Clean energy innovation turns river mouths into power stations
Scientists have developed an efficient system to generate electricity from salt water. Their research outlines how significant amounts of power can be generated from a natural phenomenon that occurs when fresh river water comes into contact with seawater through a membrane. The potential of the new Read More...
Modeling predicts which counties could store more carbon in soil by growing bioenergy crops
To help stakeholders in government and business make smart decisions about the best types of land and local climates for planting bioenergy crops, researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE's) Argonne National Laboratory are using computational modeling to predict which counties could see Read More...
This bill could keep the U.S. government from plotting against vegan mayo again
There are few points of agreement between Democrats and Republicans these days, but it turns out maintaining a fair marketplace for vegan mayo is one of them. In a rare display of bipartisanship, Senator Cory Booker, a Democrat from New Jersey, and Senator Mike Lee, a Republican from Utah, Read More...
Progress in world’s first Alzheimer’s vaccine
Researchers have made a breakthrough discovery in the international quest to discover a new and potentially effective vaccine targeting the pathological proteins associated with Alzheimer’s disease. Source: Flinders University. With more than 7.5 million new cases of Alzheimer’s disease Read More...
Nissan cars are about to get some awesome self-driving features
Tesla isn't the only automaker bringing autonomous driving features to its cars. Nissan recently announced that it will release its ProPILOT semi-autonomous technology in its new Serena car in Japan starting in late August. But the tech is also slated to arrive in Europe in 2017, and eventually in Read More...
How microbes can save farming
Right under our feet. That's where David Perry believes the next agricultural revolution will come from — the millions of unseen microbes in soil that play a crucial but complicated role in the well-being of plants. Perry believes that he can repackage beneficial bacteria and fungi as Read More...
Namibian and Kenyan entrepreneurs prove there is big business in recycling
Inadequate or non-existent municipal waste collection services in many African countries have resulted in large rubbish heaps alongside streets in most major urban centers. The trash poses health hazards. However, the tide is changing, and there are recycling and waste collection businesses Read More...
After changing what you wear, Patagonia wants to change what you eat
Clothing brand Patagonia has been a leader of environmental and sustainable business for decades with innovative and often daring initiatives. So we shouldn’t be surprised that Patagonia is now launching a food business: Patagonia Provisions. Founder Yvon Chouinard says that his company has been Read More...
France vows to outlaw Monsanto's glyphosate by 2018
Bad news and good news at the same time. First the European Union failed to come to a final agreement and decided to extend the license for the use of the herbicide glyphosate, the active ingredient in Monsanto’s Roundup, for 18 months. But then Segolene Royal, the French Minister for Ecology, Read More...
India ahead of schedule in fight against global warming
Here’s another example that global warming solutions are emerging everywhere. India, the world’s fourth-largest greenhouse gas emitter, has said that it expects to meet its carbon reduction goals earlier than expected. India’s outgoing climate chief said the country could meet its 2030 Read More...