Last month my partner and I embarked on a month-long camping trip around California. We hiked up mountain after mountain. Cooled off in creeks and rivers. Read books. Played games. We fell into a routine, a rhythm. Soaking up the end of summer. We fell in love with camping (and more in love with each […]
A new study from researchers at the University of Southern Denmark has determined what we already knew— cycling is much better for the environment than driving conventional internal combustion vehicles. The study took a look at the bike-loving Dutch, and quantified just how much global carbon emissions would drop if everyone hopped on their bike […]
As the cost of living continues to soar, many of us are left staring hard at grocery store shelves and willing (in vain) for prices to magically drop. Yes, we’re all feeling the effects of inflation at the moment, especially while trying to cross items off our shopping lists considering that grocery prices have gone […]
Burger King Austria’s new campaign is boldly challenging the public’s expectation of what “normal” ought to be. In a climate-conscious world, making plant-based the default standard for burgers is quite a statement. The brand’s experiment is simple and straightforward. When customers order a burger, cashiers ask, “normal oder mit fleisch?” Which translates to “normal […]
Syria’s crushing economic downfall has impacted just about every aspect of life, including things many would rather not talk about. The cost of menstrual products has soared so high that the often-taboo topic of period poverty is starting to creep out into the open, as women resort to dangerous methods to get by while others […]
The World Health Organization’s annual ministerial meeting opens on 22 May with the prospect of diplomatic fireworks over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and with critics slamming the pace of reforms to strengthen the health agency’s response to pandemics as too slow. The World Health Assembly, which runs from 22-28 May in Geneva, is where the WHO’s […]