The verdict is in: Rotating crops boosts yields and reduces emissions
If you’ve ever pulled a few all-nighters in a row, you understand the importance of rest. Soil needs rest too in order to replenish nutrients. Traditionally that means rotating crops throughout the year, something many farmers ignore by simply planting the same crop year round. A new long-term Read More...
Is your city amongst the most sustainably powered cities in America?
When it comes to sustainability, cities from the East Coast of America need to take note of the West Coast. San Francisco and Oakland finished on top of a recent ranking of sustainability by city, followed by Seattle and Portland. The ranking was determined by how much of a city’s energy comes Read More...
Why it’s time the U.S. creates a national energy grid
If there is one thing almost every clean energy analyst agrees on, it’s that, when it comes to grids, bigger is better. Sharing energy over a wider geographic area improves efficiency, smooths out peaks and troughs in demands, reduces the use of duplicative backup sources, allows for the Read More...
Self-doubt is intellectually essential—here’s how to use it for positive change
Self-doubt is generally considered a negative trait. Yet doubt is intellectually and emotionally essential. In the social sphere, questioning is adaptive for survival and helps us to gauge trustworthiness. There’s no need to fear your own doubts. With the right mindset, you can use your Read More...
This utility helps you cut your energy and carbon usages in real time
Energy conservation can make the biggest contribution to prevent further global warming. Technology can help with that. This New Zealand utility company helps customers in real-time to change their energy use. Knowledge is Read More...
Goodbye coal: England and Germany keep setting new EU clean energy records
The UK’s electrical grid has not burned any coal for about 1,000 hours so far this year. That figure for the whole of 2016 was 210. Last year it was 624. Germany is more dependent on coal. But the trend away from coal pollution is clear there too. So far, this year coal generated about 35.1 Read More...
Jobs made Apple a $1 trillion company with a question that you should ask yourself
In 1997, Steve Jobs returned to Apple. The company was on the brink of bankruptcy. Few people gave Apple a chance to survive, let alone go on to become the world’s first publicly-traded company to hit $1 trillion in market value. In this video, Jobs speaks to a group of employees and he raises Read More...
Indian executives are using religion and spirituality to make ethical decisions
In India, the fastest growing major economy in the world, corporate social responsibility efforts are often inspired by religion and spirituality. Two business professors conducted a survey and found that virtues embedded within the various traditions of religion and spirituality in India Read More...
Climate change: a chance to restructure toxic politics and destructive economics
This author interviewed many experts across many fields about the impact of climate change. All these people are working on economic and political solutions. The emerging picture is inspiring and optimistic. The solutions are as diverse as the backgrounds of the experts. However, they agree that Read More...
Choo-choo: ‘Baby words’ help infants build their vocabulary faster
Babies hear you better when you use a “y” at the end of a word. “Baby words” like “tummy” and “mummy” help them to build their vocabulary faster. “Choo choo” for train is also helpful to accelerate language acquisition. So, baby talk makes sense, according to this Read More...