Once upon a time, leading global oil companies figured they could leverage plastic and petrochemicals as a hedge against declining demand for fossil fuels. Now it looks like the window of opportunity is already beginning to close. In the latest development on that score, a research team based at Japan’s Kobe University has figured out...Read More

New methods to reuse “fast fashion” clothes, recycling of construction materials, and adoption of electric school buses could all become possible in New York City under far-reaching new climate legislation introduced Thursday by City Council Speaker Corey Johnson. The proposals include measures to encourage New Yorkers to use the city’s composting program to cut down...Read More