Norway decides in favor of wild reindeer over energy
Wind energy is great. But so are wild reindeer – and the Norwegian government thinks the same, evidenced when it recently rejected construction of a wind farm over concerns that it could harm the animals in an area that is home to the last remaining viable populations in Read More...
New York's $6 billion plan for offshore wind shows that oil drilling is on the way out
New York is getting serious about offshore wind. Governor Andrew Cuomo unveiled a plan earlier this month to develop $6 billion of offshore wind projects off the southern coast of Long Island by 2028 and predicted that the industry would bring 5,000 jobs to the state. The plan calls for developing Read More...
The parking garages of today will be the housing units of tomorrow
Transitioning to a future where people share driverless cars instead of owning vehicles means that our infrastructure will also be changing. Structures such as gas-stations and public parking garages will be rendered useless, which is why developers and architects are already designing ways of Read More...
Tesla to create world’s largest ‘virtual power plant’ in Australia
Looks like Tesla isn’t done bolstering Australia’s power grid just yet. After installing a giant battery in South Australia, the company announced it will provide solar panels and Tesla Powerwall batteries to “at least” 50,000 homes in a bid to create the largest-ever “virtual power Read More...
Researchers discover lost Mayan city with the help of “digital deforestation”
The ruins of a gigantic Mayan city have been discovered under the blanket of the Guatemalan jungle. Using light detection and ranging (LiDAR) technology to see how the landscape would look without trees, the researchers found more than 60,000 previously unknown structures in the area, running the Read More...
Somalis are turning to surfing and yoga to help alleviate mental health issues
When we hear about Somalia, our minds tend to think of the hellacious violence that takes places there instead of the pristine beaches that sit along Africa’s longest coastline. According to the World Health Organisation, one in three people in Somalia suffer from some sort of mental illness due Read More...
Getting emotional about failure can improve your next performance
Researchers in a recent study concluded that our thoughts after a failure usually serve to justify the failure, and so aren’t likely to lead to self-improvement. To let ourselves feel, rather than merely think about failure, is to open ourselves up to a painful experience. And therein lies the Read More...
Your weight loss efforts are contagious
Many of us take the steps to shed those extra pounds because we want to live a healthier life or fit into our favorite outfit again. But could our efforts actually bring health benefits to our loved ones, too? Turns out that we may be natural influencers — at least when it comes to the people we Read More...
This non-profit offers tax help to low-income parents in doctors’ waiting rooms
Why not combine access to vital government benefits with a location that many low-income families frequent: the pediatrician’s office? In 2016, around 93% of children in the U.S. visited a pediatrician’s office. Instead of sending families across town to a tax-filing or benefits consultant, Read More...
Technology and transport companies join forces to make cities more livable
Corporate responsibility usually conjures up visions of volunteering, clean energy investments and supply chain transparency – among other worthy programs that companies feel are important to show they are good corporate citizens and are striving to make local communities stronger. But companies Read More...