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Feeling angry? These 25 tips will help you feel calm again
Have you ever found yourself in a situation where you regret something you did or said out of anger? If so, you’re not alone. Anger is a normal feeling that we’re all bound to feel from time to time, and it can actually be a positive emotion when it helps you work through issues or problems. Read More...
Multinational retailer Urban Outfitters will start renting out clothes
The sharing economy is now making its way into the fashion industry as Urban Outfitters, a multinational retail company, looks to rent clothes to younger shoppers. In an effort to boost engagement with millennial-age consumers, the 49-year-old retailer is launching a new company called Nuuly by Read More...
Not even a coal-loving leader can stop the rise of renewables in Australia
Although the current Prime Minister of Australia continues to push coal power in the Land Down Under, state leaders have different plans that won’t let Australia continue to spew greenhouse gasses into the atmosphere. The states of Queensland and Victoria, for instance, have renewable energy Read More...
Turkey postpones music festival to protect endangered sea turtles
A Turkish pop music festival, which was planned to take place at the beginning of June on one of Turkey’s southern beaches, has been delayed due to concerns about the spawning period of the endangered Caretta, also known as the loggerhead sea turtle. The announcement of the festival on social Read More...
How does your company rank when it comes to employee treatment?
If you were to ask the average American worker what the top priority for the company they work is, they’d likely tell you their employer cares most about its shareholders, then at a distant second, its customers. The workers themselves come last. That’s what Just Capital, an organization Read More...
This major American utility company is racing towards 100% clean energy
Xcel Energy is one of the biggest utilities in the US, serving 3.6 million customers across eight states. Back in December, the company pledged its commitment to going completely carbon-free by 2050 (and 80 percent carbon-free by 2030). Now, just months after making the pledge, the company Read More...
Atlanta will soon be home to the nation’s largest public food forest
In Seattle, an “edible urban forest” exists where people are allowed to walk in and pluck fruits and veggies for free. The idea behind Seattle’s Beacon Food Forest is to boost public health by regenerating public land into an edible forest ecosystem where people who suffer from food Read More...
How Chernobyl went from nuclear disaster zone to wildlife haven
The Chernobyl nuclear disaster is looking more and more like a blessing in disguise. Why? Because the massive disaster zone is teeming with rare and endangered wildlife now that humans have been gone for more than 30 years. In 1986, the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in northern Ukraine released Read More...
As insulin prices soar, Colorado caps co-pays at $100 for insured residents
Earlier this week (in the emissary section) we wrote about a project in Oakland where people are figuring out how to produce insulin themselves. The project is a testament to the skyrocketing prices of the lifesaving drug as nearly 7.5 million Americans struggle to cover the costs of insulin to Read More...
Boost your productivity at work with these non-work related activities
If you’re struggling to be a productive person at work, there are plenty of things you can do away from the workplace that will help you become more focused and productive when you do get to work. For instance, leaving the office and taking a moment to get your legs stretched and your blood Read More...