Starbucks is giving its plastic cups a makeover

 https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/18/food/starbucks-new-plastic-cups/index.html

Super Bowl 2024 to be powered by Nevada desert solar farm, marking a historic green milestone

 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/super-bowl-2024-to-be-powered-by-nevada-desert-solar-farm/

Aldi eliminates plastic shopping bags in all 2,300 US grocery stores

 https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/shopping/2024/01/16/aldi-plastic-shopping-bags-eliminated/72248373007/

Shein and Forever 21 Merger: A New Era in Retail Fashion or an Environmental Setback?

 https://marketscale.com/industries/retail/retail-fashion-impact-on-the-environment/

I bought Apple's new FineWoven iPhone 15 case and it's... okay

 https://www.t3.com/news/i-bought-apple-s-new-finewoven-iphone-15-case-and-it-s-okay

Can you tax a cow’s burps? New Zealand will be the first to try.

 https://www.nationalgeographic.co.uk/environment-and-conservation/2022/11/can-you-tax-a-cows-burps-new-zealand-will-be-the-first-to-try?utm_source=pocket-newtab

Microplastics found in human blood for first time

 https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/mar/24/microplastics-found-in-human-blood-for-first-time?fbclid=IwAR1KSgq6Mlmr4eaGmXJYVYkFd0QMLzcSeinRQUWWDzGsMRk1XilmFeW-94Y

New vehicles in the U.S. must average 40 mpg by 2026, up from 28 mpg

 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/new-mpg-standards-gas-prices-trump/?fbclid=IwAR2HKu_fmYiupjF4BYNcWKivA63ULUuS-8J4hoRy1vXoVTkMiMGWTcTB47E

Wind Turbine Blades Can’t Be Recycled, So They’re Piling Up in Landfills

 https://getpocket.com/explore/item/wind-turbine-blades-can-t-be-recycled-so-they-re-piling-up-in-landfills?utm_source=pocket-newtab

Starbucks Innovates, Tests and Learns from Store Partners to Achieve Waste Goals

 https://stories.starbucks.com/stories/2022/starbucks-innovates-tests-and-learns-from-store-partners-to-achieve-waste-goals/

Coldplay to put touring on hold for environmental reasons

https://www.cnn.com/2019/11/21/entertainment/coldplay-stop-touring-environment-scli-intl-gbr/index.html?utm_content=2019-11-21T13%3A00%3A14&utm_source=fbCNN&utm_medium=social&utm_term=link&fbclid=IwAR0W0qm43KXGMpsILSv6aPuBbbDpJUUhtHi3i8ovQYv6IML9o09xX_X3vRE

Marriott, the world's largest hotel chain, is eliminating travel-sized toiletries

https://www.cnn.com/2019/08/29/business/marriott-eliminating-plastic-toiletries-trnd/index.html

Wide-scale US wind power could cause significant warming

https://www.technologyreview.com/s/612238/wide-scale-us-wind-power-could-cause-significant-warming/

Keystone XL pipeline gets Nebraska’s approval, clearing a key hurdle in 9-year effort and allowing Trump to claim a win

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2017/11/20/keystone-xl-pipeline-gets-nebraskas-approval-clearing-a-key-hurdle-in-9-year-effort-and-allowing-trump-to-claim-a-win/?hpid=hp_hp-top-table-main_keystone-1114am%3Ahomepage%2Fstory&utm_term=.e4b29657a79d

These countries want to ban gas and diesel cars

http://money.cnn.com/2017/09/11/autos/countries-banning-diesel-gas-cars/index.html?iid=surge-story-summary

The disposable diaper game changer: corn starch

http://money.cnn.com/2017/02/01/technology/diapers-ecofriendly-tethis/index.html?iid=ob_homepage_deskrecommended_pool

This company makes food packaging out of bamboo to cut down on trash

http://money.cnn.com/2017/02/12/news/thailand-bamboo-cassava-packaging-universal-biopack/index.html?iid=surge-story-summary

China Burns Much More Coal Than Reported, Complicating Climate Talks

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/04/world/asia/china-burns-much-more-coal-than-reported-complicating-climate-talks.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&module=first-column-region®ion=top-news&WT.nav=top-news

E.P.A. Issues Stiffer Rules on Vehicle Fuel Ratings

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/24/business/energy-environment/epa-issues-stiffer-rules-on-vehicle-fuel-ratings.html?hpw&rref=business&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&module=well-region®ion=bottom-well&WT.nav=bottom-well&_r=0

Hundreds Protest Chinese Industrial Facilities

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324266904578462620682806976.html