The holiday shopping season is upon us, which means it’s a perfect moment to reflect on the environmental repercussions of our shopping and gift-giving decisions. To help you navigate the Black Friday, Cyber Monday, and Christmas sales sustainably, Climable has put together this list. It’s not exhaustive, but it’s a great start!
Rare? No. Green? Sort of: A Primer on Rare Earth Minerals
Ancient AC
Climapalooza – Back and Better than Ever!
Air Conditioning: Termites - Nature’s Architects
Our AC (air conditioning) exploration continues! But what a dilemma it is! As the planet gets warmer, we need more AC to stay cool, but using it warms the planet! What can we do?! Fortunately, this beautiful blue marble has already given us plenty of examples of what can be done. Termites have built a compelling case for passive cooling. How? Read our mounds of evidence (pun intended) to find out!
Lessons Learned from Iceland’s Success
Iceland Makes The Switch
Iceland’s Energy is Hot
Aunjoli Das, one of Climable’s interns last year, recently traveled to Iceland as part of a class at Northeastern University. While on this month-long retreat, students enhanced their understanding of geothermal heat, a fascinating renewable energy. Read on to hear about what this energy source does for the island nation of Iceland!
Puerto Rico's Sunny Future
Big Money, Big Problems
It’s been a while since we heard from Jen… so brace yourselves! She has been marinating on some ideas about federal dollars for some time now. The short story is: securing federal dollars is cool (in theory) and it requires a ton of work. So much work, that maybe the money isn’t worth it. Wait, what?! This should be good. Read on to hear her thoughts!