Climate change action is good for the economy – and Britain is the proof
Just before the Rio Earth summit 25 years ago, John Major, in whose cabinet I then served as environment secretary, made a bold prediction: reducing Britain’s carbon emissions in line with recommendations of climate science would not, he said, harm our economy: “Our initial measures ... Read More...
Solar textiles project wins global change award
A proposed process to create a precursor for nylon using solar power, water and plant waste has won a 2017 Global Change Award from the H&M Foundation. Nylon was created accidentally in 1930 and is everywhere today. The thermoplastic material is used primarily for flooring, molded car parts, Read More...
Farmers could lead the way on climate action. Here’s how.
President Trump, congressional Republicans, and most American farmers share common positions on climate change: They question the science showing human activity is altering the global climate and are skeptical of using public policy to reduce greenhouse gas pollution. But farmers are in a unique Read More...
Sweden presents: The shopping mall that only sells recycled, repaired goods
Sweden’s recycling is so revolutionary that the country is running out of trash. So this initiative shouldn’t surprise us: Sweden has recently opened the first shopping mall that only sells recycled, upcycled and repaired goods. The mall features 15 stores offering goods from home decor and Read More...
Electric utilities ignore politics and keep moving away from coal
When it comes to the future of clean energy, economics is more important than politics. That’s the clear message from electric utilities in the U.S. Despite a new administration keen on restoring the coal industry, operators around the country are closing coal-fired power plants. In the next four Read More...
A student self-driving taxi startup wants to challenge Uber, Tesla and Detroit
Here’s why the electric self-driving car will conquer society even faster than you now dare to imagine. Remember building a website twenty years ago? It took a lot of money and months of work. Today websites can be built in minutes using templates stored in the cloud. The same is happening with Read More...
High doses of vitamin C help cancer treatments work better
According to a new study, giving cancer patients high doses of vitamin C during their treatment may weaken cancer cells and make them more vulnerable to the effects of chemotherapy and radiation. 93 percent of the people in the study receiving vitamin C infusions responded to chemotherapy and Read More...
The magic of a lunchtime walk: Less tired after work
If you want to be more concentrated at work and feel less tired at home in the evening, take a lunchtime walk. A new study shows that a leisurely walk in a park leads to higher levels of enjoyment as well as to improvements in concentration and fatigue. The lunchtime walkers did clearly better than Read More...
A Swedish suburb is being redesigned to make it 'more feminist'
A suburb of Stockholm is being redesigned to make it more feminist. Housing company Svenska Bostader (SB) is remodelling the area of Husby in the Swedish capital in an attempt to attract more women and make female residents feel safer. Changes are being made in the district, which is on a Swedish Read More...
Regenerative agriculture: Bringing our soil back to life
The following essay is reprinted with permission from The Conversation, an online publication covering the latest research. One of the biggest modern myths about agriculture is that organic farming is inherently sustainable. It can be, but it isn’t necessarily. After all, soil erosion Read More...