Uruguay: The Only Country Using Earth’s Resources Sustainably 🇺🇾💚 Out of 195 countries, only one is statistically living within the planet’s means. So what’s Uruguay doing right while the rest of the world overshoots? ✅ 98% renewable energy—wind, solar, and hydro dominate the grid. ✅ Sustainable farming—small-scale, regenerative agriculture is…
We’ve never been more disconnected. From our food. From our communities. From our purpose. Modern life is designed to keep us consuming, scrolling, and chasing distractions—instead of living with intention. But real fulfillment doesn’t come from what we buy, it comes from what we create, nurture, and experience. So how…
"Water is not a human right." 💧💰 A Nestlé executive once said this, and the company has operated like it’s true—profiting off our planet’s most essential resource while people and ecosystems suffer. Now rebranded as BlueTriton, Nestlé controls 50+ bottled water brands like Poland Spring, Pure Life, and Perrier. Their…
Four companies control 66% of the world’s seeds. 🌱💰 In the last century, 93% of America’s genetic seed diversity has been wiped out. Why? Because agrochemical giants: 🔁 Force farmers to rebuy seeds every year instead of saving them. 🧪 Sell seeds genetically tied to their pesticides & herbicides. 🌍…
You and your friends need to see this. 👀♻️ Ever wondered where your old clothes really go? These are visuals from Dandora Dumpsite—Kenya’s largest landfill. Mountains of discarded clothes, piling up, leaching chemicals, and even flowing into the Nairobi River. Communities suffer. Nature suffers. And it’s not just Kenya. India…
Ripping up pavement for nature—11 million tiles gone! 🌱 Cities across the Netherlands and Belgium are turning gray spaces green, replacing pavement with plants, trees, and gardens. The result? 🌿 Cooler cities with less heat stress 💧 Better drainage to prevent flooding 🐝 More biodiversity & pollinators 😊 Happier, healthier…
Why choose between wind or solar… when you can have both? IBIS Power is stacking clean energy, combining rooftop solar with vertical wind turbines to maximize every gust and ray. More energy. Same footprint. Zero compromise. This is what next-gen decentralized energy looks like. 📌 PS: Found this helpful? Join…
Pulling drinking water straight from the clouds. In Morocco’s Anti-Atlas Mountains, fog isn’t just weather, it’s a lifeline. 🌫️💧 CloudFishers by @wasserstiftung capture moisture from fog, turning it into clean drinking water for local communities. No groundwater, no pipelines, no energy, just smart design using nature’s own system. A reminder:…
Rebuilding coral reefs with sound. 🪸🔊 Scientists from @whoi.ocean are using underwater speakers to play the sounds of healthy reefs. The result? Fish return, ecosystems recover, and damaged coral gets a second chance to thrive. 🌊 Nature responds when we give it the right signals. Small interventions like this could…
Turning concrete rivers into living ecosystems. 🌿🌊 The Wild Mile project in Chicago is transforming industrial waterways into floating gardens, bringing nature back into the heart of the city. These floating parks filter water, create habitats, and reconnect urban spaces with biodiversity. A blueprint for how every city could rethink…
Wind + Solar = The rooftops of the future. ⚡ IBIS Power is combining wind turbines and solar panels into one compact system, generating more clean energy, right where we live. Less space. More output. Fully renewable. This is the kind of hybrid innovation we need for the energy transition.…
A canoe… grown from mushrooms. 🍄🚣♀️ In Nebraska, Katy Ayers built a fully functional canoe made entirely from mycelium, the root structure of fungi. Lightweight. Biodegradable. Zero plastic. Nature keeps showing us the materials of the future, we just need to pay attention. Could mycelium replace plastic in more industries?…
From waves to watts. 🌊⚡ Ecowave Power is harnessing the endless motion of the ocean to generate clean electricity. Unlike wind or solar, waves never stop, offering a massive untapped source of renewable energy. The ocean might just be one of the most reliable power plants we’ve barely explored. Could…
Microplastics are one of the hardest pollutants to clean up. But this device is changing the game. Built by students from Canada’s University of Sherbrooke, Ho'ōla One works like a giant vacuum — sucking up sand, separating out microplastics, and returning clean sand back to the beach. 🌊 Tested on…
Turning old clothes into bricks. Yes, literally. French startup @fab.brick is taking textile waste, that usually ends up in landfills, and transforming it into durable, eco-friendly bricks. 🧱 From furniture to insulation, they’re giving a second life to materials most of us throw away. Fast fashion creates over 92 million…
Cleaning polluted water with… bubbles. Scientist Marino Morikawa developed a nano-bubble system 10,000x smaller than those in your soda. As these tiny bubbles rise, they trap and neutralize viruses and bacteria, turning polluted rivers and lakes back into clean, living ecosystems. This is the kind of breakthrough the world needs.…
Turning concrete walls into living, breathing ecosystems. This Dutch startup @gorespyre is bringing moss back into our cities — and onto our buildings. 🌱 Their technology allows moss to grow directly on concrete surfaces, creating natural insulation, reducing urban heat, and cleaning the air — all while making cities a…
Turning sewage into savings. An Australian company has developed a superbug that feeds on wastewater, reducing chemical use, cutting energy, and saving over $500K AUD per year. A powerful reminder: nature often holds the best solutions for our biggest problems. 📌 PS: Found this helpful? Join 10,000+ founders & investors…
A home. A car. Powered entirely by the sun. The Stella Vita solar campervan generates enough energy for cooking, showering, driving, and living, all off-grid. Built by 22 students in the Netherlands, it’s not just a van. It’s a glimpse into a self-sufficient, net-zero future. 📌 PS: Found this helpful?…
Cleaning the oceans. One bin at a time. Seabin is a simple yet powerful innovation: Floating trash bins that pull in plastic, debris, and even oil from marinas, ports, and waterways, 24/7. Small solution. Massive impact. 📌 PS: Found this helpful? Join 10,000+ founders & investors staying ahead in climate…
AI is even fixing recycling. This bin sorts your waste automatically, no more guesswork. Built by Ameru (Bulgaria), it uses computer vision + edge computing to: ✔️ Sort waste in real time ✔️ Give instant feedback on screen ✔️ Generate monthly waste analytics ✔️ Cut down on bins, free up…
The wind power problem no one talks about: what to do with retired turbine blades? They're huge. They're hard to recycle. And thousands are piling up. But this company found a way to repurpose them, giving old blades a second life instead of sending them to landfills. Turning waste into…
Saving bees, one brick at a time. These Bee Bricks create tiny sanctuaries for solitary bees, right inside our buildings. Inspired by how bees once nested in old walls, now we can give them a home while we build ours. Because no bees = no food. No pollination. No plants.…
Turning TP rolls into food? Yes, full circle. Instead of tossing them out, use empty toilet paper rolls as mini seed starters. Biodegradable, zero waste, and perfect for your next planting season. Sometimes the simplest hacks help us reconnect with nature — one roll at a time. 📌 PS: Found…