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how to reduce your carbon footprint: food edition

We hear a lot about reducing our carbon footprints. What exactly does this mean? carbon footprints explained What is a carbon footprint? It’s a way to estimate the total amount of greenhouse gas emissions you generate. But, the key thing to know is that your footprint...

how to reduce your carbon footprint: water edition

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When it comes to reducing your carbon footprint, a lot of attention is focused on direct sources of carbon emissions like cars. But you may not realize that just using water generates a lot of carbon as well! Since carbon emissions are the primary contributor to...

spotlight: singapore’s sustainable city in a garden

green architecture, sustainability

Gardens by the Bay is Singapore’s national garden; it’s a showpiece of horticulture and garden artistry, but also grounded in principles of environmental sustainability. Let’s take a look at this stunning example of green architecture! energy-efficient...

spotlight: california academy of sciences’ otherworldly green roof

green architecture, sustainability

The California Academy of Sciences is an excellent place for learning all about science – with unique sustainable design, and an aquarium, planetarium, rainforest, and natural history museum – all under one roof! amazing “living” green roof Do hills have windows and...

spotlight: kamikatsu, japan’s ZERO-WASTE town

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Kamikatsu, Japan is a tiny town of just 1,500 residents – but looks can be deceiving. This small town covering 42 sq mi is known as Japan’s Zero-Waste town, and it’s so famous that it even gets upwards of 2,000 tourists a year! What’s special about...