France to spend billions on African renewable energy projects
France plans to spend billions of euros in renewable energy and other environmental projects in its former west African colonies and across Africa over the next five years, President François Hollande said on Tuesday. Africa produces little of the greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide, produced Read More...
5 tips for marketing to conscious consumers
Conscious consumption is on the rise. People are seeking out ways to make better decisions about what to buy, and do-good brands are becoming household names -- TOMS, Warby Parker and Ten Thousand Villages, just to name a few. From donating product or a portion of sales to establishing fair wages Read More...
Virtual-reality games could really make you feel more empathetic
As virtual reality games and films rise in popularity around the world, so could the levels of empathy in people. Researchers in Finland studied how people react when looking at images of faces, and they’ve found that 3D images transfer more emotion to the viewer than simple 2D photographs. When Read More...
Researchers create magic sponge to clean up oil spills
The effects that massive oil spills have on our oceans are disastrous, but what if we could clean them up in a flash using a sponge? This far-fetched idea is actually becoming a reality as researchers at Australia’s Deakin University have developed a new sponge-like material that’s capable of Read More...
What bees and forests can teach you about successful leadership
An LGBTQ activist, a green business consultant, and a nun walk into a redwood forest... New take on an old joke, right? But it really happened. These three were just a few of a diverse set of participants who took part in the first-ever training linking social innovation and biomimicry. The Read More...
Learn how to meditate with seven simple techniques
It seems that the whole world is now meditating. This is wonderful as meditation does so much for us on all levels of body, mind and spirit. It helps to make the body stress free. It assists the mind to feel peaceful and less detached to the outcome of things. It takes us beyond the mind were a Read More...
Canada pledges $30 million to finance climate projects in the least developed countries
Today, speaking at a Paris climate conference event for the Global Environment Facility (GEF), the Honourable Catherine McKenna, Minister of Environment and Climate Change, announced Canada’s contribution of Can$30 million to finance projects through the Least Developed Countries Fund (LDCF), a Read More...
Six ways nature has inspired technological innovation
Whale fins and cow udders, wasp appendages and gecko feet - just some of the natural phenomena that have inspired technological innovation over the years. The field, known as biomimicry or biomimetics, has already given us well-known practical applications, such as cats' eyes for the road and Read More...
Meet Denmark's First 100% Renewable-Energy Island
Featuring fresh takes and real-time analysis from HuffPost's signature lineup of contributors Director of Samsoe Energy Academy and the head of the Samsoe renewable energy island project Denmark and the island of Samso is the "Go To" destination for the world to learn about the successful Read More...
‘Not a math person’: How to remove obstacles to learning math
Stanford math education professor Jo Boaler spends a lot of time worrying about how math education in the United States traumatizes kids. Recently, a colleague’s 7-year-old came home from school and announced he didn’t like math anymore. His mom asked why and he said, “math is too Read More...