Lighthouse Eco

Striving for a sustainable Lifestyle

Year: 2022

This Year’s Top 10 Global Climate Disasters Each Cost Over $3 Billion

Christian Aid said its new report is “hopefully a wake-up call for politicians to take urgent climate action in 2023.”

Amidst the climate crisis, the case for hope is getting stronger

Are you hopeful that the world will soon turn the corner on climate change? The scientific evidence is clear — we have to stop filling our atmosphere with polluting gases that are heating our planet.

Bats plunge to ground in cold; saved by incubators, fluids

Some 1,600 bats found a temporary home this week in the attic of a Houston Humane Society director, but it wasn’t because they made it their roost.

Goodbye plastic, hello wood: Tim Hortons unveils new eco-friendly packaging and cutlery

Timmy’s announcement lands the same day the federal ban on the import and manufacture of single-use plastic came into effect.

‘Once-in-a-lifetime’ blizzard kills at least 27 in western New York

A blizzard that paralyzed western New York over the Christmas weekend has killed more than two dozen people, local officials said on Monday.

Hotter, rainier, wetter — climate change is dramatically transforming the Arctic

From a rapid decline in snow cover to an unprecedented late season melting event to another year of seabird die-offs, the Arctic has once again shown clear symptoms of an ailing planet.

Loss of bees linked to adverse health effects for people

Bees, in their role as master pollinators, increase crop yields, leading to more production of healthy fruits, vegetables and nuts.

Meet The Float, a Green-Roofed Floating Home Made From Cork and Timber

Studio RAP, an architecture firm based in Rotterdam, Netherlands, has unveiled a project called The Float, a sustainable home that floats on water.

Scottish brand Munro reveals world’s most hardcore electric 4×4

A boutique Scottish company is making off-road EVs designed to last for decades. It’s called the Munro Mk_1.

Low-cost battery built with four times the capacity of lithium

Researchers are hoping that a new, low-cost battery which holds four times the energy capacity of lithium-ion batteries and is far cheaper to produce.

Reports of ‘Breakthrough’ in Fusion Power Fuels Hopes of Major Clean Energy Progress

After decades of experimentation, US scientists have reportedly achieved a major “breakthrough” in fusion energy technology