By Carolanne Wright Contributing writer for Wake Up World For some time now, we’ve been hearing about the important role women have in curbing environmental destruction. After all, the...
Category - Sustainability
The Astonishing Success of Fleet Farming: Breaking New Ground in the “Food Not Lawns” Movement
By Carolanne Wright Contributing writer for Wake Up World If you’re anything like me, America’s obsession with ornamental lawns seems nothing short of folly at best, sheer polluting...
The Hemp Deception: Stealing the Future of the American People
By Ryan Cristián Guest writer for Wake Up World “Surely no member of the vegetable kingdom has ever been more misunderstood than hemp. For too many years, emotion – not reason...
30 Ways to Celebrate Earth Day, Every Day
April 17th, 2017 By Dr. Edward Group Guest writer for Wake Up World Every April 22nd, millions of people in nearly 200 countries celebrate Earth Day, and I’m one of them. Originating in 1970...
New Zealand’s Whanganui River Granted Legal Personhood in Landmark Environmental Ruling
March 29th, 2017 By Carolanne Wright Contributing writer for Wake Up World With the massive outpouring of support for the protests at Standing Rock, and the significant defunding of the...
Zero Waste Clothing — The Next Step in Environmentally Friendly Fashion
By Carolanne Wright Contributing writer for Wake Up World Fashion: the second dirtiest industry in the world. There’s been quite the buzz around zero waste over the last few years — and...
An Eco-Friendly Gold Rush – Green Energy Industry Booming, Out-Paces Coal and Gas
February 28th, 2017 By Carolanne Wright Contributing writer for Wake Up World While thousands marched in Los Angeles, California this month, in protest of the presidential executive...
Wind-Powered Device Pulls Up to 10 Gallons of Pure Drinking Water a Day — From Thin Air
By Carolanne Wright Contributing writer for Wake Up World In the West, it’s easy to take our access to clean water for granted. With modern plumbing, fresh water is at our fingertips with the...
New Aviation Technologies Could Reduce Airline Pollution by 75 Percent and Slash Fuel Consumption in Half
By Carolanne Wright Contributing writer for Wake Up World As someone who lives to travel, the reality of jet transportation and the severe effect it has on the planet is never far from my mind. Over...
Move Over, Wind and Solar — Human Foot Power is the Next Big Step in Sustainable Energy Technology
By Carolanne Wright Contributing writer for Wake Up World If engineers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have anything to say about sustainable energy, we may soon be generating electricity by...
15 Mind-Blowing Ways Hemp Can Save the World
By Rachel Garland Guest writer for Wake Up World Hemp is one of the world’s oldest crops. It also happens to be one of the most versatile. From plastics to paper, the hemp plant provides...
Almost Free Energy? For the Cost an iPhone, You Can Now Buy a Wind Turbine to Power Your Entire House
By Carolanne Wright Contributing writer for Wake Up World A startup in southern India has revolutionized small-scale wind power by creating a unique wind turbine the size of ceiling fan that can...