The Top 5 Green Building Words of 2020
We’re not the first to say that 2020 was “quite a year.” The pandemic that altered nearly every facet of our lives, the wildfires burning across the western U.S., waves of social change rising around the globe, and a presidential
Peat Swamps: The Forgotten Fix for Climate Change
“Drain the swamp!” It was Donald Trump’s campaign metaphor for purging everything bad in Washington DC. But he got his metaphor all wrong. Swamps are good. And, while Trump may not believe much in climate change, the UN climate conference
Bridging the Gap Between Finance and Action on World Soil Day
Innovative ways to improve soil carbon accounting can support investment-oriented actions promoting soil carbon storage and help smallholders participate in carbon markets. Today is the 6th annual international World Soil Day, which aims to direct attention to the importance of healthy
A Silver Lining: 3 Positive Outcomes of COVID-19
As life starts to return back to normal and the anxiety that gripped us all begins to subside, we can take a critical look at the recent past and appreciate that some changes made because of COVID-19 may have positive
Large-Scale Carbon Capture is Finally Underway
It Is No Longer Sufficient to Reduce CO2 Emissions Alone The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), in its 2018 Special Report on Global Warming of 1.5°C , found that “all pathways to limit global warming to below a 1.5°C rise in median
Deal of the Week: The Uphill Battle for Better Air Quality
Air quality is not a problem that only pertains to specific areas of the world, but rather it affects us all—and most of us don't even know it. Recently, Mexico City, one of the largest cities in the Western hemisphere, had
Carbon Strength: An Interview with Nanobinoids
Nanobinoids is a California-based company working in the fascinating and promising fields of nano-materials. Nano-materials are all those materials smaller than 100 nanometers (a nanometer is one billionth of a meter), and these substances have the potential to be used