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World Changing Ideas

New workplaces, new food sources, new medicine--even an entirely new economic system.

The Accountability Framework wants to show if companies are actually keeping their promises

Between the Paris Agreement, the UN Sustainable Development Goals, and various corporate and government commitments, it’s hard to know which environmental benchmarks a company has pledged to meet. This new standard hopes to universalize how they measure and report their progress.

The Accountability Framework wants to show if companies are actually keeping their promises

There’s an overlooked product that you definitely use that’s destroying vital forests

Toilet paper is made from wood pulp that comes from Canada’s forests, which lost 28 million acres between 1996 and 2015. But if you look beyond the big brands, there are way more sustainable options out there.

There’s an overlooked product that you definitely use that’s destroying vital forests

A two-hour dose of nature each week could make you happier and healthier

Forget your complicated and expensive wellness regime and just… go outside.

A two-hour dose of nature each week could make you happier and healthier

The 10 biggest issues U.S. mayors say they’re tackling in 2019

A survey of State of the City speeches from across the country finds better-paying jobs are at the top of the minds of our urban leaders.

The 10 biggest issues U.S. mayors say they’re tackling in 2019

Big meat giant Tyson is launching a new part-beef, part-pea burger

The plan is to cater to carnivores who want to cut down their meat consumption without going cold Tofurkey–and it’s part of a larger push by the largest meat producer in the U.S. to offer meat alternatives.

Big meat giant Tyson is launching a new part-beef, part-pea burger

Turns out a good place to put a park is right on top of parked cars

This urban guerrilla design in Spain shows people don’t need to wait to convert parking space into green space.

Turns out a good place to put a park is right on top of parked cars

This new marketplace pays farmers to fight climate change

Returning to more traditional farming techniques can have a huge effect on emissions. Now companies looking for offsets can help incentivize farmers to do it.

This new marketplace pays farmers to fight climate change

Every single piece of these sneakers is made from plants

Instead of tossing these in the trash when you wear them through, drop them in your compost bin, where they’ll naturally decompose (yes, the soles too).

Every single piece of these sneakers is made from plants

Sweden is working hard to go carbon neutral: This visualization shows exactly how it’s happening

Good climate policy can be complicated. This new project wants to make it easy to see how well it’s working.

Sweden is working hard to go carbon neutral: This visualization shows exactly how it’s happening

Fighting climate change is going to require massive changes in our shopping habits

Western cities are working hard to eliminate their emissions, but that doesn’t address emissions from making and shipping products that people buy from other countries.

Fighting climate change is going to require massive changes in our shopping habits

To stop the tragic rise in LGBT suicide, the Trevor Project is fighting against conversion therapy

Four new states banned the sham practice this year, but the Trevor Project is fighting to ban it across the country.

To stop the tragic rise in LGBT suicide, the Trevor Project is fighting against conversion therapy

Lyft is rebranding the Bay Area’s bike share–and bringing back its e-bikes

The Bay Area’s Ford GoBike is now Bay Wheels–and they’re adding a new-and-improved electric-assist bike (surely to the delight of sweaty San Franciscans).

Lyft is rebranding the Bay Area’s bike share–and bringing back its e-bikes

Leonardo DiCaprio’s new HBO documentary explains climate science and solutions

“Ice on Fire” is the latest project from the film star turned climate activist.

Leonardo DiCaprio’s new HBO documentary explains climate science and solutions

This startup is going to put one of the world’s largest sustainable greenhouses in coal country

AppHarvest is building a 60-acre greenhouse in Kentucky to provide a new source of sustainable agriculture that doesn’t need to be shipped so far into East Coast cities.

This startup is going to put one of the world’s largest sustainable greenhouses in coal country

If only experienced cyclists feel safe in a bike lane, then is it a bike lane at all?

Thinking about bike infrastructure as usable by cyclists of all ages and abilities changes how you design a city. In Vancouver, the city is trying to shift as quickly as possible to these “AAA” bike lanes.

If only experienced cyclists feel safe in a bike lane, then is it a bike lane at all?

Inside the growing climate rebellion at Amazon

The online giant is facing a growing revolution from within that demands it get serious about climate action.

Inside the growing climate rebellion at Amazon

These adorable koala drinking fountains will help them hydrate as Australia heats up

As temperatures skyrocket, koalas are getting dehydrated. Let’s give them a little water.

These adorable koala drinking fountains will help them hydrate as Australia heats up

Watching their community get destroyed by a flood helps convince people about climate change

As climate disasters increase, they’re forcing people to reassess their beliefs.

Watching their community get destroyed by a flood helps convince people about climate change

These hilarious plastic grocery bags will teach you to never forget your tote

Would lugging your groceries in a plastic bag printed “The Colon Care Co-op” ensure you never leave your tote at home?

These hilarious plastic grocery bags will teach you to never forget your tote

This bathing suit fights ocean plastic–because it’s made of wool (yes, wool)

Did you know your trunks have been filling the ocean with plastic every time you go swimming?

This bathing suit fights ocean plastic–because it’s made of wool (yes, wool)

Impact

Native Americans invented lacrosse—and now the modern league is embracing it

These easy-to-build shelters are helping cities quickly provide cover to the homeless

A quick shift to electric vehicles could drive the Green New Deal forward

Creativity

This ‘Stranger Things’ trailer made from stock video is appropriately creepy

OK Go is helping these kids make art in outer space

Millennial booze startup Haus wants you to ditch the Aperol Spritz

Co.Design

A Facebook designer creates the most delightfully absurd way to tell time

Fashion startups are already proving a Green New Deal could work

Stained glass gets a sleek, 21st-century update

Work Life

3 things new parents need to return to work successfully

These are the 6 essential things you need to do to land your first job

5 lies you’ve been told about rich people and money