See how this non-profit is using the blockchain to clean up the Niger delta
Cleaning up the oil spills along the Niger Delta is no quick or easy task. Yet for one 501(c)(3) non-profit it's dedicated to alleviating the oil spill issues by Shell and other companies, which are impacting people's lives, through the use of the Read More...
President Trump can't stop U.S. coal plants from retiring
More U.S. coal-fired power plants were shut in President Donald Trump’s first two years than were retired in the whole of Barack Obama’s first term, despite the Republican’s efforts to prop up the industry to keep a campaign promise to coal-mining Read More...
Bicarb, vinegar, lemon juice: how to clean your house the old-fashioned way
Whether you’re cutting down on plastic, or saving money, these simple ingredients can clean just as well as commercial products. Here’s how the experts do Read More...
The Guardian’s packaging is now entirely made out of compostable material
The Guardian becomes the first newspaper in Britain to ditch polythene covers for alternative compostable material made from potato starch. The British daily newspaper said the wrap was suitable for domestic composting and designed to “completely compost within six months in a well-maintained Read More...
India to add 50 percent more solar capacity in 2019 compared to previous year
Aligning with its efforts to build 100 GW of solar capacity by 2022, India will add 14 GW of solar-generated energy to its power grid in 2019. That’s 50 percent more than last year’s addition and will take India’s installed solar capacity to about 38 GW by the end of the year. The remarkable Read More...
180 years after Darwin: Iguanas are coming back to Galápagos once again
Santiago Island, part of the Galápagos archipelago, sees its first iguanas almost two centuries after the herbivorous lizards have been wiped out by the introduction of predators like the feral pig. The last recorded sighting of iguanas on the island was made by Charles Darwin in 1835. Now, almost Read More...
California to introduce new plan to assist residents below the poverty line
California’s newly elected Governor, Gavin Newsom, plans to introduce a new scheme to help its lowest-income residents. The head of state intends to more than double the California Earned Income Tax, which returns up to $2,879 to families and individuals with a precarious working status. Read More...
Seven psychology-backed strategies to make your relationship stronger
Being in an intimate, loving, relationship with someone improves our emotional well-being and makes us feel more generally content and satisfied with our lives. But retaining this love-generated gratification is not easy. For a relationship to last, it requires constant thoughtful efforts from both Read More...
Denmark conglomerate sells off the country’s last oil company for $7.45 billion
Transport and logistics conglomerate A.P. Moller-Maersk has sold off Denmark’s last oil firm. Total — the French multinational considered to be one of the world’s seven “supermajor” oil companies — will pay $7.45 billion, in a deal expected to close next Read More...
The 'no-buy' movement: could you give up buying clothes and beauty products?
With the fashion industry’s environmental impact under scrutiny, there’s a move to eschew new stuff and wear what you already Read More...