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What is Fast Fashion, and Why is it a Problem?
The rise of “fast fashion” has propelled the shift from the well-made, worth-it-to-fix clothing of generations past to the cheaply-produced, torn-after-one-wear garments emblematic of the market today. The average person, as compared to just 15 years ago, buys 60% more items of clothing yet keeps them for only half as long. Still, the contents of […]
How Investing in Coffee Farmers & the Planet Will Ensure Coffee’s Survival
Did that headline get your attention? Believe it or not, environmental and economic sources threaten coffee’s survival. According to some estimates, wild arabica varietals could decrease by 50% by 2088. Many coffee roasters have already felt the effects of reduced supply after a widespread frost devastated the 2022 harvest in Brazil. These environmental shocks are […]
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What’s Next: Learn. Understand. Love. Protect. Repeat. ∞
“People protect what they love, they love what they understand and they understand what they are taught.” —Jacques Cousteau Let’s understand the world we live in, to better serve the world we live in. Grow Ensemble has been and continues to be about learning. Learning to understand the world we live in. Because, as Jacques […]
What is Hydropower & How Does It Work?
Hydropower is the world’s oldest source of clean, renewable energy. Because of this, it seems that hydro and it’s still very massive potential, are overlooked. While establishing and considering other energy sources for a low or zero-carbon energy future (wind, solar, geothermal) we’ve forgotten that hydro is still the leading source of clean and renewable […]
29 Good Climate News Stories to Inspire Optimism
It’s reasonable to feel climate despair. The only news we get about climate change can feel like catastrophe. Hotter summers bring wildfires and record-breaking droughts. Hurricane season is expanded and the storms are hitting harder than ever before. Winters are colder. Freezing temperatures are sticking with communities not built to endure them. However, all this […]