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Sustainability
At United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres closed out 2020, he offered a searing indictment of the global community’s treatment of our planet. “Humanity is waging war on nature,” he warned, driving “instability, displacement and conflict.” Indeed, global warming, dying oceans, declining biodiversity, and degraded ecosystems now endanger world peace and prosperity.
Continue Reading 914 wordsHappy 2021! This new year could not come soon enough. As you read this, it is clear that globally we are at a crossroads and that the inequities we see at home are also reflected across the broader planet. The pandemic has instigated a moment to re-examine our relationship with nature and the planet’s resources. Increasingly, […]
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President Trump will go down in history as having engaged in a fast and furious attempt to roll back decades of progress on environmental laws, particularly in his final few months in office. Nothing epitomizes these relentlessly punitive rollbacks more than the absurdity of his obsession with undoing water efficiency requirements for toilets, dishwashers, showerheads, and washing machines.
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A new report from the environmental nonprofit Oceana finds that Amazon has increased the amount of plastic packaging it uses every year. Last year, according to Oceana’s estimates, the company generated enough plastic packaging to circle the globe 500 times.
Why this Matters: Oceana also found that less than 1% of Amazon’s plastic waste ended up in rivers, lakes, and oceans. But it’s 1% of a huge number — that amounts to the equivalent of dumping one delivery van full of plastic into marine ecosystems every 70 minutes.
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By Zoe Hawryluk, ODP Director of Digital Content As the holidays are here, we’re all doing a virtual mad dash to make sure we take care of everyone on our gift lists. This year looks a little different from previous years, and many small businesses are struggling. We believe that supporting these businesses strengthen […]
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by Amy Lupica, ODP Contributing Writer The D.C. Metro area is now the latest region to welcome a “zero-waste” store. Mason & Greens in Alexandria, VA sells toiletries, groceries, and more, all without any disposable packaging. Many similar stores have opened up across the country, and are making it easier for more people to reduce […]
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