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7 things you didn’t know about Mother’s Day

Mother’s Day didn’t always involve buying cards, flowers, and candy, but it’s always been about showing moms love and appreciation.




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Go inside the Carbon Vault: why it’s critical to know what’s beneath the Boreal Forest

Forest ecosystems sequester large amounts of carbon in vegetation and soils, off-setting the carbon emissions we produce and mitigating climate change. The boreal forest and its associated wetlands, in particular, provide critical carbon storage ...




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Calling all birders: A new study is seeking participants in the Southeast U.S. this summer

Though it sounds like a technical term more suited for computer programming, avicaching is actually a growing practice that encourages birders to collect and share their data from bird-watching through an internationally known phone app.




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SFI and Habitat for Humanity DC team up to build homes in the nation’s capital

A diverse team of women from the forest product sector got together for a green cause.




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International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples: How forests bring us together

The United Nations established the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples in 1994 – the day is observed every year on August 9.




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Look for the label: the SFI logo is a sign of sustainable forestry

Where did your paper coffee cup come from? Does it support a red-cockaded woodpecker? Or a gopher tortoise?




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New forest research project works to conserve caribou in western Alberta

Woodland caribou are an iconic but threatened species throughout Canada. They’re natural prey to bears and wolves, who can gain easier access to Caribou habitat through forest roads, pipelines, and other human disturbances.




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Why you should go to bat for … bats

Did you know the countdown for Halloween coincides with Bat Week? An annual, international celebration of the role of bats in nature, Bat Week is in flight Oct. 24—31, 2018.




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Trees & Turkeys: a bountiful partnership

This Thanksgiving, the Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI) and National Wild Turkey Federation (NWTF) express gratitude for another productive year working together toward common goals, including ...




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Smart! Cornell engages kids with nest box building workshops

The Cornell Lab of Ornithology is a world leader in the study, appreciation, and conservation of birds. But the vast educational opportunities it offers aren’t reserved only for Ivy League students.




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How sustainable forestry can help the legacy of African American Landowners

As we recognize African American History Month, it is important to highlight a lesser known part of this history - the legacy of forest ownership among the black community, and the leaders who are working to preserve it.




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New webinars engage the marketplace on responsible forest sourcing

GreenBlue is challenging companies throughout the United States and Canada to change their thinking about sustainable sourcing.




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Forest sustainability by the acre: 300M+ certified to SFI

More than 300 million acres of forests across the U.S. and Canada are certified to the SFI Forest Management Standard. In addition, tens of millions more are positively influenced by the SFI Fiber Sourcing Standard.




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53 schools win the Green Ribbon for 2019

Great things are happening for the environment at schools across the U.S. Thirty-five schools, 14 school districts, and four postsecondary institutions have been honored as U.S. Department of Education Green Ribbon Schools (ED-GRS) for 2019.




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Secret food habits of caribou suggest habitat improvements

Woodland caribou are considered threatened throughout much of Canada’s vast boreal forest.




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Sustainability and future forests at the World Scout Jamboree

The Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI) and Project Learning Tree (PLT) joined Scouts from more than 150 countries at the 24th World Scout Jamboree last month.




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Sustainable forests work to address climate change

People committed to sustainability understand that there are many complexities to our global challenges. But one often overlooked fact is how valuable forests are in mitigating climate change.




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Video: Well-managed forests provide habitat for at-risk species

Through forestry, SFI provides the essential security of long-term habitat conservation for at-risk species.




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Low-clearance Rapid Transit: Cheaper than subways, faster than trolleys

It has its ups and downs, but Harald Buschbacher's idea might be the best of both transit worlds.




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Fast food is fueling Brazilian wildfires

When you buy a burger, it could be from a cow raised on Brazilian soy feed. That's a problem.




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Gardening in outer space is going to be tough

People are talking about moving to the moon and Mars, but what is everyone going to eat?




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New York City bans foie gras

One thousand restaurants will have to take it off their menus by 2022.




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Burger King is running out of zesty sauce because of climate change

The 2019 horseradish crop was battered by unusually harsh weather, and the effects are showing up in fast food joints.




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A farm-to-table feast proves that Ontario has great seasonal food, even in winter

And when prepared by professional chefs, it's more delicious than any imported produce could ever be.




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Let's turn barren farmland into nature reserves

A new study finds that degraded agricultural lands could be low-hanging fruit for expanding the world’s conservation areas.




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Lab-grown meat is coming to your plate

Memphis Meats will soon start construction on a pilot facility that will scale up production.




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Fairtrade International takes prize for most effective label

Despite recent criticisms, a new report shows that Fairtrade International is doing better work than any of its competitors.




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Staggering quantities of food are being destroyed due to coronavirus

Markets have shrivelled, storage is full, and redistribution networks are lacking, putting farmers in an awful predicament.




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Latest drone view of Apple HQ shows a building as shiny as a new iPhone

Things are moving quickly; Apple employees might get updated offices before Mac users get updated computers.




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What you should know about the cobalt in your smartphone

Cobalt is used to build lithium-ion batteries found in mobile technology. Much of it comes from Congo, where men, women, and children endure dangerous and unhealthy conditions to satisfy our hunger for new devices. It's time we paid attention.




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Latest drone videos of Apple parking garage shows landscaping being installed

Oh, and the donut building on top is coming along nicely too.




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Apple AirPods get a big fat easter egg for repairability from iFixit

Shorter post: They are " essentially, disposable. "




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Apple, Google, Facebook lead in clean energy and policies says latest Greenpeace report

But Amazon has some work to do.




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How green is Apple? A look at their Environmental Responsibility Report

It’s not perfect, but it is pretty impressive.




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Apple Park is almost complete; it is still beautiful and still wrong

It is a jewel in suburban isolation.




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Is wireless charging the most important thing announced by Apple?

Our never-ending search for convenience comes at a cost.




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Former Facebook exec says social media is "ripping apart the social fabric"

At a recent talk Chamath Palihapitiya said he "doesn't use that sh**" and his kids aren't allowed to either.




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That's not a roof on the Chicago Apple store; it is the poster child for unsustainable design

It is a giant electric radiator that they forgot to turn on due to a software failure.




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Apple facilities now run 100% renewable world-wide

They are pushing their suppliers to go green too.




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This could be the last drone video flyover of Apple Park

Videographer Duncan Sinfield says "it's only a matter of time until the campus becomes shut-off to drones completely."




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Resist disastrous planned obsolescence by making old iPhones sexy again

Fight Apple’s annual seduction dance by buying a perfectly restored iPhone from a company rallying against thoughtless consumerism and e-waste.




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What we learned about Apple Park from the keynote intro

Like Kremlinology in the cold war, you take what you can get.




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The New MacBook Air is made from recycled aluminum. Is this a big deal?

Sort of, but there is less to it than meets the eye.




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The rise of Silicon Valley's screen abolitionists

Many parents who work in the tech industry are opting to go screen-free at home.




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New MacBook Air is easier to repair

But it still only gets a 3 out of 10 from iFixit.




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Is it time to rethink green building (and other) standards?

Standards are supposed to make things easier and more consistent, but they keep proliferating.




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The new Apple AirPods 2 get a big fat zero for repairability

iFixit took them apart, but they can't put them together.




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TreeHugger in Mongolia: How a Warming Climate is Changing Business in Mongolia

We're traveling with UNEP to cover World Environment Day and document how the host country of Mongolia is adapting to a changing climate.




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Second best job ever taking applications now

And what happened to the guy who won the six figure salary to serve as caretaker of a barrier reef island anyhow?




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Why it's important to buy fair trade coconut products

Even as global demand for all-things-coconut increases, coconut production in Asia is stagnating because farmers aren't paid enough to make it worthwhile.