In the 1970s, a scientist took a new look at life on Earth and came up with the Gaia hypothesis a brand new approach to Earth system science that suggested that the Earth was a single self-regulating organism. Gaia theory…
The clean beauty market is facing a significant challenge that may be hindering progress in this sector of cosmetics. However, Iva Teixeira and Lena Skilarova-Mordvinova may have found a solution with their cloud-based platform, The Good Face Project. This database…
Fibershed is a real eye opener! If you want your clothes to be good for the environment, then you need to consider their entire lifecycle. Where are the crops grown? Who processes them?How do they get transported? Where will they…
Light bulb recycling is absolutely essential if we want to prevent further damage to our planet but it’s quite a complicated area because of the different types of light bulbs. So, we spoke to an environmental expert on recycling to…
You can hear the term social enterprise everywhere online but what does it mean exactly? There are a lot of different definitions but it’s important to have a simple one that we can refer to in order to evaluate whether…
Several years ago, while managing our small family-owned restaurant, I stumbled upon the concept of the sustainable growth rate formula. It was during a time when we were striving to make our eatery more eco-friendly. One day, I had a…
If you’re into eco-friendly living, you’ve probably heard the term “biodiversity” bandied around but what is it and why does it matter? Why Is Biodiversity Important? You don’t need to be an ecocentrist to understand that biodiversity loss can be…
The Paris Agreement is one of the most talked-about treaties in the world and yet, it can be a bit hard to work out just what the Paris Agreement is. And isn’t. So, we talked to a handful of environmental…
A study published in Science this week draws some alarming conclusions about where we are in our battle with the climate crisis. The scientists say that they have defined “tipping points” for certain environmental conditions. These “tipping points” once reached,…
There are very few things that we can all agree on in life, but at the moment, it would be hard to disagree that inflation is a problem. In July, it hit 8.5% annually in the United States and that’s…
We are all trying to lead better lives. And most of us want to buy products that are kinder to the planet. But as we don’t have an unlimited amount of time to research everything we buy we all rely…
The desire to begin a natural beauty regime is becoming particularly more common in these turbulent times. Our readers regularly send in questions about how to get started with natural, clean beauty products. A common refrain from Whole People community…