Ever since the beginnings of the smartphone revolution, consumers have seen flagship phone prices steadily increase year after year. Today, it's no longer all that shocking to see price tags that start well north of $1,000 for each new top-of-the-line device that comes to market. And while some people chalk that up to the price of staying on the cutting edge – a great many more people now view their smartphones as significant investments.

The global efforts to tackle plastic waste a leading environmental problem could result in up to $400 billion of stranded petrochemical assets for the oil industry, as the companies are betting on sustained demand for plastics to compensate for declining oil and gas demand.

In 2019, the United States generated about 4.1 trillion kilowatt hours of electricity. According to new figures from the U.S. Energy Information Administration, here’s a rough breakdown as to where all that power came from: Sixty-three percent is still generated by fossil fuels, such as coal, natural gas and petroleum, while 20 percent is generated by nuclear power plants. Eighteen percent is now generated by renewable resources such as wind, solar and hydroelectric power from dams and other water-generated power plants.

In a move aimed at reducing huge amounts of plastic litter in the ocean and on land, California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a first-in-the-nation law requiring plastic beverage containers to contain an increasing amount of recycled material.

Plastic can be useful. Disposable plastic is almost always wasteful. Canadians, it’s your turn to make a difference and put an end to disposable, single-use plastics in Canada.The government of

Scientists show how re-engineering enzymes from a plastic eating bacteria, can provide us new avenues in plastic degradation.

Vow to expand marginal-seats campaign against Coalition comes after ban on Clean Energy Finance Corporation from financing wind and small-scale solar

Unlike the Bank of England and Norway's massive wealth fund, Australia - vulnerable to both climate action and change - has no formal processes within its financial system for assessing climate risks.

The thoroughfares of Pyongyang feature the greatest amenities for the convenience and efficiency of the socialist worker.

(Buffalo's vertical farm interior with salads growing.) Right: Buffalo's vertical farm interior with salads growing.Vertical Fresh Farms is a small aquaponic operation in Buffalo, New York. How small? The vertical farm is small enough to fit into owner Jeremy Witt’s garage.

United Airlines is partnering with California-based Fulcrum Bioenergy to make alternative jet fuel from food scraps, farm waste, and animal fat.

When transit is planned with the goal of high ridership, what does that mean? What do transit network designers actually do when this is their direction?

Good news: There’s still hope for truly sustainable farming.

After all these years I still get that little shiver of anticipation when I receive a request for a tender proposal titled “sustainability” or “ESD” – that’s my thing, my passion, my business, and I know I’m good at it.

As we noted in a sister article on Friday (“Climate Change Issues May Decide 2016 US Election”), NextGen Climate has come out with a thought-provoking white paper called “The Economic Case For Clean Energy.” Its context mirrors and supports the gist of remarks by Tom Steyer, president and 2013 founder of the group, that challenge American

'Snapper' can be 56 different species!

It appears that New Zealand is finally ready to throw their domestic coal habit into Mount Doom — by 2018, the country will cease to use coal as a source of domestic energy production. “Historically coal has played an important role in ensuring the security of New Zealand’s electricity supply, particularly in dry years where our hydro-lake levels are low,” Simon Bridges, New Zealand’s Energy and Resources Minister, said in a statement.

Global manufacturer Skretting has extensively tested a fish food that is totally free of wild caught fishmeal.