by Andrew Morton | Nov 13, 2018 | Uncategorized
Lingering PCB Pollution Still a Significant Threat to Marine Animals Recently published research has come to light that highlights the plight of the world’s killer whale population, suggesting that they could face extinction in just 30 to 50 years. The culprit? Toxic...
by Andrew Morton | Oct 27, 2018 | Uncategorized
There’s nothing like gazing at the ocean through a plane window to make you feel like a tiny speck in a vast universe. But the closer you get to that water, you learn that our collective impact on the oceans is anything but small. Unsettling evidence that trash in our...
by Andrew Morton | Sep 7, 2018 | Uncategorized
The following article highlights the remarkable story of Subaru’s Indiana assembly plant, and the plant’s quest to become the first zero landfill factory on American soil. This feat was not conquered overnight, this took years of hard work and determination to...
by Andrew Morton | Jul 31, 2018 | Uncategorized
America faces a very real issue with even more real implications; landfill waste. For years, we have depended heavily on the time tested practice of “ship it to China’’ and forget about it. As of 2018, America will no longer have a manufacturing giant...
by Andrew Morton | Jun 22, 2018 | Uncategorized
Among many sustainability commitments set to go in effect within the next 12 years, IKEA the mega-retailer, has announced they will cut single-use plastic from their shelves. This new initiative is set to be fully implemented by 2020. Not only will IKEA not allow it...
by Andrew Morton | May 24, 2018 | Uncategorized
Beginning in the year 2020, all new construction homes in the state of California will be required to include solar panels for energy production. This is a bold move by the state, as building new homes with solar panels will obviously increase the cost of a new home...