Manufacturing Enzymes to Save World from Climate Change

Manufacturing Enzymes to Save World from Climate Change

February 27, 2017

Trying to stop climate change is a tough challenge to overcome. With carbon dioxide levels running amok since the Industrial Revolution almost two centuries ago, it’ll be difficult to undo that damage in a shorter amount of time. Luckily, humanity has been gifted with intelligence and adaptability where our scientists seek to solve these problems [...]

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The Truth Behind Sweden’s Recycling Program

The Truth Behind Sweden’s Recycling Program

February 20, 2017

Since Huffington Post ran an article two years ago on Sweden’s 99 percent efficient recycling program, many environmentalists and green energy advocates have used them as an example of sound energy and waste management. While the country boasts that it needs to import garbage from its neighbors in order to keep its own plants running, [...]

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DroneSeed Wants to Regrow the World’s Forests With Drones

DroneSeed Wants to Regrow the World’s Forests With Drones

February 10, 2017

Trees are pretty great: they give us shade, timber, paper, and even food in some cases. On top of that (and most importantly), they help us breathe, scrubbing about 30% of annual carbon dioxide emissions from the air and replacing it with precious oxygen. But with rampant deforestation and the high resource and labor costs [...]

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This New Photocell Turns CO2 into Fuel, Thinks It’s a Plant

This New Photocell Turns CO2 into Fuel, Thinks It’s a Plant

August 06, 2016

Finally, it looks like we might be able to tap into the process that our leafy cohabitants have been mastering for thousands (if not millions) of years. A research team at the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) has come up with a new photocell that harnesses the power of artificial photosynthesis, taking carbon dioxide and [...]

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How Ecommerce is Cutting Down Shopping’s Carbon Footprint

How Ecommerce is Cutting Down Shopping’s Carbon Footprint

August 05, 2016

Of all the conveniences the 21st century has to offer, online shopping has to be one of the best. From computer, tablet, or smartphone, in just a few clicks, you can order anything from armchairs to zebra-print neckties and have it sent straight to your house. But more orders means more delivery trucks, and more [...]

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CarbFix: How an Icelandic Power Plant Traps CO2 in Rock

CarbFix: How an Icelandic Power Plant Traps CO2 in Rock

July 29, 2016

Here at FP International, we take an active interest in sustainability and protecting the environment. While we do what we can to minimize waste with eco-friendly void fill materials, landfills are only one contributor to a major issue: global warming. Where we trap air in layers of biodegradable* plastic, a power plant in [...]

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