Wefood: the Danish supermarket opening its second expired-food branch
It may be past its sell-by date, but for many Danes it’s a tasty proposition: a supermarket in Copenhagen selling surplus food has proved so popular it has now opened a second store. After launching in the district of Amager earlier this year, the Wefood project drew a long line as it opened Read More...
Can fig trees regrow lost rainforests?
“By themselves the figs could build a forest,” ecologist EJH Corner wrote almost a century ago. Now a fascinating book, Gods, Wasps, and Stranglers: the secret history and redemptive future of fig trees (titled Ladders to Heaven in the UK), delves anew into this tropical species’ Read More...
Small farms are just as important as big agriculture in the fight against climate change
Just four days before the US elections, the Paris Agreement officially became international law after receiving formal sign-off from 55 countries that contribute 55% of global greenhouse-gas emissions. This landmark deal marked a pivotal moment in the fight against climate change, particularly Read More...
California's Jerry Brown finds himself at forefront of climate-change battle
One strange effect of Donald Trump’s election to the presidency has been to vault California Gov. Jerry Brown, one of America’s most fervent climate warriors and a failed presidential candidate himself, to national leadership on what he calls “the existential threat of our time.” As Trump Read More...
England’s Gloucester cathedral gets solar pv system
Southwestern England’s Gloucester Cathedral is now home to a 38 kilowatt (kW) solar photovoltaic system, one expected to reduce the facility’s energy costs by around 25%. The new solar energy installation at the >1,300-year-old cathedral — host to the tomb of King Edward II Read More...
Patagonia will donate 100% of its global Black Friday profits to the environment
While most businesses look towards Black Friday as a chance to maximize profits, Patagonia has pledged to give 100% of its global proceeds from stores to grassroots environmental organizations fighting every day to protect our air, water, and soil. Along with their massive donation, Patagonia will Read More...
New technology improves efficiency of solar cells by nearly 70%
Researchers in Israel have created a new technology that could improve the efficiency of photovoltaic cells by almost 70%. Using a special material, the researchers were able to achieve a perfect level of radiation, resulting in a higher conversion efficiency. With the world’s energy demands Read More...
At this store, everything you buy goes directly to the homeless
In 2015, a new startup launched an online store and pop-up shop in London called Crack & Cider that sells all kinds of essential cold-weather supplies. The only thing is you don’t buy these things for yourself, but rather, for the homeless. Partnered with local homeless shelters, all the Read More...
47 of the world's poorest countries are aiming to hit 100% renewable energy
During the final day of the U.N Climate Change Conference in Morocco last week, an ambitious goal was set by 47 of the worlds poorest nations to skip fossil fuels altogether and jump straight to using 100% renewable energy. Developing countries have traditionally grown economically through Read More...
Could getting over your fears be as easy deleting them from your mind?
The typical approach to treating fear-related conditions is exposure therapy, where subjects are made to face their fears in a safe environment. But for many, such a treatment can actually make things worse. With that in mind, an international team of researchers came up with a new technique that Read More...