Plastic Pollution

Single-use plastics are a blessing and a curse. They have fueled a revolution in commercial and consumer convenience and improved hygiene standards, but also have saturated the world's coastlines and clogged landfills. By one estimate 79 percent of all plasti…

The runway finale for Natasha Tonic at Paraiso. Photo: Courtesy of Paraiso Miami Beach One would assume while looking at Natasha Tonić's garments on a rack — which I first encountered while backstage at Paraiso Miami Beach during Miami Swim Week — that the L…

SHANGHAI In a cramped courtyard behind a row of whitewashed apartment buildings, Qin Jinfeng stands guard next to a row of color-coded trash cans. Qin, ashort, affable man in his forties, can be found here every evening. He has handled security at the Beiche…

Last fall, at New York Fashion Week, tie-dye was absolutely everywhere: Everyone from Prada to Stella McCartney to Proenza Schouler sent models down the catwalk in hippie-inspired gowns and T-shirts. But for those of us who can’t afford to drop $2,000 on embr…

The Irish call it turf; everywhere else its known as peat. Its a sort of dense mud found all over Ireland that people there burn in stoves to keep warm in the winter. Whatever you call it, it probably doesnt taste very goodunless youre a young Shane Lowry. L…

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Cigarette butts left in grass and soil can harm nearby plant growth, according to a new study. The study led by Anglia Ruskin University in Cambridge, England found that a cigarette butt can cut down the germination, or development, of plants, adding to co…

New research has discovered that cigarette buttsthe most common form of litter on the planetsignificantly reduce plant growth. Led by academics from Anglia Ruskin University (ARU) and published in the journal Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, the study…

Image copyrightGetty Images Discarded cigarette butts can hamper plant growth, new research suggests. The study, led by Anglia Ruskin University, found the presence of butts in soil reduced the germination success and shoot length of clover by 27% and 28% r…

In the recent Democratic debates big business was called out as the source for many evils—maybe even all of them. And with good reason. Many criticisms of big businesses are legitimate. Some companies are tax dodgers, some pay low-level employees too little, …