For the first time, a Chinese car is coming to the US—and it’s electric
China wants to play in America’s car market. While US sales have plateaued around 17.2 million per year, it’s one of the most lucrative on the planet (and second in size only to the 28.88 million sold in China last Read More...
Amsterdam, Netherlands: Derelict church becomes vibrant community hub
Stichting Bildung aims to build bridges within society—from excluded groups to wealthy ones, from low to higher educated— in a space filled with culture, altruism, and social connection. The project is being designed and implemented by a small group of people from different countries and Read More...
No new non-zero emission cars sold in Ireland beyond 2030, says government
The Irish government has said that no new non-zero emission cars will be sold in Ireland beyond 2030. In its bid to tackle climate change, a target of having 500,000 electric vehicles on the road in the same year has been set and no NCT will be issued for non-zero emission cars Read More...
Over 500,000 electric cars in California!
In November of this year, the number of electric cars sold in California reached over 512,000, according to Veloz, a non-profit organization that is working to support the transition to electric vehicles. The organization’s board members are from companies like BMW, Lyft, and Uber, utilities like Read More...
Nevada becomes first US state with majority-female legislature
Nevada became the first state in the US with an overall female majority in its legislature on Tuesday when county officials in Las Vegas appointed two women to fill vacancies in the state assembly. The appointments of the Democrats Rochelle Thuy Nguyen and Beatrice “Bea” Angela Duran to two Las Read More...
Spirulina: 11 health benefits and nutrition
Spirulina has a high protein and vitamin content, which makes it an excellent dietary supplement for people on vegetarian or vegan diets. Research suggests that spirulina has antioxidant and inflammation-fighting properties, as well as the ability to help regulate the immune Read More...
Solar households in UK expected to give away power to energy firms
The British government has said households that install solar panels in the future will be expected to give away unused clean power for free to energy firms earning multimillion-pound profits, provoking outrage from green campaigners. The mayor of London, big energy firms and environmentalists had Read More...
Agriculture is a big climate problem—now farmers are sharing solutions
Hans Herren began his farm as a hobby almost 20 years ago. He’s been planting grapes and growing apple orchards on an 11-acre plot of land near Napa Valley in Read More...
Seawater to freshwater through solar energy: A new low-cost technology
According to FAO estimates, by 2025 nearly 2 billion people may not have enough drinking water to satisfy their daily needs. One of the possible solutions to this problem is desalination, namely treating seawater to make it Read More...
Indigenous leader urges EU to impose sanctions on Brazil
Brazil’s foremost indigenous leader has called on the EU to impose trade sanctions to prevent ecological disaster and “social extermination” by her country’s far-right president-elect, who takes office on 1 January. Jair Bolsonaro has terrified indigenous communities by promising to take Read More...