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No coal, no problem: The UK grid just went coal-free for three days straight
Coal is losing its grip in the UK. For more than three days in a row this past week, no electricity was generated from coal power—the longest streak since the 1880s. The new record comes just days after the UK grid recorded its first two-day period without using any power from the fossil fuel, Read More...
These smartphone apps will calm your mind and help you fall asleep
It may sound counterintuitive, but the technology that surrounds and distracts also gives us plentiful tools to help ease ourselves into sleep. If you’ve been having trouble falling asleep, here are a few apps that may help you get a good night’s Read More...
Al Gore: ‘We're in the early stages of a sustainability revolution'
There is a growing perception in the markets of developed nations that our current economic model is no longer fit for purpose. For a number of reasons related to economic performance, social and political divisions have grown wider than ever and large swathes of the population feel excluded from Read More...
Automatic savings app Digit can now pay off credit card debt for you
Automatic savings mobile app Digit is expanding its services, adding the option to let users pay off credit card debt with money in their Digit account. To try out the new feature, called Digit Pay, users create a “credit card debt” goal in the Digit app settings, then activate the service. Read More...
11 ways to stop negative thought patterns and move forward
Negative thinking is the easiest way to slow down your business and personal goals. But how do you get rid of negative thoughts? There are a number of ways to do it, and the one you choose is likely a personal Read More...
Wrangler puts its corporate weight behind soil health
In his excellent book Growing a Revolution, David R. Montgomery suggests that for far too long we've been arguing over organic versus conventional agriculture. Instead, he says, we really should have been focused on soil health. You see, there are big organic farms that are losing soil hand over Read More...
Sky-Pod is a durable, webbed tree tent that hangs from the branches
Camping in a tent is fun, but camping in a suspended tree tent among the green, leafy giants of the forest is even more enjoyable. We've seen a variety of tree tents before, and now British company Sky-Pod is offering this durable design that uses military-grade materials and can be hung off a Read More...
Carbon capture technology may finally take off via the corn industry
Carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology is widely believed to be necessary to save the climate, but the technology is still in a fledgling state, with relatively few large-scale installations around the world. But fitting corn-ethanol refineries with carbon-storing technologies would be a Read More...
The concept of “smart” is making its way to the countryside
Stanford researchers are bringing the concept of the “smart city” to the countryside. Just outside of the city of Almere in the Netherlands, the first closed-loop, regenerative, self-sustaining, off-grid “smart village” is being created. The village will house about 200 families on 40 acres Read More...
Surgeons just completed the first total penis and scrotum transplant
It’s an unthinkable injury to sustain, but the loss of genitals sometimes happens in war. Fortunately for anyone who is unfortunate enough to sustain such an injury, there is hope after researchers successfully transplanted an entire penis and scrotum to a young serviceman who lost his genitals Read More...