This app delivers leftover food to the hungry, instead of to the trash
Jasmine Crowe had been hosting formal pop-up dinners for the homeless in Atlanta for about two and a half years when a video about her efforts went viral in January 2016. The most common question among viewers surprised her. “Which restaurants donated the food?” she says they asked. “And the Read More...
Algae could light up our cities at night
Proper lighting at night is important for safety in cities and along highways, but all of those lamps require a lot of electricity to keep them going all night. Many places have transitioned to LED lighting, the most energy efficient lighting currently available, to cut down on the energy use of Read More...
India added more energy capacity from renewables than coal last year
For the first time ever, India has added more production capacity from renewable energy in a year than from conventional sources like Read More...
Costa Rica plans to remove fossil fuels from transportation by 2021
When Costa Rica turns 200 years old in 2021, no mode of transportation in the central American country will be powered by gas or diesel. Or at least, that’s if all goes to plan. Costa Rica is well known for its environmental commitment, but the incoming president Carlos Alvarado is adamant that Read More...
These students are preserving the city of Mogadishu digitally
Mogadishu was once a beautiful seaside city, but war has turned it into an empty shell hosting internally displaced people. Now a new initiative wants to document and preserve the city’s architectural heritage by digitally restoring these monuments and ruins. The goal of the initiative, which is Read More...
Stop adding to daily pollution by avoiding care products with this ingredient
Unless you wash yourself with the most natural products, chances are your shampoo is contributing to urban air pollution. In fact, a new study discovers that emissions from siloxane, a common ingredient often added to personal care products to impart a silky feel, are similar to vehicles in Read More...
Could urbanization actually help us save the planet?
Urbanization may actually lead to a scenario where the world doesn’t end in doom, according to new research paper. The paper suggests that population growth will decline drastically as more and more people move into cities, meaning fewer resources will be needed to keep the world functioning. Read More...
Why you should do some Japanese ‘forest bathing’
In Japan, people practice something called forest bathing, or shinrin-yoku. Shinrin in Japanese means “forest,” and yoku means “bath.” So shinrin-yoku means bathing in the forest atmosphere, or taking in the forest through your senses. This is not exercise, or hiking, or jogging. It is Read More...
18 states sue the Trump administration to defend clean car rules
California is leading a coalition of 18 states to sue Donald Trump’s administration. The states represent around 43 percent of the US car market, and they say the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) “acted arbitrarily and capriciously” in attempts to weaken Barack Obama-era car Read More...
Uber's diversity officer has a suggestion for developing a more inclusive mindset
Most people think that becoming more inclusive means first learning about others, according to Bo Young Lee, Uber’s new chief diversity Read More...