(Natural News) Picking a healthy diet is good for the human body, but it might also be bad for the environment. Researchers from Vermont warned that healthy eaters are responsible for 39 percent of all food waste in the U.S., according to a LiveScience article. In their recently published study, the research team discovered that […]

(Natural News) Duke University has indefinitely suspended its plan for a natural gas power plant on its campus. According to an article in the Energy News Network, the school will be getting its energy needs from methane biogas made from hog waste. The decision is the culmination of a two-year struggle between the similarly-named but unrelated Duke Energy and […]

(Natural News) According to new plans, “living green walls” might soon be built along major commuter routes by Birmingham. If these new plans are put into effect, structures in the city will be filled with bushes, trees, and other greenery that will help clean the air by the roadside. At least 900 deaths a year in Birmingham are […]

(Natural News) The spread of plastic pollution and hazardous chemicals into the oceans is a well-known phenomenon that has been extensively studied. However, little is yet known about the impact these toxic chemicals have on bodies of freshwater. Now, the first-ever chemical analysis of one of western Europe’s largest bodies of freshwater revealed the presence of toxic […]

(Natural News) Here’s some good news you can definitely drink to. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) announced that the lesser long-nosed bat has made a full recovery. According to an EcoWatch article, the agave pollinator is the first U.S. bat species to be removed from the endangered species list. The lesser long-nosed bat […]

(Natural News) A San Francisco Bay startup is using fungi-based materials as possible substitutes for leather, cotton, wood, and bricks. In a Waking Times article, the company showed that they could turn mushrooms into a sustainable source of eco-friendly biomaterials for many common products. In 2016, MycoWorks developed a way to turn fungi into a […]

(Natural News) The use of plants indoors can reduce pollution can reduce pollution and save energy, according to a plant physiologist at the National Research Council of Italy – Institute for Sustainable Plant Protection. “For most of us plants are just a decorative element, something aesthetic, but they are also something else,” plant physiologist Frederico Brilli […]

(Natural News) For thirty-three years, corn and soybean growers in the Midwest have received billions of dollars in taxpayer funds in the form of farm subsidies. These farm deals, made with the U.S. Department of Agriculture, include a very important “conservation compact” which requires farmers to prevent soil erosion and polluted runoff from entering nearby […]

(Natural News) Keeping corals healthy has far-reaching benefits, not only for the corals themselves but also for nearby coastlines. New research, published in the Journal of Environmental Management, looked at the “protective role” of coral reefs and assayed a solution that addressed coral reef degradation and shoreline erosion – problems which have regularly plagued coastlines. Researchers […]

(Natural News) There are a lot of factors that regulate climate, but according to former Republican aide Marc Morano of Climate Depot, climate change isn’t one of them. He explained that climate change is nothing but an idea peddled and ingrained by the United Nations (U.N.), the mainstream media, and “climate advocates” – like Al Gore – to the minds […]