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Chinese city gets bike highway in the sky
Copenhagen’s Bicycle Snake is a wonderful ride and a fun design by Dissing + Weitling Architecture. Now the firm has completed a 7.6 km (4.7 mi) elevated bicycle path in Xiamen, China that they claim was developed “with a vision to inspire people to prioritize green alternatives, such Read More...
Scientists harness solar power to produce clean hydrogen from biomass
A team of scientists at the University of Cambridge has developed a way of using solar power to generate a fuel that is both sustainable and relatively cheap to produce. It's using natural light to generate hydrogen from biomass. One of the challenges facing modern society is what it does with its Read More...
How Morocco tapped into Africa's renewable energy potential
Providing reliable, affordable and sustainable access to energy has become a core focus of the international development community and is the seventh goal of the 2015 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. Roughly 1.2 billion people, or 17 percent of the global population, are energy poor, Read More...
This ancient herb can do wonders for your health
Among the approximately 7,500 plants employed in the world’s most ancient system of health care, the Ashwagandha root sits at the top of the pile, in popularity, in benefits, and in status as a health-imbuing herb of inestimable value. The plant has been used to help people treat a wide array of Read More...
The buy-one-give-one business model has hit the property market
Every time someone buys a pair of TOMS shoes, the company sends an additional pair to people in developing countries. TOMS is renowned for their buy-one-give-one model, and now a new project will apply that same model to the property market. The project, BuyGiveWork, will give an office space to a Read More...
Timberland and Nike are bringing sustainability to the shoe industry
An MIT study determined that the process of making a typical pair of sneakers results in 30 pounds of carbon dioxide emissions. Considering that 20 billion pairs of shoes are produced globally each year, it's safe to say shoes are a major culprit in the fight against climate change. Thankfully, Read More...
Elon Musk offers to fix Australia's energy problems in 100 days—or its free
Following a string of electricity blackouts in the Australian state of South Australia, Elon Musk has offered a solution that seems to good to be true. On Twitter, the head of Tesla said he can fix the state’s energy problems by installing a network of Tesla’s Powerwall 2 batteries, all in 100 Read More...
Want to live long? Eat more—or less—of these 10 foods, according to new study
In the US, nearly 1,000 deaths each day are linked to poor diets. Now scientists at Tufts University have identified ten foods that create either the highest risk of dying from heart disease, stroke or Type 2 diabetes or they are best at preventing these diseases. For all of you bacon-lovers and Read More...
Barcelona to begin banning old cars in 2019, Munich plans diesel ban
In response to worsening air pollution problems in many of Europe’s largest cities, Barcelona (Spain) and Munich (Germany) have been moved to action. In Barcelona’s case, voluntarily, and in Munich’s case, as the result of a court order. To be more specific, Barcelona will begin banning cars Read More...
Anti-fracking protesters take government to court in Lancashire
The government will go to court this week to defend test drilling at a fracking site in Lancashire as it comes under pressure to pay hundreds of thousands of pounds to cover the cost of policing anti-fracking protests. The high court in Manchester will hear two cases on Wednesday that pit Sajid Read More...