This blog was co-authored with Nataly Perez Manrique. Climate change is one of the most important and pressing issues facing humanity around the globe. No matter where you live, you’ll experience climate change and its environmental and health impacts. These include more extreme weather like hurricanes, flooding, and drought. Or more persistent and ever-present effects […]
The construction industry is one of the biggest polluters. They’re one of the largest producers of solid waste in the world. They contribute between 33% and 39% of all global greenhouse emissions. New materials and sustainable technologies are in high demand. One new possibility is mass timber or “cross-laminated timber” (CLT). But how much do […]
Guest post by Michelle Thompson There’s a common story that we can save the planet through small changes to our lifestyles. Headlines bombard us every day with all the things we can and should do for the planet. The media tells us that if we recycle, compost, and bring our reusable bags, we can reduce […]
Guest post by Michelle Thompson Today, it’s hard to imagine a world without single-use packaging. But before the 1950s, we reused a lot of packaging. For example, people would buy milk in glass bottles and return the empty bottles to the store. Then the bottles were cleaned, refilled, and sold again. Litter and trash were […]
Dogwood Alliance has transformed the paper industry around the world. Our demands are always simple: protect endangered forests stop turning natural forests into tree plantations end destructive practices like clearcutting stop poisoning our communities and water with toxic chemicals We’ve worked hard to expose forest industry greenwashing. What is greenwashing? Companies use greenwashing practices to […]
