Dutch households to trial using data servers to heat hot water for free
Dutch company ‘Nerdalize’ is launching a pilot scheme that uses the energy from computer servers to heat water, allowing citizens to take showers for free as part of a wider plan to distribute free ‘server heat’ to everyone in the Netherlands. The innovative start-up is Read More...
How to maintain, or even improve, your memory as you age
As you age, some slowdown in memory and processing is to be expected. That can mean a forgotten birthday, an accidentally retold story, a temporarily misplaced wallet. Such run-of-the-mill forgetfulness may increase over the years but is usually not — as you may fear — a sign that Read More...
Beyond organic: How regenerative farming can save us from global catastrophe
A growing corps of organic, climate, environmental, social justice and peace activists are promoting a new world-changing paradigm that can potentially save us from global catastrophe. The name of this new paradigm and movement is regenerative agriculture, or more precisely regenerative food, Read More...
Old plastic bottles bring light to 850,000 homes in slums around the world
This nonprofit helps poor communities around the world make their own lights from old plastic bottles and other locally available parts. The project started in the Philippines in 2012 and has now spread to over 15 countries. Liter of Light has lit over 850,000 homes so Read More...
Powerful currents: Generating clean energy where salt and fresh water meet
A new technology generates unprecedented amounts of electrical power in places where saltwater and freshwater meet. The process can be used in estuaries where fresh and ocean water mix. Researchers estimate the technology may be able to supply 40 percent of the world's power Read More...
Algae based omega-3 supplements are healthy for people and for the environment
Omega-3 supplements have been proven to support heart and brain health and to reduce inflammation. That’s why millions of people take these fish oil pills on a daily basis. The unhealthy side-effect is devastating overfishing of fish species like menhaden, which are crucial to the aquatic Read More...
Solar without subsidies: Italy switches on five new power plants
On the day that President Trump pulled the U.S. from the Paris Climate Agreement to support American fossil fuel interests, Italy switched on five new solar plants. The plants operate without any government support in the latest sign that clean energy is the future of jobs and investments: Read More...
Others see better who you are, so try to understand their point of view
Lack of self-awareness is a troubling sign. In politics, for instance. Here’s the problem: According to new research, 95 percent of people think they’re self-aware, but only 10-15 percent are. True self-awareness also requires that we turn our gaze outward to understand how we are seen. It’s Read More...
Trump's Paris pullout is more damaging to the US than the climate
Will Donald Trump’s decision to pull the US out of the Paris climate change agreement tip the world into fiery catastrophe? The extraordinary unity of the rest of the world’s nations in tackling global warming, allied with the booming green economy, driven by plummeting renewable energy costs, Read More...
California leads the way and passes bill to go 100 percent renewable energy
California took a major step in ditching fossil fuels after the state Senate passed a bill Wednesday that aims for 100 percent renewable energy by 2045. The legislation, Senate Bill 100, was approved with a 25-13 vote. "Today, we passed the most ambitious target in the world to expand clean energy Read More...