All posts by Laureen Fagan
Laureen is a freelance journalist creating high-quality, informed content on international affairs, politics and technology. She is trained in conflict resolution and diversity, and has special interests in science and medical reporting, and culture and religion issues.
laureen (at) sustainability-times.com
laureen (at) sustainability-times.com
Solving shoes, the carbon footprint that really is a footprint
Consumers worried about their carbon footprints might want to take a look at, well, their footprints. The footwear industry is already aware of the climate impacts linked to materials and production, and working on solutions. Now new luxury brand AERA
Land, air and sea: Canada funds clean-energy transport R&D
Canadians are getting serious about clean transportation, and the government has announced the first 10 awards in a four-year program that will see $2.4 million committed to developing emissions-free solutions for aviation, rail and marine transport. While much of the
Old mattresses in refugee camp reveal new way to grow food
Before you think there’s already too much polyurethane foam in the world, check out what scientists are doing at the new Institute for Sustainable Food at the University of Sheffield in the UK. The university says it is growing salad greens
Minnesota banks on protecting endangered bumblebee
In the northern Midwest state of Minnesota, the government has agreed to nearly $1 million in funding to pay residents to tear out their lawns and plant gardens in the hopes of saving an endangered bumblebee. The money will cover
World’s warming cities are making their own clouds
Natalie Theeuwes at the University of Reading in the UK studies the urban heat island, the term for what scientists have known for decades: cities tend to be hotter than surrounding countryside. She’s looked at street grids, lakes and other
UV lights may prevent fatal bird collisions with power lines
There’s a promising new technology to help protect crane species around the world, and the solution to reducing their midflight accident deaths may be as simple as shining UV lights on the power lines that are killing them. That’s according