Coca-Cola follows up on promise to replenish all the water it used
In 2007, Coca-Cola announced a goal of replenishing the water it uses by the year 2020. The company announced recently that it has succeeded meeting that goal, thanks to 248 community water partnerships in 71 countries around the world. An assessment made by The Nature Conservancy found that in Read More...
Green rooftops are helping U.S cities prevent floods
Covering the roof of a building with soil and vegetation can look beautiful, but that’s not why cities across America are having green roofs installed on their buildings. As climate change continues to create more intense storms, green roofs are a good way to prevent flooding by stopping storm Read More...
Conservation progress: Nearly 15% of earth’s land is now protected
Biodiversity plays a key role in protecting human life. So, it’s good news that according to a new report nearly 15 percent of land on earth is now protected. The scientists behind the report say that some 200,000 protected areas cover 7.7 million square miles of the planet. There’s more Read More...
Getting forgetful? Try changing these behaviors
Sometimes you simply forget things. It’s natural. But if you’re forgetting more frequently and increasingly important things, then there may be something amiss. Research shows that stress, lack of sleep and multitasking are the main three causes of forgetfulness, all of them being a common Read More...
How water shortages flow into collaboration not war
OK, Mark Twain never actually said “whiskey’s for drinking, but water’s for fighting over”. The first authenticated use of that famous aphorism of the American West was actually by a government official in Montana in 1983. But in a world of growing water shortages, it is Read More...
In China's electric car boom, global automakers select different gear
By 2020, Beijing says automakers must meet tough new green standards to cut epic pollution in China's cities. As domestic firms bet heavily on electric cars to meet that goal, foreign peers are set to stay in a different, petrol-driven gear. In the latest sign of caution from global automakers in Read More...
BMW's car-sharing service is about to hit an important milestone
In less than a week, BMW Group’s U.S.-based car-sharing service ReachNow will hit an important milestone and start operating in Portland, its second city after launching in Seattle earlier this year. The Portland service will officially kick off Sept. 19. However, the first residents to join the Read More...
If you want to practice mindfulness, the garden is the place to be
Many of us have had a perfect day in the garden, the kind of day that we hope would never end. A day when the herbaceous borders burn brightly with colour, and the trees and shrubs stand green against the blue sky. A day when the grass is soft and rolling. A day when there is a warm sweetness in Read More...
Thailand announces peace talks with southern Muslim rebels
Thailand’s military government has announced peace talks can go ahead with Muslim separatists in the far south of the country but insisted they observe a ceasefire. Separatists from the far south Muslim-majority provinces of Yala, Pattani and Narathiwat are suspected of involvement in a Read More...
Yoga, acupuncture can help relieve some pain, studies find
Some "natural" techniques can help ease pain, including acupuncture, yoga, tai chi and massage, government researchers said Thursday. A review of high-quality studies shows these approaches rarely cause any harm and can help people with lower back pain, headaches and arthritic knees, the team at Read More...