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Having a pro-environment agenda won these mayors re-election
Climate change commitment is quickly becoming a more prominent factor that citizens consider when voting for officials. In the recent US elections held at the municipal level, six mayors facing re-election battles within America’s 100 largest cities showed their commitment to the environment by Read More...
A simple guide for eating less meat
Giving up meat can be a real challenge but the benefits of following a meat-free diet are enormous for both your health and the environment. If you can’t wrap your head around the idea of ditching meat completely, simply eating less of it is still a good place to start. Here are five simple ways Read More...
Carbon neutral solution for desalination: Tapping into geothermal sources
Water shortages are hitting some areas of the world hard, and with increasing global temperatures, more regions may be experiencing drought conditions. Countries such as Saudi Arabia rely on desalination plants to provide drinking water to their residents, producing 5 million cubic meters of Read More...
This ingenious hack turns anti-terror bollards into furniture
In the last few years, vehicle-aided terrorism has become a horrible reality for many cities. To protect pedestrians, cities have expanded efforts to install street bollards, peppering the urban landscape with these three-foot-high metal Read More...
Riding your bike in this city gets you free beer and ice cream
If you’ve ever felt that your green credentials have gone unrewarded, it might be worth considering a move to the Italian city of Bologna. For six months a year, an initiative called Bella Mossa (“Good Job”) operates within the city, which rewards users of sustainable forms of transport Read More...
How energy works on the blockchain and why entrepreneurs should pay attention
Blockchain, most of us can't control where our power is coming from, yet. But, with blockchain, that day is coming; and businesses will Read More...
Blockchain is reinventing the business model of the healthcare system
A 2017 report estimated that around 90 percent of healthcare companies from 16 countries are expected to use blockchain technology to reinvent their business models. This prediction seems to hold true as healthcare firms are increasingly using the technology for the enhanced efficiency and security Read More...
This device turns sunlight into potable water—even in the desert
To solve the growing problem of water scarcity, a company has invented a device that uses solar energy to produce water out of thin air. The device converts sunlight into energy and it to heat up a super-absorbent material within the device. The heat helps that material create condensation, which Read More...
Electric ferries represent the first step in sustainable maritime transportation
Since ferries take the same route again and again, they will be first mode of maritime transportation to be electrified. In Canada, two electric ferries equipped with a battery pack system are already getting to work. The electric vessels, which originally ran on diesel, are expected to reduce Read More...
San Francisco just passed a radical new measure to help the homeless
The city of San Francisco has one of the highest concentrations of billionaires in the world. It also has one of the highest rates of homelessness. To fix this issue, a new measure has been passed that will raise the city’s gross receipts tax by an average .5 percent on annual gross receipts over Read More...