Cora Ball: Washing Fleece Without Guilt
The Rozalia Project’s Cora Ball works in any washing machine by catching plastic microfibers so they can’t flow out with the drain water.
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Juliet Schor On Whether the Sharing Economy Really Adds Up
In this edition of EarthTalk Radio, Boston College sociologist Juliet Schor discusses how the so-called sharing economy is taking over the world, one Uber ride at a time, and what the implications are for the environment…
Cool Effect Launches Beta Platform for Individuals to Take Action on Climate Change
Through Cool Effect, individuals have the ability to directly fund the world’s best projects that verifiably reduce carbon pollution from the atmosphere as measured in metric tonnes of CO2 emission reductions. The new platform will not only enable personal impact at a click of a button, but will show the collective effect highlighting the community of supporters and progression of funding…
How are environmentalists using crowdfunding to get their projects off the ground?
Dear EarthTalk: How are environmentalists and environmental groups using crowdfunding to get their projects off the ground? —Sean Jackson, Baltimore, MD Crowdfunding relies on the collective effort of a large amount of individuals making online contributions to allow a project or venture to happen. ArtistShare, […]
Searching for the Loneliest Whale
Adrian Grenier, the producer and actor known best for his role as Vincent Chase in HBO’s Entourage, has launched a Kickstarter campaign to assist in funding the research phase for the upcoming documentary, 52: The Search for the Loneliest Whale. In 1989, the U.S. Navy discovered a mysterious 52 hertz frequency on a series of underwater microphones […]