More e-rickshaws in India than battery powered cars in China
An electric-vehicle revolution is gaining ground in India, and it has nothing to do with cars. The South Asian nation is home to about 1.5 million battery-powered, three-wheeled rickshaws - a fleet bigger than the total number of electric passenger cars sold in China since 2011. But while the Read More...
Echinacea: One of the best supplements for overly stressed people
The pressed juice of purple coneflower (Echinacea purpurea) can help relieve the effects of restraint stress, according to the authors of a study published in the Journal of Medicinal Food. The study reveals that this effect also reverses the negative impacts of restraint stress on the immune Read More...
Serial entrepreneur takes on the hydrogen water challenge for cancer treatment
Some entrepreneurs are motivated by money, others by the challenge of scale, and many others by a passion for their product. But like Edison in his day (with much thanks to Nikola Tesla), another class of entrepreneur is spurred on by what others claim is Read More...
Some of the countries leading on climate change might surprise you
Countries that may not be thought of as climate leaders are emerging at the front-lines on responding to climate change. One great example is Read More...
Constitutional right to home-school?
Whether states may ban home-schooling is a surprisingly complex question. The Supreme Court has famously held that states may not compel parents to send their children to public schools, but the cases on the subject Pierce v. Society of Sisters expressly secure only a right to send the kids to Read More...
Reduction is no longer enough: Welcome to the new age of carbon removal
Reducing carbon dioxide emissions isn’t enough. The stark report in early October by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, exhorting companies and countries to move quickly to throttle global warming, is fueling heightened interest in high-tech and low-tech solutions for sucking the Read More...
GM brings its peer-to-peer car-sharing service to 10 US cities
Earlier this year, GM unveiled a peer-to-peer car-sharing service, expanding its Maven platform to allow GM owners and qualified lessees to rent out their own vehicles. At the time, the company said the service was in beta in Chicago, Detroit and Ann Arbor, Michigan, but GM has now announced that Read More...
How blockchain could help to protect the world’s forests
Deforestation is responsible for an estimated 15 percent of global emissions every year. Since Europe and North America deforested much of their forested land long ago, most of this deforestation is occurring in the tropics, an area that also happens to be home to a staggering 50 bazillion Read More...
People love scooters and they're replacing car trips says survey
“The results suggest scooters are a popular new transit option for Portlanders and visitors alike,” reads a statement released today by the Portland Bureau of Transportation based on a survey of scooter users. 4,500 people responded to the questionnaire which asked 75,000 people about riding Read More...
This one staff training change made a huge difference for Barre3
Barre3, the boutique strength conditioning gym, is known for its equal attention to both body and mind. Yes, there are grueling lunges and toning squats, but there are also elements of mindfulness and accepting one’s own Read More...