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This coffee shop chain plans to become zero waste by the end of 2020
People’s strong love for coffee, combined with our western society’s throwaway culture, sends an overwhelming amount of waste to landfills, putting a serious strain on the environment. And while finding a sustainable alternative to the disposable coffee cup has proved difficult, the ultimate Read More...
This geothermal-powered community will feature connected public roof gardens
Of all the “sustainable” communities that global cities are planning to build in the coming years, the blueprints for a new net-zero community in Hamburg are particularly striking. One main reason is that the community, which will be built in the formerly industrial borough Harbugh, will be Read More...
Hello botanists, have you seen the incredible plants discovered in 2019?
At the end of each year, the Royal Botanic Gardens of the UK celebrates the diversity of plants and fungi by choosing its top 10 newly discovered species of the year. This year, the top 10 included everything from bamboo-dwelling medicinal fungi and a ‘miracle berry’ to a candy-cane striped Read More...
Giant Goldman Sachs will invest $750bn into climate action over next decade
As the private sector is slowly coming to its senses about the urgent need to address climate change, one of Wall Street’s major investment banks has recently revealed its plan to further bring this urgency to the fore. Over the weekend, financial behemoth Goldman Sachs announced its plans to Read More...
Mining is set to become a tiny bit greener with hydrogen-powered haul trucks
Mining companies are responsible for a huge chunk of our carbon emissions. One reason why is that the process requires big trucks to haul those minerals and ore around. With heavy loads and lots of back-and-forth travel, a fleet of these diesel-powered dump trucks are the main source of Read More...
How mindful listening can help you handle your child more compassionately
Often enough, when your child is acting problematically and having emotional outbursts, the issue is that they don’t feel understood. Even if you do understand them, the problem can lie in the manner in which you listen to them. Are you making it clear through verbal and non-verbal communication Read More...
How vigorous exercise can slash risk of cancer and heart disease in women
Women who may not have much time to work out can still gain the heart health benefits that come from exercise—as long as they use the little time they do have to work out intensely. According to a new study out of Canada, researchers found that women who exercise at a higher intensity are less Read More...
More cities around the world are starting to love car-free streets
Cultural attractions, walking through the city and gazing at plazas, buildings, and places—these are the things that make a city unique. And what particularly adds to the charm of a city is the absence of noise and air pollution coming from car-congested streets. With that in mind, many cities Read More...
How to beat burnout before the New Year begins
New Year’s resolutions are supposed to give you a motivation boost as you enter the new year, but these extra goals can easily start to feel like just another obligation on top of your already busy days—inadvertently causing more stress. While there’s nothing wrong with having a goal for the Read More...
Could green light therapy provide drug-free pain relief for chronic migraines?
Ann Jones used to have as many as two dozen migraines a month. To soothe her pain, the Arizona resident tried everything short of surgery, but nothing seemed to get rid of her chronic migraines. In 2018, her doctor mentioned a study being led by Dr. Mohab Ibrahim at the University of Arizona: Read More...