Driving from coast to coast in U.S. in an electric car is about to get easier
The U.S. federal government will designate 48 routes as electric charging corridors to allow coast-to-coast travel and encourage the adoption of electric vehicles, the White House said Thursday. The routes—determined by the U.S. Department of Transportation—will cover 25,000 miles in 35 Read More...
Five yoga strategies to stress less
Yoga's mind-body approach can be effective at reducing stress When you notice yourself reacting to a stressor, try yoga breathing or mindfulness (CNN)After dealing with months of stress-inducing election drama, many of us are feeling understandably tense and anxious -- myself included. That's why Read More...
Taco Bell makes it easy to eat plant-based with new vegan-friendly guide
In case you haven’t heard, there is a growing movement happening in the world of food. People are looking to cut out milk and cheese from their everyday lives, and reduce their overall meat consumption. For some, this means going meatless on Mondays. Others are opting for dairy-free milk Read More...
Open-source plastic recycling machine to convert waste into new products
Take one of the world's most accessible waste products, plastic, and turn it into a resource with a Precious Plastic V2.0 setup. Within just a few generations, plastic has already taken over the world, and while this material enabled a revolution in manufacturing and design, plastic has also Read More...
Amid climate change, small-scale farmers find merit in traditional techniques
She has found ways of adapting such as collecting and storing rainfall underground, and using mulch to lock moisture in the soil, which have kept her family comfortable despite living in southern Zimbabwe's Masvingo province, one of the country's driest regions. Techniques like hers can feed the Read More...
Saudi Arabia wants to become global renewable energy powerhouse
Despite being the world's second biggest producer of 'dirty' oil, Riyadh wants to turn into a leader in clean energy. Despite being the world's second biggest producer of oil, the burning of which is one of the top drivers of greenhouse gas-fuelled climate change, the kingdom of Saudi Arabia wants Read More...
Renewable energy grows in an unlikely place: the sunny Mideast
“In the past, whenever I used to meet with ministers of energy in some of the oil- or oil-and-gas-rich countries, they would talk about renewable energy, and that meeting would end in a nanosecond,” said Nabil Habayeb, General Electric’s president and chief executive for the Read More...
Canadian government makes 100% renewables commitment
The Canadian federal government has committed to powering all of its buildings and operations using renewable energy sources by 2025. The goal is in support of a broader target to reduce the government’s greenhouse-gas (GHG) emissions by 40% by 2030. Catherine McKenna, the federal minister of Read More...
MIT launches accelerator to support entrepreneurs who want to solve problems
It may be easy to start a technology company today as most technology can be developed and implemented simply and cheaply. In most cases, the new solution is the next app. However, that’s not true for the technology needed to solve the world's biggest problems—from low-cost water purification Read More...
Dutch dairy farmers are turning cow manure into power on a big scale
It’s a perfect example of the emerging circular economy. The Dutch dairy industry is harvesting the power of poo with a $165 million biogas project. The process is simple: the dung is broken down by bacteria into biogas in an anaerobic digester. Other machines then extract nitrates and phosphates Read More...