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MANCHESTER — Environmental writer Bill McKibben, Beyond Plastics founder Judith Enck and writer Eve O. Schaub stare down a common foe: trash.

Robin Greenfield once dreamed of becoming a millionaire by 30. Now, at 36, he voluntarily lives on less than $11,000 per year, eats mostly foraged and locally grown food and lives in a small dwelling that he built himself.

Robin Greenfield once dreamed of becoming a millionaire by 30. Now, at 36, he voluntarily lives on less than $11,000 per year, eats mostly foraged and locally grown food and lives in a small dwelling that he built himself. Hes part of a larger movement of "zero-waste activism," which includes those who strive to eliminate trash altogether, as well as people who maintain a more typical lifestyle but limit the amount they consume. For Greenfield, its meant changing nearly every aspect of...

Two public high schools from the Philippines win SEAMEO awards for sustainable development initiatives (Photo from DepEd) “The Department is proud of our public schools for taking an active role in addressing pressing environmental issues in their communities,” Education Secretary Leonor Briones in a statement issued Monday, July 5. Promoting green and sustainable education and practices, two Philippine Public High Schools were awarded during the 2020 Southeast Asian Ministers of Education...

February 07, 2021 KATINGAL-AN Elementary School in San Carlos City, with more than 250 students, was shortlisted as one of the top 12 schools with sustainable environmental programs in the 2020 Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization (Seameo)-Japan ESD Award on January 30, 2021. The said contest was participated by 181 schools or institutions in eight Southeast Asian countries. The 2020 search carried the theme, “Addressing Plastic Problems for Transforming Communitie...