How this woman-owned sewing studio in Texas combats the refugee crisis
According to the United Nations High Commission for Refugees, there are more than 65 million displaced people in the world, and 22 million are refugees. In the United States, the number of annual, resettled refugees is less than 25,000 (as of Read More...
New York’s new wage law for Uber drivers is a lesson for cities around the world
New York City has set a minimum wage for Uber and Lyft drivers—the first for ride-hail drivers in the Read More...
City of North Vancouver requires EV charging capability in all new parking spots
This is leadership … almost. Well, sort of. It’s getting there. We’ve been aching for some real, serious, winning leadership on climate and cleantech matters. Not just “aggressive” 2040 targets, and not the procurement of just a few electric buses. We need leadership that pulls the Read More...
Danish home champions wood over concrete for lower carbon emissions
Danish architecture firm Tegnestuen LOKAL recently completed TK-33, a modern and energy-efficient home that promotes building materials considered more sustainable than those typically used in Danish residential construction. To reduce the carbon footprint of the project, the architects designed Read More...
If billionaires are a cause of climate change, social entrepreneurs are a solution
GQ’s Luke Darby’s article, “Billionaires Are the Leading Cause of Climate Change” makes the compelling point that 100 corporations produce 70% of the global greenhouse gas or GHG emissions. Upon reading that, the first thought that comes to my mind is that climate change should be easy Read More...
How a small-business revolution is standing up to Amazon
Bloom Brewery is the kind of Main Street business that, a generation ago, shut its doors when shopping malls lured customers to their mega-buildings with well-lit parking lots, extended hours and everything imaginable under one Read More...
How food entrepreneurs are saving the planet
'There's a lot of interest in bigger companies acquiring these smaller innovators like Tofurky. I see that as a really good sign,' says Jaime Read More...
Too hard on yourself? Why a little self-compassion can take you a long way
Did you know that you are innately more likely to be critical of yourself than you are to be compassionate? Yep, it's wired in that beautiful brain of yours to give yourself a hard time. Whether it's not acknowledging your achievements, or taking yourself down for things you wish you did better, Read More...
Mindfulness meditation could be a promising alternative treatment for insomnia
Meditation shows promise as a treatment for chronic insomnia, according to a new study that appears in the journal Mindfulness. “We have been studying the effects of mindfulness meditation on sleep and our previous research has found evidence that it can effectively reduce sleep disturbances,” Read More...
Self-driving, electric transport will eventually be like a public utility
Autonomous and electric transportation will eventually resemble utilities like electricity, gas, or phone service, Morgan Stanley said in a note to clients on Tuesday. That could spell trouble for Tesla, the investment bank said, as it may not retain access to data from the vehicles it builds in Read More...