Landlord in Arkansas has restaurant owners pay employees instead of rent
In these difficult times, more and more tough decisions have to be made by companies and businesses, including closing for business and laying off workers. But in Arkansas, the property owner of several restaurants is making life a little easier. In an effort to help restaurant owners and their Read More...
People are finally starting to oppose freeway expansion projects
Adding lanes for “traffic relief” remains politically popular, even though we see time and time again that it doesn’t work. In Texas, they’re making “road improvements” by adding lanes and widening highways. And, like so many gigantic urban highway projects of the past, I-45’s Read More...
Researchers are turning waste rubber tires into high-value aerogels
About 1 billion rubber tires—which are highly durable and non-biodegradable—are generated worldwide every year. Only 40% get recycled into low-value-added products, 49% are incinerated to generate energy, and at least 11% end up in landfills. While many go into landfills, landfill sites are Read More...
College homelessness problem. Here’s what some schools are doing about it
The simple fact about college education these days is that students struggle with expenses and levels of precariousness that far exceed what students in previous generations faced, and that’s especially true when it comes to housing. In fact, roughly 60 percent of community college students, and Read More...
Amazon is going all-in on the medical supply shipments
Amazon is truly the poster boy for the outrageous consumerism of our time: you can get whatever you want, whenever you want, right to your doorstep. But that’s no longer really possible with coronavirus. The high demand for medical cleaning supplies has been overwhelming for the company, Read More...
Colorado created the first paid state holiday honoring a woman in America
It took quite a while, but Colorado has finally passed new legislation to scrap Columbus Day as a recognized paid state holiday. In its place, the first Monday of October will now honor Frances Xavier Cabrini, who according to the bill, is the woman responsible for creating 67 schools, hospitals, Read More...
This transformed camper brings the power of music to refugee children
Nothing brings people together quite like music. That’s why a nonprofit called Turning Tables has teamed up with Swedish studio Snask that brings music to refugee children to give them a chance to express themselves through sound. Together, the organizations have converted an old camper into a Read More...
England is turning its roadsides into wild gardens
In England, vast stretches of roadside have been transformed into what essentially wild gardens with low-growing flowers. Where there were once thick clumps of grass and gravel, there are now wildflowers such as black medic, birds-foot trefoil, and red clover. The whole idea behind this Read More...
This tiny island just became the world’s first “dark sky” nation
Whether it’s urbanization, satellites in space or the increased use of greenhouses lit up by LEDs, there are many causes of light pollution that are spoiling the beauty of our night skies. That’s a crying shame, which is why a nonprofit known as the International Dark-Sky Association is working Read More...
Italians are keeping their spirits up by singing from their balconies
Of course we could rely on Italians to create beauty and joy even in the trying times of a global pandemic. Lately, people in the country have started coming out on their balconies and leaning out their windows to join together in song, coordinating the effort by spreading the word via social Read More...