October 27th, 2023 By Jane Marsh Guest Writer for Wake Up World If you think of solar panels as heavy, fragile and unwieldy, you’re not alone. Modern photovoltaic panels can weigh more than a...
Category - Energy & Resources
Fungi Unlock the Secret to Biodegrading Hard-to-Recycle Plastic: A Breakthrough for Sustainable Future
August 17th, 2023 By John Patterson Staff Writer for Wake Up World In a world where plastic pollution has become a pressing global concern, researchers at the University of Sydney have embarked on a...
Unveiling the Hidden Power of Fungi: Mycelium as a Sustainable Fire-Resistant Material
July 18th, 2023 By John Patterson Staff Writer for Wake Up World In a ground breaking study conducted by researchers at RMIT University, the potential of mycelium, an incredible network of fungal...
Skepticism Grows Louder Over Deep-Sea Mining
September 16th, 2022 By Elizabeth C Alberts Via Deep Green Resistance Recently, the International Seabed Authority, the intergovernmental body tasked with overseeing deep-sea mining in international...
Is Buying Used Really More Sustainable? The Truth Is, It Depends
August 25th, 2022 By Jane Marsh Guest Writer for Wake Up World Many people love to buy things second-hand. In a world where fast fashion and major thrift hauls have taken over as a trend, the people...
10 Sustainable Home Renovations You Should Consider This Fall
August 12th, 2022 By Jane Marsh Guest Writer for Wake Up World Are you thinking about tackling a few renovations this fall? There are plenty of ways you can upgrade your home for greater...
Nuclear Experimentation: Year 77 – Postcarious
April 6th, 2022 By Ethan Indigo Smith Contributing writer for Wake Up World 2022 marks Year 77 of nuclear experimentation on our planet. Nuclear experimentation is a faulty mechanical...
What to Expect From the Cost of Solar in 2022
February 2nd, 2022 By Jane Marsh Guest Writer for Wake Up World There are many benefits to switching to solar power, including reducing your carbon footprint and saving on expensive energy bills...
How to Make Home Building More Eco-Friendly
June 23rd, 2021 By Jane Marsh Guest Writer for Wake Up World Consumers have long dismissed green buildings for being too expensive. However, as eco-friendly materials and practices become more...
Should You Have Renewable Energy Installed in Your Home?
February 23rd, 2021 By Jane Marsh Guest Writer for Wake Up World The ideas behind renewable energy are highly important and topical for the world, and they’re not going away anytime soon. The...
Have the Machines Already Taken Over?
By Phil Knight/Counterpunch Via Deep Green Resistance According to Ron Milo and his colleagues at Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel, in 2020 the mass of artificial, human made objects on Earth...
The Megamachine and the Roots of the Planetary Crisis
December 16th, 2020 By Fabian Scheidler Via Common Dreams After Donald Trump has been unseated, things seem to go back to what is considered “normal.” But this normality is indeed an...
