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How solar power changed the lives of Syrian refugees in Jordan
Azraq refugee camp in Jordan recently became the first solar-powered refugee camp on earth. "Thanks to solar energy, we now feel like we have rejoined the 21st century," said one refugee after solar power ended frequent power Read More...
Doable daily experiments to test the boundaries of your independence
High in the unincorporated Santa Cruz mountains in California, deep in the redwood forest, is a tiny cabin. It was built in 1950 for vacationers, and sits precariously over a hill on crooked wooden Read More...
How an underground urban farm in Sweden is heating the building above it
Like many indoor farms, a subterranean urban farm in Stockholm will grow greens in vertical towers under LED lights. But what makes this urban farm different is that it will capture the heat from the lights and send it into a heat storage system for the office building above. Usually that heat Read More...
Not even a hurricane could destroy these floating villas
Living below sea level, like much of the Netherlands is, can put your home at risk for flooding, especially during hurricanes. European hurricanes are rare, but some climate scientists expect that storms could become more common in Europe if global warming continues to accelerate. That’s why an Read More...
A crowdfunding campaign has raised money to buy an abandoned castle in France
Here’s another reason to love crowdfunding: Thousands of internet users have banded together to collectively buy an abandoned castle in France. Each internet user paid at least 50 euros to raise the 500,000 euros needed to buy it with the hopes of getting it restored. The castle dates back to the Read More...
The Economist’s food sustainability index ranked Ethiopia above the US
The Economist released its most recent assessment of food sustainability in 34 countries this week. The index ranks Ethiopia, the poorest country featured in the study, higher than the UK and the US. Glimpses into Ethiopia’s farming revolution could give other lower-income countries clues on how Read More...
This all-natural drink can help you beat insomnia
While simply drinking warm milk at night may be enough to help you fall asleep, there’s an all-natural drink that you can make that is sure to ground your body before slipping off to sleep. The drink is being called Moon Milk, and it makes use of adaptogens such as the stress-reducing herb Read More...
Can index funds be a force for sustainable capitalism?
The investment industry is changing. Among other things, there is growing demand from both retail and institutional investors to align their capital with better environmental and social outcomes, and more resources Read More...
How to build a city that doesn’t flood? Turn it into a sponge
Urban floods make the news with alarming regularity. Just in the past few months, Hurricane Harvey submerged Houston, and the seasonal monsoon crippled cities in South Read More...
Study: Poor lifestyle causes half of all cancers
Smoking is by far and away the single major cause of cancer, but being obese, drinking too much alcohol, having a poor diet and being physically inactive combined are the second major cause. Overall, 42 percent of the 659,640 new cancer cases reported in the US every year were directly caused by Read More...