On my sister’s fifth birthday my mother threw a fabulous Ariel themed party. There was a mermaid-shaped cake, face-painting, and to top it all off she sent the guests home with gift bags filled with blue glitter meant to mimic the ocean. Almost exactly sixteen years later I learned the unfortunate irony of the blue…
Written by Franklin Frederick, edited by Miranda FoxOriginal blog available here. The Swiss Government and Nestlé have a curiously close relationship. Several new appointments demonstrate the revolving door between the Swiss food and beverage corporation and Swiss public office. Last year, the former CEO of Nestlé, Peter Brabeck-Letmathe, was chosen to lead the Geneva Science…
WHAT THIS BILL DOES The California Circular Economy and Plastic Pollution Reduction Act is the most ambitious state legislation introduced to slash plastic pollution. It phases out nonrecyclable single-use plastics, reduces demand for ‘virgin’ plastic, creates green jobs… and provides a model for other states to follow! Passing this bill will be a huge win for the global movement to…
Last month, legislators voted to advance the California Circular Economy and Plastic Pollution Reduction Act, representing what would be the most comprehensive state-wide legislation in the US to reduce plastic pollution. It would phase out nonrecyclable single-use plastics, and redefine what’s truly recyclable. This is the basis we need for a circular system — with…
Until 2018, 4000 shipping containers of trash were exported from the US to China daily. As the environmental costs of importing plastic have crystallized, and one country after another bans plastic imports, we’ve seen a desperate scramble from Western countries to find new places to send their trash. As this new long-term reality sets in,…
Water systems around the United States are increasingly falling upon hard times. Some water lines were built over a century ago, and many systems have old lead and cast iron pipes that need to be replaced to ensure that Americans have access to safe public drinking water. In the coming weeks, we will be releasing…
Screen-Free Week is an annual invitation to play, explore, and rediscover the joys of life beyond ad-supported screens – sign up here to participate! From April 29 to May 5, 2019, thousands of families, schools, and communities around the world will put down their entertainment screens for seven days of fun, connection, and discovery. It’s…
At this point in modern life, we likely touch plastic more than we touch our loved ones. Plastic has become a ubiquitous symbol of globalization. Most of us have a limited relationship to this material, experiencing it only from purchase to disposal. But there is a whole story that exists before and after when we…
This week, members of Michigan’s lame duck legislature introduced a bill that could repeal Michigan’s 40-year-old bottle deposit law. If passed, the bill would undermine a successful bottling collection program that has recovered an average of 96% of bottles sold. What’s a container deposit? Container deposits are a system designed to reduce pollution by incentivizing the…
