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News Articles: sustainability

This six-foot tall environmental sensor, the PheNode, stands just above the wildflowers in one of the Landscape Labs found on The Ray Highway. The Ray

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  • Environment

Seen these solar-powered posts in Georgia among I-85 wildflowers? Here’s what they do

If you look out your window along I-85 at the right time, you might spot a wildflower meadow with a skinny six-foot aluminum tower standing tall amidst the flowers.

January 22, 2025
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  • Margaret Walker
People from all different parts of Goergia's food industry met at Bread and Butterfly in Atlanta to discuss solutions to the climate change issues they're facing.

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  • News

Georgia food producers discuss climate change, sustainability in the industry

Farmers, chefs, and restaurant owners shared challenges they face and drafted solutions to support one another.

November 19, 2024
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  • Amanda Andrews
Timber. (Pexels)

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  • Politics

Georgia lawmakers looking to promote emerging markets for timber

The state should actively promote developing sustainable aviation fuel and mass timber construction as emerging markets for a struggling timber industry, a legislative study committee recommended Thursday.

November 08, 2024
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  • Dave Williams

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  • Business

The growing industry of green burials

One estimate says 2.4 million people die in the U.S. each year, and burying them is expensive: a typical burial can cost about $10,000. That's a lot of money, caskets, and plots filling up cemeteries. But ... what if there was a cost-effective option to bury people, one that was good for the Earth and your pocket book? Today, we look at the prices and features of sustainable burials.

March 04, 2024
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By:
  • Felix Poon,
  • Darian Woods,
  • and 2 more
LanzaJet's Freedom Pines facility is located in Soperton, Georgia, about halfway between Savannah and Macon.

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  • Environment

Rural Georgia gets world's first sustainable jet fuel factory of its kind

Suburban Chicago-based LanzaJet unveiled on Wednesday its Freedom Pines facility in rural Soperton, about halfway between Savannah and Macon, before an audience of more than 200 people including state and federal government leaders.

January 25, 2024
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  • Benjamin Payne
State Farm Arena

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  • News

Atlanta Hawks and State Farm Arena divert 3 million pounds of waste from landfills

In 2023, the venue recycled nearly 1 million pounds of materials including aluminum, plastics, cardboard, glass and more. 

January 16, 2024
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  • Rough Draft Atlanta
The Freedom Pines Fuels facility, under construction in Soperton, is slated to become the first commercially operated sustainable jet fuel refinery in North America, according to owner LanzaJet.

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  • Environment

Factories, farms and flight: How Georgia could propel sustainable jet fuel into the future

Ethanol — and a quirky crop — could pave the way for the Peach State.

May 19, 2023
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By:
  • Benjamin Payne
The end of AmazonSmile has some shoppers thinking about how to shop more ethically.

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  • Business

Looking for Amazon alternatives for ethical shopping? Here are some ideas

Amazon ended its charity donation program, AmazonSmile, after a series of other cost-cutting measures. Many shoppers expressed disapproval on social media and have been searching for alternatives.

January 23, 2023
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  • Kaitlyn Radde
GPB News NPR

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  • Global Health

A guide to 9 global buzzwords for 2023, from 'polycrisis' to 'zero-dose children'

Are you having a polycrisis? Can the world reduce the number of zero-dose children? Experts shared their views about global buzzwords that will be big this year. Here's the list and the definitions.

January 18, 2023
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  • Andrew Connelly
Mayor Andre Dickens

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  • Climate

Atlanta makes international climate leader list

The City of Atlanta has been recognized by CDP as one of 122 cities worldwide taking bold environmental action on climate chage.

January 10, 2023
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  • Amanda Andrews
Customers at Starbucks stores in the U.S. and Canada will be able to provide a reusable cup for their drink by the end of next year, the company announced Tuesday.

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  • Business

Starbucks plans to phase out paper cups in the U.S. and Canada

As part of the company's goal to reduce waste by 50% by 2030, customers will be able to bring a reusable cup to get their drinks by the end of next year.

March 16, 2022
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By:
  • Deepa Shivaram

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  • Environment

22 tips for 2022: Ditch fast fashion by choosing clothes that will outlast trends

This simple trick can help you decide if an item of clothing is worth investing in, or if it's a passing trend you'd be better off passing on.

January 16, 2022
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By:
  • Elise Hu
GPB News NPR

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  • Europe

A Dutch Approach To Cutting Carbon Emissions From Buildings Is Coming To America

A system developed in the Netherlands for insulating existing homes has proven to be so cost-effective that it has attracted the attention of New York state, which plans to copy it.

September 01, 2021
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  • Willem Marx
Journalists look at cardboard beds for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic at the Village Plaza near Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Village Sunday, June 20, in Tokyo.

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  • Environment

Even With Cardboard Beds And Recycled Medals, Olympics Take Flak Over The Environment

Tokyo 2020 aims to be the most environmentally friendly games, offsetting carbon emissions and using sustainable materials. But some environmental groups say the symbolism exaggerates the reality.

July 09, 2021
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  • Anthony Kuhn
As concerns about the social and environmental impacts of the global clothing trade rise, some are turning to "slow," sustainable fashion practices.

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  • News

'Slow Fashion Symposium' Aims To Spark Conversation About Sustainability

For more than a century, Georgia cotton farmers helped grow the American economy and the garment industry. The clothing industry has evolved many times...

October 02, 2019
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  • Virginia Prescott and
  • Pria Mahadevan
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