While on a coffee run I noticed, as I stood by the counter awaiting my Grande Vanilla Latte, that many coffee-goers were taking trays which are intended to provide convenience to those customers ordering more than two drinks. 

Waterborne disease has a chance to be combated with a new low-cost water purification technique recently outlined in Current Protocols in Microbiology. By using seeds from the Moringa oleifera tree, 90.00% to 99.99% of bacteria can be reduced.

We love tea. So when our friends at the Rainforest Alliance told us that Tetley tea has committed to buying all of their tea from only Rainforest Alliance Certified farms by the year 2016, we were pleased to share the news.

On a recent shopping trip I got to thinking about how much of an impact newly purchased items have on our environment. Just look around your home and assess all the new things you have bought in the past year.

Did you know that in some areas, illegal timber outweighs that its legal counterparts? That’s why the Rainforest Alliance has worked hard to reassess and develop new standards for companies to follow when harvesting our natural resource.

Tomorrow marks the yearly event of Groundhog Day, the second day in February when we all anticipate if Spring is around the corner. I recently read an article, however, noting that if we discontinue our traditional shadow-spying ways, Spring will, indeed, be on the way.

A new study shows that despite what we’ve learned in the past, an increasingly warmer climate allows for less absorption of carbon dioxide by subalpine forests.

The Rainforest Alliance climate initiative experts have REDD (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation) and LULUCF (land use, land use change and forestry) on their minds.

Our friends over at the Rainforest Alliance have recently shared some great news with us! They have been honoured by Travel + Leisure magazine as a Global Vision Award winner, due to their help creating a global standard for sustainable tourism.

Our friends over at the World Wildlife Fund recently contacted us and wanted to spread the word on their new “Act For Our Future” campaign, driven to encourage the United States Senate to act upon climate legislation.