Uber has created a more efficient way to set destinations faster
Want to enter your Uber destinations faster? All you have to do is hand over information on your entire life. Uber on Wednesday began rolling out a calendar integration that will take addresses listed for your meetings, flights and other events and offer them up as destinations in the Uber app. Read More...
Zero-emission boat prepares for round-the-world odyssey
The first self-sufficient boat powered only by emission-free energy will start a six-year trip around the world in the spring. Energy Observer, a former multi-hull race boat converted into a green vessel equipped with solar panels, wind turbines and a hydrogen fuel cell system, will be powered by Read More...
The simple water filter that could save lives around the world
About five years ago, Kevin Kassel traveled to Ecuador with a school group and experienced something that would change his life. As part of the trip, he delivered a water filter to an elementary school. “When we got there, we learned that a little girl had died from diarrhea as a result of Read More...
Solar-powered electric buses ‒ a UK first
Unlike conventional buses, the new Big Lemon Buses project uses an innovative combination of three renewable technologies to generate clean energy during the day, store it in a battery and then charge up the new solar buses overnight More articles about Fire, snow and mist: resilience and the way Read More...
How electric trucks will shape the auto transport industry
January 10th, 2017 by EV Expert  Diesel-powered engines have garnered a reputation for their nasty emissions. Nitrous oxides may contribute to asthma and shortened life spans. Particulates are also bad for lungs and other living tissue. Of course, we cannot forget about the pollutant carbon Read More...
Amazon says it will start accepting food stamps soon
Starting this summer, seven online food retailers, including Amazon and FreshDirect, will start accepting food stamps from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). Other participating retailers include Safeway, ShopRite, Hy-Vee, Hart's Local Grocers, and Dash's Market. The two-year Read More...
Crop spray gives plants GMO benefits without altering genes
Scientists have developed a clay-based RNA spray that turns off certain genes in plants, making them resistant to a virus for up to 20 days. With a single treatment, the researchers were able to protect tobacco plants from the "pepper mild mottle virus," a serious disease transmitted by humans Read More...
Government review likely to back Swansea Bay tidal lagoon
Plans for a pioneering tidal power lagoon in Swansea Bay are expected to be supported by a government-commissioned report this week, potentially unlocking a multibillion-pound series of projects harnessing electricity from the rise and fall of the tide around the UK. When ministers last year Read More...
640 companies to Trump: Stay the course on clean energy
A total of 640 businesses and investors sent a letter to President-elect Trump and Congress on Tuesday, strongly urging continued investment in the clean energy sector. The letter, coordinated by the nonprofit group Ceres, which works with investors and companies to promote sustainability, contains Read More...
Weekend exercise alone 'has significant benefits'
For all you people who have a very good busy lifestyle, we have good news. According to new study, cramming all your recommended weekly exercise into one or two weekend sessions is enough to produce key health benefits. Researchers found that no matter how often people exercised in a week or for Read More...