We Earthlings: Trees Capture Carbon Dioxide
The average hardwood tree captures an estimated 48 pounds of carbon dioxide per year. Over...
Best of Earth911 Podcast: Peerby’s Daan Weddenpohl Accelerates Circular, Sharing Economies
The sharing economy can be a platform for keeping products in circulation and out of...
Earth911 Inspiration: Peter M. Hoffmann on Choosing the Middle Road
This week’s quote is from Peter M. Hoffman, professor, researcher, and author. In his book,...
How to Recycle Electric Motors
Machinery that relies on electric motors surrounds you all the time. Electric motors’ impact ranges...
Slow Travel Is More Sustainable Travel
We all know that driving cars contributes to climate change, but it’s not entirely avoidable....
Street Smarts: 5 Simple Ways for Kids to Experience Nature in the City
In this era of armchair diagnostics and WebMD, it really shouldn’t surprise anyone that a...
Recycling Mystery: Spent Shell Casings
What’s your standard routine once you’re done shooting at a gun range? If you’re like...
Best of Earth911 Podcast: Eco Materials Technology’s Grant Quasha on Cutting Cement’s Carbon Footprint
What is the most used material in the world? Concrete, the basis for building most...