The furniture company is now hoping to convince more customers to choose a plant-based, carbon-friendly version of its iconic meatball. In August, it will launch a new “plant ball” in European stores. US stores will follow in September.
IKEA’s classic Swedish meatball now has a plant-based version Read more
Disney was Facebook’s top U.S. advertiser for the first six months of 2020, research firm Pathmatics Inc. estimates. It joins hundreds of other companies that have paused spending, including Unilever, Starbucks, Ford, Verizon, and others.
Disney slashes ad spending on Facebook amid growing boycott Read more
Defense Secretary Mark Esper has issued a policy ushering in a de facto ban on displaying the Confederate flag at U.S. military installations around the world by authorizing only certain flags that promote unity.
Pentagon issues de facto ban on Confederate flag at U.S. military bases Read more
A new alliance of climate research groups called the Climate TRACE Coalition has launched an effort to make real-time carbon emissions tracking a reality. They’re aiming to have it ready for COP26 in November 2021.
For eleven years, the search engine Ecosia has used most of the revenue from advertising on its website and app towards planting trees—and this month they planted their 100-millionth tree.
The Ecosia search engine team has just planted its 100-millionth tree Read more
Moderna Inc’s experimental vaccine for COVID-19 showed it was safe and provoked immune responses in all 45 healthy volunteers in an ongoing early-stage study, U.S. researchers reported.
Early results suggest coronavirus vaccine is safe and induces immune response Read more
This year’s State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World report asserts that the number of undernourished people in India declined from 249 million in 2004-06 to 189 million in 2017-19.
The number of undernourished people in India has declined by 60 million in over a decade Read more
Greta Thunberg has launched an open letter signed by thousands of activists and celebrities, and hundreds of scientists demanding global leaders take measurable, immediate action to genuinely tackle the climate crisis.
Fifteen states and Washington, DC have announced that they will follow California’s lead in switching all heavy-duty trucks, vans, and buses over to running on electricity, in what could be one of the most significant efforts to reduce harmful diesel engine pollution in the United States.
15 U.S. states follow California’s push to electrify all trucks and buses by 2045 Read more
In a major achievement for women in the armed forces, a soldier became the US Army’s first female Green Beret Thursday, US Army Special Operations Command announced.
Female US Army soldier makes history by becoming the first woman to become a Green Beret Read more
