Episode 314: Mainstreaming resale, inside the carbon removal XPrize

This week’s guests: Nellie Cohen, formerly of Patagonia’s Worn Wear used apparel program, and Marcius Extavour, chief scientist of XPrize.

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Episode 314: Mainstreaming resale, inside the carbon removal XPrize

Resale is not changing our relationship with stuff — here’s why

Companies are still producing too much new stuff.

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Resale is not changing our relationship with stuff — here’s why

Got e-waste in your closet? Best Buy has a service for that

The retailer is meeting old electronics where they’re at — in your home.

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Moving beyond the triple bottom line, for equity’s sake

By including profit as part of the definition of sustainability, perhaps we are overlooking the fact that profit inherently oppresses, excludes, and marginalizes people and communities.

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Putting people back in the frame to win the hearts and minds of decision-makers

We must show how the circular economy impacts communities and jobs to reach climate targets.

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Earth911 Inspiration: Nature Is Not a Place To Visit. It Is Home.

This week’s quote is from poet Gary Snyder: “Nature is not a place to visit…. The post Earth911 Inspiration: Nature Is Not a Place To Visit. It Is Home. appeared first on Earth911.

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Five mountain bongos released into Kenyan sanctuary

Good news for  wildlife  watchers — five mountain bongos were released into a Kenyan sanctuary earlier this week. The extremely rare antelopes hadn’t been seen wandering the wooded slopes of Mount Kenya, Africa’s second-highest peak, for almost 30 years. Bongos used to freely roam  Kenya’s  forests, but their numbers have dipped below 100 in the wild. Conservationists have been breeding captive bongos, hoping to repopulate the wild. Related: Endangered Andean cats found just outside Santiago “Finally, these bongos are being rewilded,” Najib Balala, Kenya’s minister of  tourism  and wildlife, said at the opening of the Mawingu Mountain Bongo Sanctuary, as reported by Phys Org. “What a celebration. What a success.” Humans, predictably, are responsible for the species’ critically low numbers. Colonial-era hunters prized the dark brown animals with their slim white stripes and spiral horns. They turned bongo hides into rugs and used the heads and horns as wall ornaments. People also poached bongos for bushmeat, and human habitation encroached on their homelands. Later, in the 20th century, bongos also caught cattle  diseases .  The last time someone saw a wild bongo around Mount Kenya was in 1994. Unfortunately, it was only a  carcass . Some bongos living in American  zoos  were relocated to Kenya in the early 2000s to start the rewilding program. These pioneers were tame, dependent on people and unused to Kenya’s climate. The rewilding program allowed subsequent generations to be more independent and follow their natural, wild instincts. Those released this week were chosen because they are healthy, good at solo foraging and don’t trust humans. The plan is to release five more bongos every six months. By 2050, Kenya Wildlife Service hopes that at least 750 bongos will wander Kenya’s equatorial  forests . While bongos are gorgeous animals, they’ve often been overshadowed by even more charismatic megafauna like rhinos,  elephants  and lions. Now, it’s the bongo’s turn. “These are the ones we have ignored for a long time, and now, we are putting emphasis on them,” Balala said. Via Phys Org Lead image via Pexels

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Kroger and Loop bring first US in-store reuse pilot to Portland

The companies launched the first Loop retail service in the US with a six-month pilot this week in Fred Meyer stores.

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Earth911 Inspiration: Every Green Tree — Martin Luther King Jr

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Earth911 Quiz #31: Surprising Carbon Facts

This week’s quiz draws on the many amazing facts collected by Circular Ecology’s Inventory of… The post Earth911 Quiz #31: Surprising Carbon Facts appeared first on Earth911.

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