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These bathtub “sculptures” are practical works of art. They’re sustainable, non-toxic, better insulated, and built to last for life.

Yangtze giant softshell turtles are essentially extinct. Last known female dies after failed artificial insemination attempt.

A male Yangtze at Suzhou Zoo.

Artist carves realistic looking woodland creatures crawling out of fallen trees

Man figures out how to make bioplastic out of food waste, rather than food, making it as cheap as regular plastic

“HempWood” is 20 percent harder than oak, and grows 100 times as fast. It’s a sustainable alternative for hardwood furniture, flooring and more.

This man has come up with a super sustainable — and truly biodegradable —substitute for plastic straws.

Over 2 million cars and motorcycles are cleared off the roads of Bogotá, Colombia every Sunday to make way for bicycles, roller skates, scooters and skateboards

Credit: Juan Cristóbal Cobo, National Geographic

Native Americans in Ontario are living with dried up, contaminated wells and no running water, while Nestle extracts nearly a million gallons of water a day from their reservation.

Lokarenhtha Thomas and son who gets rashes from lack of clean water. Credit: Jennifer Roberts for the Guardian

ALDI becomes first grocery store to promise to switch to all compostable or recyclable packaging on all products

Paper or paper? Or, better yet, bring your own bag to Harris Teeter, Ralph’s and other Kroger-owned stores. Soon, plastic won’t be an option