Industries and companies have been trying to find ways to utilize robots to improve their processes, allowing businesses to be more efficient and profitable. Along with these benefits, it is becoming more and more evident that robotics helps improve sustainability efforts. Robots in today’s world are helping to fight climate change, improve recycling and make…
An increasing number of coastal communities are at risk from climate change-related damage. With rising sea levels, extreme weather events and similar phenomena, the country’s shorelines are beginning to change in dramatic ways. The issue extends far beyond the United States; however, and its escalation has significant implications for people around the world. Rotterdam in…
WASHINGTON, DC — In 2019 alone, the production and incineration of plastic will add more than 850 million metric tons of greenhouse gases to the atmosphere—equal to the pollution from 189 new coal-fired power plants, according to a new report, Plastic & Climate: The Hidden Costs of a Plastic Planet. The rapid global growth of the…
According to a recent report by the 2030 Water Resources Group, global water requirements will increase to 6,900 billion cubic meters with no efficiency gains and average economic growth. That’s 40 percent more than the current accessible and reliable supply. Under this scenario though, in some areas of the world, water scarcity would be worse…
Interplanetary Research Studies have continued with new and independent scientists putting forth theories to prove planetary effect on Earth’s climate system. In 1997, University of Toronto Physicist Jerry Mitrovica and Allessandro Forte of the Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris, used numerical simulations to provide information connecting Earth’s changing shape and the gravitational effects…
The way we treat our planet has an enormous effect on its longevity. So what can we do to help? Take a look at your everyday life. From the way you get to work, all the way to the food you put on the table every night–all of it has an impact on the world…
Today’s consumers are often unaware of the impact of industrial agriculture. As they shop their local grocery store for fresh tomatoes, lettuce, and other produce, they don’t see beyond the low prices to the practices which make them possible. While carrots and potatoes are relatively cheap, their cost is enormous. To understand sustainability in agriculture,…
Feminine care products are used for the purpose of cleaning, absorbing discharge, moisturizing, or otherwise “healing” the skin and tissues of the vaginal region. Major categories of feminine hygiene products include tampons, sanitary pads, internal cleansers & sprays, panty liners & shields, and disposable razors & blades. Sanitary pads dominate the market among the mentioned…