…But in that agreement, only 1.2% of these waters were protected. Due to plastic pollution, overfishing, and industrial activity in these waters — as well as climate change — nearly…
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5 Black Women Fighting the Good Climate-Change Fight
…Rhiana Gunn-Wright Gunn-Wright also lived the impacts of environmental racism, suffering from asthma due to her Chicago neighborhood’s proximity to pollution, which cleared up after moving away. That experience fueled…
How School-Lunch Trash Inspired Two Moms to Start an Eco-Cool Business
…percent of plastic in the U.S. is used just once then thrown away. There are over 5 trillion pieces of plastic in the ocean, forming giant garbage patches of pollution…
Colleen Coughlin: An Eco-Friendly Approach to Closet Purging
…donation project from SEED to DebrisFreeOeans to benefit the work I do with DFO on educating students on plastic and textile pollution and how we can design better while being…
These 2 Women-Run, Eco-Friendly Startups Just Got a Royal Cash Infusion
…Orgs Are Collaborating to Boost Women Fighting Climate Change In Kenya, Charlot Magayi’s Mukuru Clean Stoves use an organic fuel that generates far less pollution than traditional charcoal. At present,…
April Rose Gedney & Barbara Corea: Making Something Old, New Again
…in our factories and, secondly, global pollution is taking a toll on all breathing beings. One of our strategies was to look into saving some of this waste, but, at…
3 Solutions from Women to a Staggering Plastic Problem
…Bye Bye Plastic Bags, a nonprofit organization in Bali, Indonesia, that encourages kids and teens to get active in combating the island’s significant plastic and pollution problem. It’s a local…
Her Eco-Friendly Online Store Walks the Climate-Conscious Walk
…would effectively reduce the pollution levels in a local stream. This somewhat minor project helped to show me that I truly am able to make a difference in the environmental…
5 Crowdfunders to Watch – Wearable Good
…production of cross-body bags. She has 13 days to reach her goal amount of $20,000 and has raised $2,536 so far. 3. Combatting Our Textile Pollution Problem (via Indiegogo) The…
5 Crowdfunders to Watch – Taking Care
…reefs are dying fast, due in large part to thermal stress from global warming and chemical pollutants,” she says on her site. “One major — and avoidable — pollution contributor…
She’s On a Mission to Reshape The Wine Industry – for Women
…inspiration on your darkest days? I think about how, if I want to see the change, I need to be the change. Related Arming Pollution-Prone Communities With Low-Cost Air Censors…
Earth Day 2023: These Women Are Taking Climate Action
…to combating climate change. 1 Garima Raheja is using cutting-edge technology to tackle the persistent problem of air pollution – especially in disadvantaged communities. (Credit: Garima Raheja) The 2022 Winners…