Electric cars should be as cheap to produce as regular models by 2024
A key factor that is limiting the adoption of electric vehicles is that they are simply more expensive than their gas-powered counterparts. For instance, a new Volkswagen Golf will cost you about $26,000, whereas the automaker’s first mass-market electric car will cost you at least $39,000. The Read More...
October 26, 2020
Summers tells us about a planned crossing bridge in California that will protect wild animal populations and Kristy shares how the benefits of installing solar panels on schools go far beyond the environment. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the Read More...
October 26, 2020
Summers tells us about a planned crossing bridge in California that will protect wild animal populations and Kristy shares how the benefits of installing solar panels on schools go far beyond the environment. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the Read More...
October 26, 2020
Summers tells us about a planned crossing bridge in California that will protect wild animal populations and Kristy shares how the benefits of installing solar panels on schools go far beyond the environment. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the Read More...
October 26, 2020
Summers tells us about a planned crossing bridge in California that will protect wild animal populations and Kristy shares how the benefits of installing solar panels on schools go far beyond the environment. Listen to The Optimist Daily Update with Summers & Kristy - Making Solutions the Read More...
Want to reduce your carbon footprint? This app makes it easy for you
Transportation is responsible for nearly a third of all greenhouse gas emissions. This means that if you want to reduce your individual carbon footprint, the way you travel might be one of the best places to start. A new app called Aerial tries to help you offset those emissions by looking into Read More...
A giant wildlife bridge will help LA’s mountain lions cross over the 101
One of the biggest ecological problems with freeway systems is that they dissect through natural lands and cut off animals from their native habitats. Such is the case just north of Los Angeles in Agoura Hills where the US 101 freeway cuts right through the native habitat of mountain lions and Read More...
Keep these 5 essentials in mind when building a remote team
While there are many conveniences to working remotely, there is one aspect that is particularly tricky: hiring new employees. Without non-verbal cues and in-person interactions, how can you be sure whether the person you are hiring is truly the right fit? And how do you onboard those new employees Read More...
Grocery delivery service Instacart will now accept food stamps
Since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, grocery delivery services such as Instacart have faced unprecedented demand as more people are eager to avoid crowded stores. The problem is that people who receive food stamps are not able to access grocery delivery services. But that is about to change Read More...
How switching schools to renewables can improve quality of education
In 2017, the Batesville School District, Arkansas, was facing serious financial struggles because of its high energy bills. In fact, the struggles were so big that most of its schools, six in total, were having a hard time retaining teachers and some of them even faced a possible shutdown. Read More...