Top chefs are cooking hundreds of meals for the homeless using leftovers from athletes in Rio
One of the world's leading chefs who has been running a project throughout the Olympics to provide meals for the homeless of Rio de Janeiro has said he was inspired to do it because it was an opportunity to make a difference. Italian Massimo Bottura and his volunteers are using leftover raw Read More...
Four things to do outside the office to boost your creativity
To be successful, businesses need innovation, and that requires creative thinking. Former advertising agency creative director Jack Foster says ideas are the "wheels of progress," and warns that without them "stagnation reigns." "There’s never been a time in all of history when ideas were so Read More...
Why American women are having fewer babies than ever
The U.S. fertility rate has plummeted to the lowest point on record, according to new federal data. The first quarter of 2016 brought 59.8 babies for every 1,000 women, ages 15 to 44. That's nearly half the rate at the peak of the baby boom in the late 1950s. The numbers show an Read More...
Ford’s fleet of self-driving cars will be here by 2021
Ford’s fleet of self-driving cars will be here in just five years. The company said Tuesday that it plans to roll out a “high-volume” fleet of driverless cars in a ride-hailing or ride-sharing service by 2021. These vehicles will be fully autonomous, meaning they will not have a Read More...
10 cities committed to a 100% clean energy future
Renewable energy is something that most people can agree is a great idea, but like learning a second language, getting in shape, or donating time to a favorite charity, quickly becomes something that’s pushed off into the indefinite future. The cost, commitment, and political willpower to Read More...
"Electric cars will be cheaper to run than gas cars by 2022"
In little more than five years, it will be cheaper to buy and run an electric car than a gas-powered car. This, more than anything else, might be the tipping point that gets people off the gas teat. The figures come from Bloomberg New Energy Finance and rely on predictions that battery prices will Read More...
Second phase of world's biggest offshore windfarm gets go-ahead
The second phase of the world’s biggest offshore windfarm is set to be built off the Yorkshire coast after being approved by ministers. The multibillion-pound Hornsea Project Two would see 300 turbines – each taller than the Gherkin – span an area five times the size of Hull. Read More...
This program finds unemployed coal miners work in the solar industry
As the rise of solar power continues to create jobs, workers in the coal industry keep losing theirs. That’s why one organization in Colorado is pioneering a new program that trains former coal workers in the field of solar energy in the hope of helping them find jobs. The program allows the Read More...
Study: Electric vehicles can handle almost 90 percent of all car travel
“Range anxiety” is a stumbling block preventing an even faster rise of the electric car. Consumers are afraid that they may get stuck with an empty battery. However, new research shows that this concern is overblown. Researchers have found that electric cars could replace 87 percent of the Read More...
California is turning traffic jams into energy
California’s freeways are famous for having heavy traffic, but soon they will be known for something much better. The freeways will produce energy, thanks to a pilot program approved by the California Energy Commission that will install piezoelectric crystals on several freeways Piezoelectric Read More...