On August 2, 2020, Larissa von Planta packed up her life in Beirut, where she had worked as a sustainable fashion designer for five years. Beirut’s economic situation had worsened since she had arrived in 2015, causing many of her friends to leave the city. After von Planta’s mother died in May of the same …
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Picture Credit: Dr. Melissa Chang and Dr. Aditi Sharma created Recyclablu in order to turn medical waste into highly effective face masks : LOS ANGELES TIMES A little over a year ago, as the Covid-19 pandemic first swept the world, healthcare facilities faced a critical shortage in personal protective equipment (PPE). Aditi Sharma, who is finishing …
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Six of the world’s most famous landmarks have been given a green makeover and reimagined as environmentally friendly energy hubs. Niagara Falls, the Pyramids of Giza, the Eiffel Tower, Taj Mahal, Sydney Opera House, and Big Ben have all been given a green facelift to show how renewable energy could be harnessed at the sites. …
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Andi Barness-Rubin demonstrates the Cart Safe liner she developed last year to limit shoppers’ contact with unsanitized shopping carts.(Cronkite News) For Andi Barness-Rubin, the COVID-19 pandemic led to invention. The Scottsdale woman created a recyclable shopping cart liner to protect people from the germs and grime that cling to carts. Barness-Rubin, who started Cart Safe in …
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First climate-neutral hotel / 30 percent of menu items to be vegetarian / commitment to responsibility Deutsche Hospitality is putting sustainability at the very heart of its global corporate approach. The group has completely redrawn its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Strategy to emphasise that a strong commitment to the environment and to society will now …
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