These cannabis companies are taking steps towards social equity. Image by twenty20photos An increasing number of cannabis companies are making efforts towards highlighting social equity in their missions. These businesses help support many causes, like working against racism, educating underfunded communities, funding research, assisting those incarcerated for cannabis … [Read more...] about 10 Cannabis Brands Dedicated to Equity
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Research Finds Fungi Help Ease Climate Change and Benefit the Environment
Poisonous red and white fly-agaric mushroom in Autumn. Photo Credit: Elegant01 via Envato Elements. Scientists have determined that fungi species are essential to the survival of our planet — and they may even be crucial in combating climate change. Fungi are a group of eukaryotic organisms that include mushrooms, yeasts, mildews, and other … [Read more...] about Research Finds Fungi Help Ease Climate Change and Benefit the Environment
Earth on Fire
It wasn't too long ago that a gender reveal party ended in over 10,000 acres of wildfire in California. It is perhaps the most perfect analogy for what’s happening around us: heedless human behavior causes earth to go up in flames. The New York Times reports that regions from Australia to the Arctic are ablaze at unprecedented rates — and while the causes vary, it’s become … [Read more...] about Earth on Fire
Smoke NUG, Plant Trees—A Pungent, Top-Shelf Flower With Purpose
Pictured above: Premium Jack Flower by NUG. Photos provided by NUG. As California slowly eases it’s shelter-in-place guidelines, another crisis looms; wildfire season. Each year, the season grows seemingly longer throughout the state. And each year, fires threaten more than 33 million acres of trees in California, reports the Forest Foundation. Now, … [Read more...] about Smoke NUG, Plant Trees—A Pungent, Top-Shelf Flower With Purpose
“We Can Act:” What Bending the COVID-19 Curve Teaches Us About the Climate Crisis
Humans are moving less. Thanks to stay-in-place orders, we're bending the COVID-19 curve, and reducing greenhouse gas emissions while we're at it. The most positive takeaway, however, may be how we respond to crisis. The Good News “Greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) are down, and air quality has gone up as governments react to the COVID-19 pandemic,” reports the head of … [Read more...] about “We Can Act:” What Bending the COVID-19 Curve Teaches Us About the Climate Crisis
