, Jigme Singye Wangchuck, developed something called the Gross National Happiness, which was part of an effort to make the country one of the happiest in the world.
This New Eco-Gym Is Powered By Your Workout
EcoGym is equipped with cardio equipment that captures the energy from your workout and turns it into electricity to power the gym itself.
GE Is Building The World's Tallest And Most Powerful Wind Turbine
General Electric has announced that it is building the world's tallest off-shore wind turbine, which will also be the most powerful.
Annie's New Mac & Cheese Helps Fight Climate Change
Annie’s has a new mac 'n' cheese, made with wheat grown using regenerative farming practices.
The First Ever Global Recycling Day Wants To Turn Waste Into A Solution
Global Recycling Day aims to promote recycling on a global level by showcasing its benefits.
New Zealand Government Will Plant 100 Million Trees A Year
Ardern’s plan for New Zealand is to reduce its net greenhouse gas emissions to zero by the year 2050.
Tokyo's Technicolor Greenhouse Gives Plants A Voice
PARTY, a collective of Japanese creatives, has developed a digital, technicolor, touch-sensitive greenhouse in Tokyo’s city-center.
Canon Makes Commitment To Replant Our Forests With 50,000 Trees
Canon is sticking to the power of an age old carbon sink: trees.
Glass Blocks May Generate Solar Energy Without Panels
Build Solar's solar glass blocks could combat the bulkiness and aesthetic issues that prevent wider adoption of solar paneling and turn windows into solar cells.
This Tiny Solar Panel Can Charge Your Smartphone In Two Hours
Dubbed "the world's thinnest and lightest solar charger," Solar Paper is paper-thin, ultra-light and highly efficient.
New Refrigerator Camera Aims To Cut Food Waste In Your Kitchen
Connected refrigerators with cameras inside can help you monitor the content of fridge to keep better track of expiration dates as well as items your'e running low on, which will help combat food waste.
McDonald's Ditches Plastic Straws In The U.K. To Reduce Waste
McDonald's is ditching plastic straws across the U.K.
Public Libraries Are Giving Out Seeds In The Name Of Sustainability
The Seed Library Social Network helps libraries give seeds out to patrons.
Researchers May Eliminate 99% Of Carbon Dioxide Emissions By 2050
Think it's impossible to reverse global warming? Researchers have put together a roadmap demonstrating how renewables can eliminate 99 percent of carbon emissions by 2050.
Skyscraper Farms Could Be The Answer To The Global Food Crisis
Mainstream agricultural practices have a few major problems in need of innovative solutions.
Beverage Startup Turns Beer Byproducts Into Plant-Based Protein
A new beverage startup is turning the "spent" grain from beer production into sustainable plant-based protein beverages and reducing food waste.
University Of Virginia Tries Compostable Sheets For Freshman Orientation
University Of Virginia is using Beantown Bedding’s Laundry-Free Linens, which are compostable, for orientation.
This Is How IKEA Plans To Cut Its Food Waste In Half Within Three Years
IKEA hopes to cut their food waste in half by 2020. Here's how the Swedish home goods giant plans to fulfill that goal — plus the incredible progress they've already made
Ottawa's First Zero-Waste Grocery Store Innovates Buying In Bulk
NU Grocery looks like a giant version of the bulk section of your local grocery, which it essentially is. Customers are expected to bring their own jars and cloth bags when they shop.
Startup Brings Aquaponics To Urban Farmers In The UK
GrowUp Box, from UK startup GrowUp Urban Farms combined vertical growing and aquaponics to enable city dwellers to grow plants and farm fish in an efficient, closed-loop farming system. Learn how it all works.
This Company Is Giving The Paint Industry A Green Makeover
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This Skin-Care Company Is Going Zero-Waste By 2021
REN Skincare has pledged to be a zero-waste company by 2021.
Everlane To Release Sustainable Denim Just In Time For Fall Fashion
Denim is the least sustainable fabric in fashion, but Everlane hopes to change that with their sustainable denim line, which is coming out this fall.
Scotland Will Run On 100% Renewable Energy By 2020
In just two years, all of Scotland's electricity will be generated by renewable sources, setting the nation on the path to becoming one of the most environmentally sustainable countries in the world.
This Company Is Refashioning Old T-Shirts To Fight Climate Change Denial
ThredUP's re:made collection transforms a collection of used T-shirts into eco-action.
This Startup Wants To Build Massive Indoor Farms Near Every Major City
Plenty is an indoor farming company hoping to solve the world’s fresh produce shortage by building a massive indoor vertical farm next to every major city worldwide.
New Sewage Treatment System Creates Clean Energy And Water
Called the NEWgenerator, this device was created by associate professor of engineering at the University of South Florida Daniel Yeh.
Afghanistan Is Investing In Solar Power To Give More Citizens Electricity
Afghanistan imports 73 percent of its power from surrounding countries.
Furniture Company Revives California Trees Killed By Drought
California pine trees killed by the drought are getting a new life through SapphirePines, a furniture company that is turning the dead trees into beautiful furniture rather than sourcing living timber.
How Leftover Food Can Turn Into Fuel For Your Car
Talk about killing two birds with one stone. By turning food waste that would end up in landfills into fuel for cars, scientists could reduce methane emissions from landfills and carbon emissions from vehicles.
New High-Pressure Shower Conserves Water And Energy
Flow Loop is a new and improved shower made in Denmark that recirculates water for less waste and less energy use.
These Floating Farms Can Help Regenerate The World's Oceans
Not only can floating farms help grow more food, but they can also help regenerate ocean resources that have been depleted, like seaweed and shellfish
These Smart Greenhouses Produce Clean Energy And Sustainable Food
Called Soliculture LUMO panels, the panels generate electricity efficiently and at a lower cost than conventional panels.
