2024 Crestone Energy Fair
A look at the 2024 Crestone Energy Fair, a community at the frontier of sustainable living, with innovative and regenerative ideas for the future.
Stories on Sustainability
Sustainability sits at the heart of Unsustainable Magazine. This section brings together stories that explore how people, communities, and ecosystems adapt to a world in rapid transition. Here you’ll find reporting and reflections on climate change, ecological resilience, waste systems, energy futures, and the everyday choices that shape our collective impact.
Our aim isn’t just to document environmental challenges, but to examine how they intersect with justice, inequality, and lived experience. From new research on carbon emissions to local efforts to restore biodiversity, these articles connect the global and the personal, the structural and the immediate.
Whether you’re looking for clear explanations, in-depth analysis, or grounded ideas for creating change, the Sustainability category offers a wide-ranging view of the forces reshaping our planet — and the possibilities that still remain.
The Impact of Paint on the Environment and Human Health
Paint serves a useful purpose, but many traditional formulations contain lead, harmful VOCs, and microplastics. Let’s look at the details and explore alternatives.
10 Surprising Environmental Benefits of Backyard Chickens
Looking for a way to reduce your environmental footprint while enjoying fresh eggs for breakfast? Your answer might just come in the form of backyard chickens.
The COVID-19 Plastic Crisis: From Masks to Marine Debris
The covid-19 pandemic has highlighted vulnerabilities in our waste management systems and underscored the need for more sustainable practices and materials.
Biofuels Do More Harm Than Good: An In-Depth Analysis
Contrary to claims, biofuels are not carbon neutral. In fact, in many cases, biofuels end up emitting more carbon than traditional fossil fuels. Let’s discuss.
Ferns and Urban Heat Islands: A Promising Solution
Certain characteristics could make ferns another eco-friendly way to address the exacerbating effects of heat islands. Let’s take a closer look.
The Circular Classroom: Pioneering Sustainability in Education
Discover all about the circular classroom concept, including the practical steps, success stories, and benefits of fostering environmentally conscious students.
Alternative Ways to Incorporate Solar into Your Dwelling
Not everyone can add solar to their roofs. Don’t lose heart, there are still ways in which you can incorporate solar technologies into your home. Let’s discuss.
The Green Sail Footprint Charter Partners
A look at the Green Sail Footprint system, and why tourists are increasingly choosing to support charter companies that measure their impact on the environment.
Forest Schools: Exploring the Benefits of Outdoor Learning
Forest schools are an innovative concept that draws inspiration from ancient practices. But what exactly are the benefits? Let’s take a closer look.
Natural Ethos: Nature, Resilience, and Sustainability
Natural Ethos: An Exploration of Nature, Resilience, and Sustainability. Details on the Art Exhibition in Berlin, running from July 6th til August 31st, 2024
Astungkara Way Lead Bali Tourism into a New Regenerative Era
Step off the beaten path and explore Bali with Astungkara Way, where sustainable tourism and local culture create a mutually transformative experience
Hydrogen Fuel: An Overview, and Potential for Green Energy
If we were to use it strategically, hydrogen fuel could play a critical role in getting us to net zero greenhouse gas emissions, before it’s too late.
Plogging: Exploring the Swedish Eco-Friendly Fitness Trend
What is plogging, and why is this trend exactly what people and the planet need right now? We take a closer look at this healthy and invigorating new hobby.
Prioritizing Outdoor Spaces for a More Sustainable Society
Green areas let people connect, but they can be counterproductive to environmental efforts. Here’s a guide to outdoor spaces’ role in a sustainable society.
Yuma 100W CIGS Thin-film Flexible Solar Panel by BougeRV
BougeRV’s Yuma 100W CIGS Thin-film Flexible Solar Panel is lightweight and offers easy installation and impressive performance. Let’s take a look.
Climate Change Education: Shifting Perspectives of Teachers
Despite increasing temperatures, melting ice, rising sea levels and more severe natural disasters, climate change education remains limited. Let’s discuss.
Hempcrete: Sustainable Building for Clean Living
Hempcrete has a vast potential for environmental sustainability, especially when compared to the problematic Plain Concrete. Ellen takes us for a closer look.
Water Leaks and Ecosystem Health
This guide discusses common sources of water leaks in the home, and the subsequent effects this can have on local ecosystems and the wider environment.
Portable Propane Outdoor Camping Water Heater by BougeRV
Product Review: Portable hot water on demand – that’s what BougeRV promises to deliver with their new portable propane hot water heater. Let’s take a look.
Degrowth: A Sustainable Solution Or Certain Economic Disaster?
It’s time to consider “degrowth”, reducing our activities and shrinking our economies to lessen our carbon emissions and negative effects on the environment.
Why Brooklyn Is the Sustainability Hub of NYC
Whether you’re curious about moving to Brooklyn, need a vacation, or want to find the sustainable hub of New York City, Brooklyn has so much to offer!
Made in Canada: Sustainable Fibre Arts NL Conference 2024
We look at fibre arts in Canada, where the Sustainable Fibre Arts Conference “Made in Canada” will be held by the Craft Council of Newfoundland and Labrador.
Sustainable Fabric: A Guide to Environmental Impacts
Sustainable Fabric: Not all fabrics are created equal, especially as regards the costs of production and disposal to the environment and to human health.
Exploring Indonesian Traditional Herbal Wisdom
This discussion of Indonesian traditional herbal medicine explores the historical uses of herbs and other plants, and looks at where they fit in today’s world.
A Conversation with Snow Scientist, Megan Guinn
Erin Hassett, of the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry, chats with snow scientist Megan Guinn about glaciers, wild fires, avalanches, and more.
Surfers’ Role in Bali’s Fight Against Plastic Waste
A closer look at everyday people, surfers, fighting the plastic waste problem in Bali, where the future of beaches is now looking just a little more positive.
What Is Soil? A Close Look at the Ground Beneath our Food
When air, water, biology, and rocks interact with each other at the Earth’s surface, a life-giving property emerges. But what is soil exactly? Let’s dig deeper.
Artificial Turf: Impacts on Environment and Human Health
This deep dive into artificial turf looks at the history and chemical composition of this ubiquitous creation, as well as its health and environmental impacts.
Britain’s Temperate Rainforest: Fragile and Forgotten Places
Discover the secret world of Britain’s temperate rainforest, its burgeoning threats, and what you can do to help protect these vanishing habitats.
Meet The Samoan “Little Dodo” – (Didunculus strigirostris)
Meet one of the world’s rarest avian marvels: The endangered Samoan “Little Dodo”, also known as the manumea, or as the tooth-billed pigeon.
The Devastation of Our Success
A look back at the environmental devastation left in the wake of humanity’s rise to dominance, and a look forward at the ways in which we might make amends.
Are SAFs the Best Way to Address Aviation Emissions?
As air travel shows no signs of slowing, decarbonizing aviation is a difficult but essential goal. We look at the role of Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAFs).
Sustainable Strategies for Land Management: An Overview
Innovative, eco-friendly methods have emerged as potential solutions to address the challenges faced by traditional land management practices. We discuss.
Great Lakes’ Cold-Water Fish Habitats under Climate Siege
As climate change reshapes the cold-water habitats, the question looms: Can people harmonize with the Great Lakes to ensure a future where both sides survive?
The Environmental Toll of Waste: A Closer Look
In this article, we discuss the environmental toll of waste, and how a transition to a circular economy is paramount to providing a clean, livable future.