Ban diesel cars in London, thinktank urges
Diesel vehicles must be banned from London if the UK is to meet its air pollution targets, a thinktank warned on Monday. Cars, vans and buses using diesel fuel are the leading cause of air pollution in the capital, and although steps are being taken to discourage their use, through the congestion Read More...
To save the environment, scientists are turning carbon dioxide into stone
A group of scientists in Iceland are injecting carbon dioxide and water into basalt though a process called the "CarbFix Process." The scientists behind the project say this method of carbon capture could help with reducing the effects of CO2 emissions. Video courtesy of Reuters. Follow TI: On Read More...
Farming and forestry can deliver food security, says UN
Improving co-operation between nations' farming and forestry sectors will help reduce deforestation and improve food security, a UN report has suggested. Between 2000 and 2010, tropical nations saw net forest loss of seven million hectares per year and a net gain in farmland of six million Read More...
Taste for mushrooms helps Tanzanian farmers protect forest
Magdalena Gwasuma ducks carefully into a small, dark cage at the back of her house, where rows of fresh oyster mushrooms sit on wooden shelves. “I didn’t know anything about growing mushrooms at home - we used to get them from the forest,” the 60-year-old told the Thomson Reuters Read More...
Solar Impulse team predicts solar electric passenger planes within 10 years
The co-pilots and founders of Solar Impulse – the remarkable solar powered plane that is making a ground-breaking flight around the world – have made a stunning prediction: There will be short-haul electric planes for up to 50 people operating within 10 years. “This is the Read More...
Plans unveiled for first “Tesla Town,” where solar PV & Powerwalls are standard
Less than six months after Australia received its first shipment of Tesla Powerwalls, plans for what could be the world’s first “Tesla town” – a mini-suburb on the outskirts of the Melbourne CBD whose new-build homes will include rooftop solar and Tesla battery storage as Read More...
California hit yet another record high in solar energy generation
In California, the solar power industry is having a field day. For the second time in as many years, the largest electricity grid in the state broke its own solar generation record with 8,030 megawatts (MW) output at 1:06pm local time July 12, 2016. California Independent System Operator (CAISO) Read More...
New Zealand: People use crowdfunding to buy back and protect the commons
Crowdfunding makes it possible for large groups of people who contribute a little money to accomplish big things. In many places in the world, beautiful parts of nature are privately owned by wealthy people. Crowdfunding can bring such places back to the public. An inspiring example just happened Read More...
Eating meat is worse for the planet than driving your car
Many people feel guilty about driving their cars or about flying to distant places. It is true that cars and planes substantially contribute to global warming. However, traveling also makes a great contribution to more social cohesion and better understanding in the world. But you can travel Read More...
Scientists: Your immune system affects, and even controls, your social behavior
The functioning of the immune system is increasingly seen as the key factor in the development of disease—from cancer to heart disease and from Parkinson’s to Alzheimer’s. Now scientists have found that the immune system also directly affects—and even controls—our social behavior, such as Read More...