This high-quality ink is made from air pollution harvested from vehicle tailpipes
What if the ugly, in this case air pollutants, could give birth to something beautiful? One of our most common industrial outputs, soot, has a harmful effect on human and environmental health, but thanks to some resourceful thinking and innovation in pollution capture technology, combined with the Read More...
Harnessing the power of nature to improve our cities
People feel happier, healthier, and more social when they engage with nature. Their cognitive abilities go up and stress levels go down. So why is nature so often thought to be found only “out there” in the wilderness, or perhaps suburbia? For Timothy Beatley, a professor at the Read More...
Renewable energy continues to beat fossil fuels
Clean energy grew at a record pace as the United States added 22GW of capacity — the equivalent of 11 Hoover Dams — to the grid from renewable sources Read More...
Plug Power fuel cell engines power FedEx
Plug Power has shipped the first production ProGen fuel cell engines for use in electric delivery vehicles. The ProGen engines in this deal are destined for courier service company FedEx Freight delivery vans in the greater Los Angeles area and will more than double the fleet’s range of Read More...
A perfectionist's guide to coping with failure
Failure and rejection are natural elements of life, but if you are a perfectionist, falling short of any goal can send you into despair. Since we can’t always control the outcomes of our efforts, the best thing we can do is prepare for the possibility of failure. Preparing for setbacks helps Read More...
Taiwanese farmers turn their damaged fields into solar farms
Across the world, farmers are discovering a new "crop" they can cultivate on their fields: solar panels and windmills to generate electricity. In Taiwan, many farmers are dealing with changing soil conditions that have rendered entire fields of soil useless. That's why they are leasing their land Read More...
Nigeria is tackling election fraud with this solar-powered voting device
A new solar-powered hand-held voting machine should help prevent election fraud in Nigeria. The device uses biometrics such as facial recognition and thumbprint scans to register the voter into the system, and then stores the results in the cloud to keep track of any attempts to manipulate the Read More...
Republican senior statesmen are pushing for a carbon tax
Not all Republicans are skeptics of climate change. In fact, a group of Republic senior statesmen are pushing for a carbon tax to combat the effects of climate change. They want to put in place a gradually increasing carbon tax, with dividends being returned to the people, as well as border Read More...
Seattle is ditching Wells Fargo due to funding of Dakota Access Pipeline
Citizens as consumers are powerful. Here's a good example. Due to the fact that Wells Fargo plays a role in funding the Dakota Access Pipeline, as well as taking part in a fraudulent banking scandal, the Seattle City Council has decided to pull its money out of the bank when its current contract Read More...
New Honda fuel-cell car, Clarity, lands in Bay Area
Heather Mc Laughlin’s new car sprang to life Monday with a gentle whoosh, followed by a quiet electric whine. A few drops of water trickled out the back and puddled on Dublin Honda’s showroom floor. “You can drink that,” said Honda spokeswoman Natalie Kumaratne. The car, a Read More...