Barangaroo: Sydney's largest urban renewal project aims to recycle more water than it uses
Sun, sea and sand might be among Australia’s finest selling points but this combination comes at a cost, given the country is also the driest inhabited continent in the world. With a drop in average annual rainfall in recent years, ominous climate change projections and an ever-increasing Read More...
Italy's plan to destigmatize doggy bags and end food waste
Even in the fanciest pizza restaurant, you never feel weird if you ask for a box to take your leftovers home. In Italy, that will soon apply everywhere, with a new law that encourages restaurants to give people doggy bags, although in Italy it's called a "family bag." The new law is designed to Read More...
Dubai to build a rainforest inside a hotel
Just when we thought the world's largest indoor theme park was hard to top, Dubai proves us wrong yet again. Its latest jaw-dropping megaproject is a tropical rainforest in a skyscraper hotel -- another world-first for the emirate. The 7,000-square-meter rainforest will be part of the upcoming Read More...
Poll shows majority of Scots in favor of renewable energy
Over three fifths of Scots would like to see Scotland generate all of its electricity from renewable sources, according to a new poll. The results of the poll conducted by nfpSynergy on behalf of WWF Scotland in April found that out of 1,000 people surveyed, 61% said they would like to see a Read More...
Blockchain technology used for green energy
Blockchain is the public ledger technology underpinning Bitcoin but the technology has also spawned other innovations including a platform to reward the creators of user-generated content. Now Power Ledger is using a greener form of Blockchain technology – Ecochain– to allow those producing Read More...
U.K set to ban microbeads from cosmetics
Highly touted by beauty companies as the best way to exfoliate, microbeads are actually a bane to the environment. Microbeads are very small pieces of plastic put in products such as facial scrubs and makeup, and when they are washed down the drain, they end up in the oceans only to be eaten by Read More...
A neighborhood that learned to live without cars
There’s life without cars. That’s what a neighborhood in the South Korean city of Suwon discovered when it embarked on a radical experiment: For one month, the neighborhood got rid of every car. The city handed out 400 temporary bikes and electric scooters to neighbors. Shuttle buses ran every Read More...
This country has run on renewable energy for the past 113 days
When it comes to transitioning to clean energy, no country has done it better than Costa Rica. The Central American country has run on renewable energy for 113 days straight and is on pace to break its own record from 2015, when it relied on nothing but renewables for 285 days of the year. Costa Read More...
U.S and China ratify Paris Agreement ahead of schedule
The Paris climate agreement seeks to keep the global average rise in temperatures below 2C, but until it’s ratified, it will achieve nothing. Saturday, the deal came one step closer to coming into force legally after China and the U.S, who together are responsible for 40 percent of the world’s Read More...
How to maintain a positive mindset (no matter what challenge you're facing)
Nothing in life comes easy. Whether it’s opening a business or breaking a bad habit, obstacles will always lie in the path. What’s important is that you recognize that a “challenge” is just a part of the process. Here are 5 ways to get through any challenge, while maintain a positive Read More...