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In 2019, Aidan Gallagher linked fan pledges to mangrove planting in Madagascar. 6 years later, the campaign had planted 113,706 trees and removed 38 million kg of carbonIn July 2025, UNEP announced a $7.1 million grant-supported initiative for Madagascar that includes plans to restore 3,000 hectares of mang...- Brazil's Mombak raises new fund, adds Salesforce as carbon credit buyerInvestors are watching demand trends in the nascent carbon removal market, where companies such as Google, Microsoft and Meta have emerged ...
- Divers crushed millions of purple urchins with hammers; What happened next surprised researchers as California’s lost Kelp forests are showing signs of recoveryCalifornia's kelp forests are witnessing a remarkable comeback due to dedicated restoration efforts. Divers have been diligently smashing m...
- Ireland's retired wind-turbine blades are getting strange second lives; old power equipment is now becoming benches, bike parking and picnic tablesIreland's retired wind-turbine blades are getting strange second lives; old power equipment is now becoming benches, bike parking and picni...
- In 1970, an unidentified woman was found dead in Norway's Isdalen valley. 56 long years later, her identity and the full story behind her death remain unresolved to dateThe Isdal Woman mystery began in November 1970, when a burned body was discovered in Norway’s remote Isdalen Valley near Bergen. Investigat...
- Meet Alaina Zhang, the 17-year-old Rhode Island student testing whether native seaweed can help clean polluted coastal watersSeaweed is unlikely to provide a complete solution to the many sources of nutrient pollution affecting coastal waters. Reducing the amount ...
- Australian scientists started a forest experiment but forgot about it. The trees kept growing; 30 years later, researchers were shocked by the resultsA decades-old forest experiment in Victoria, Australia, was largely forgotten after funding cuts ended its main monitoring. When researcher...
- Google agrees biggest carbon-removal deal yet, aims to scale new modelSpanning more than 200,000 hectares in the southern state of Rio Grande do Sul, it is the largest enhanced rock-weathering project to date,...
- In 2025, Sizewell A sent over 15,000 tonnes of crushed turbine-hall concrete to Sizewell C; the recycled material was used as sub-base beneath new foundationsThe repurposing of old nuclear station concrete has paved the way for innovative construction projects. With over 15,000 metric tons of cru...
- In 2013, Bryan Cranston finished a 2,450-square-foot net-zero beach house in Ventura County with a rooftop solar array; 8 years later, it sold for $5.45 millionBryan Cranston's recent sale of his sustainable home highlights the growing value of green building practices in real estate. The eco-consc...
- Mid-tier VCs scout deeptech deals; ETSA winner Varaha’s India playHappy Monday! Sector-agnostic mid-tier venture capital investors are recaliberating focus on India's deeptech startups. This and more in to...
- ET Startup Awards 2026: Varaha digging in as India’s carbon credit market takes deep rootVaraha was named the winner of the Social Enterprise category at The Economic Times Startup Awards 2026. The company stood out for its focu...
- In 2014, Minneapolis demolished the Metrodome and diverted more than 80% of the stadium from landfill, including 80,000 tons of concrete and 4,500 tons of steelThe demolition of the Minneapolis Metrodome set a remarkable benchmark, with over eighty percent of its materials recycled, diverting numer...
- Seattle’s low-income efficiency programs served 376 households in 2021; ACEEE reported 1,996 MWh in energy savings across those customersSeattle has launched innovative green initiatives aimed specifically at improving energy efficiency for low-income households. In 2021, the...
- In 2019, officials released 17 water buffalo on a Danube island to restore nature. Years later, their pools and grazing were helping insects, fish and amphibians flourishWater buffalo were released on Ermakov Island in 2019 to restore natural grazing. These animals help create habitats for insects, amphibian...
- Researchers crushed mussel, cockle and oyster shells collected from a Dublin beach and added them to polluted water; the experiment cleaned the water while recovering valuable metalsA team of researchers discovered that discarded seashells have the ability to purify water by removing rare earth metals. Among various she...
- In 2021, UMass Chan dismantled part of its First Road garage for a new research building; 8,445 tons of steel and concrete were reclaimed, 99% by weightUMass Chan Medical School in Worcester has set a remarkable precedent by achieving a 99 percent material reclamation rate during their late...
- Microsoft is funding a bet on mud: Inside the race to rewet 23 square miles of North Carolina peat before it dries out and burnsNorth Carolina's peatlands, vital carbon stores, are being restored by Pantheon Regeneration. These ancient ecosystems hold twice the carbo...
- New York is building a $21.2 million bridge with recycled glass, 106 tons of waste will become part of the concreteA bridge project in New York is pioneering the use of recycled glass in its concrete mix. This groundbreaking technique not only keeps wast...
- In 1950, livestock viruses drove the Serengeti's wildebeest herd down to 300,000. Less than a decade later, it surpassed 1.5 million, helping turn the ecosystem into a carbon sinkIn the 1950s, rinderpest and livestock disease pushed the Serengeti’s wildebeest herd to dangerously low numbers. After the virus was broug...
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