Here’s some of the stories that have captured Life & Soul Magazine’s attention this week: IKEA aims to remove plastic from consumer packaging by 2028 – The Swedish home furniture retailer has committed to eliminating the use of plastic from all its consumer packaging solutions by 2028, according to Packaging Gateway. The move will be carried out in phases, starting with removing plastic from the packaging … Continue reading Microcosm of the Macrocosm: Planet-Focused Stories from Around the World

Here’s some of the stories that have captured Life & Soul Magazine’s attention this week: Cocktail Historian Shanna Farrell on Why the Spirits Industry Needs a ‘Grain to Glass’ Revolution – A new book explores the unsustainable secrets of the liquor industry, and how small-scale distillers may be pointing a way forward, Civil Eats writes. How Morocco went big on solar energy – Morocco has … Continue reading Microcosm of the Macrocosm: Planet-Focused Stories from Around the World

Here’s some of the stories that have captured Life & Soul Magazine’s attention this week: ‘A testimony that we existed’: Benin receives looted art from France – Twenty-six works of art seized by French colonial soldiers in 1892 has returned to Benin, a landmark in the long fight by African countries to recover looted artefacts, Reuters reports. Disaster-resilient New Orleans apartment complex is also affordable … Continue reading Microcosm of the Macrocosm: Planet-Focused Stories from Around the World

Here’s some of the stories that have captured Life & Soul Magazine’s attention this week: Solar power brings light to Michigan community where utility repossessed street lights – Ten years ago, the city of Highland Park, Michigan, was struggling to pay its utility bills. So as part of a debt settlement with the city, the local utility re-possessed more than 1,000 street lights, Yale Climate … Continue reading Microcosm of the Macrocosm: Planet-Focused Stories from Around the World

Here’s some of the stories that have captured Life & Soul Magazine’s attention this week: Italy pays homeowners 110% of costs to eco-proof their homes – The Italian government is offering to pay back each homeowner 110 per cent of building costs to convert their existing home into an eco-friendly residence, Euronews writes. Colorado home relies on sun, wood to stay warm through cold winters … Continue reading Microcosm of the Macrocosm: Planet-Focused Stories from Around the World

Here’s some of the stories that have captured Life & Soul Magazine’s attention this week: Irish Baron offers home at his castle to animals released from wildlife hospital – An Irish Baron has offered a home for animals released from Ireland’s first dedicated wildlife hospital in the grounds of his castle in Co Meath. Wildlife lovers have united to release the rescued animals back into … Continue reading Microcosm of the Macrocosm: Planet-Focused Stories from Around the World