European Investment Bank commits €4.3 billion to renewable energy
The European Investment Bank has this week approved new financing worth a total of €12.4 billion for projects all over the world, including €4.3 billion for new renewable energy and security of energy supply schemes. The European Investment Bank (EIB), the European Union’s bank, announced on Read More...
How to be mindful while reading
Find a window of time when you can focus on your reading, rather than trying to squeeze it into a busy day or get a few pages in before bedtime. Pick reading that will engage but not deplete you, something that requires a bit of mental energy, but doesn’t end up as another item on your growing Read More...
The coal truth: how a major energy source lost its power in Britain
Once the engine of the Industrial Revolution and employer of nearly 1.2 million people, the fall of old king coal in the UK has been precipitous. Only five years ago, the fuel was generating more than 40% of the UK’s electricity, but new analysis by Imperial College London reveals coal supplied Read More...
Digitalization is helping to deliver clean water to millions in India
Staggering economic growth may have improved the lifestyle for millions in India but there are still millions who struggle for basic amenities like clean water. According to a report by WaterAid, a global advocacy group on water and sanitation, around 63 million Indians don’t have access to clean Read More...
Localization guru argues: society should shape business, not the other way round
Conventional development is destructive. That is what Helena Norberg-Hodge concluded in the 1970s as she witnessed a remote region of the Indian Himalayas transform as western influence seeped in. Norberg-Hodge spent many years in Ladakh and wrote a book about it that still inspires many pioneers Read More...
Oxygen therapy reverses brain damage in two-year-old drowning victim
The heart can be restarted after a person has officially died. However, the resulting brain damage often means people struggle to return to their former motor function and mental capacity. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy can help. This treatment involves administering pure oxygen to a patient lying in a Read More...
New research shows that high-doses of vitamin D can heal sunburn
Being in the sun is good as it stimulates the production of vitamin D in our body. But you can overdo it, and sunburn is unhealthy. New research shows that the same vitamin D can help repair skin damage. Taking supplements—at very high doses—after sunbathing helps reduce redness, swelling, and Read More...
The kids in California prove that the future is bright
Truly good solutions news is sometimes hidden in gradual developments. While many Americans are worried about increasing racism, nationalism and division in their country and the politic debate seems completely polarized and frozen, statistics show that a new generation is coming of age with much Read More...
Pressure: The wellness trend that capitalizes on our love for showers and hugs
Remember how good it felt when your mother tucked you in bed? We like pressure. That’s why hugs and showers feel good and massages de-stress us. Touch and pressure are so vital to our well-being that their absence can create serious impairments in our physical and psychological health. Read more Read More...
Why meditation is the new power lunch
The latest wellness trend spreading throughout the U.S. has nothing to do with exercise or nutrition. Instead, people are heading to studios to sit with their breath and their thoughts. Yes, meditation is drawing crowds, according to this Washington Post piece. In Washington D.C. alone, three new Read More...