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Sweden to scrap taxes on solar energy in 2017
Sweden is set to ditch taxes on its production of solar energy in 2017 in a bid to run entirely on renewable energy by 2040, the government said on Monday. Solar energy is currently marginal in the Nordic nation, accounting for less than 0.1 percent of electricity production. Sweden relies mostly Read More...
LoveMerino crafts beautiful scarves that are traceable 'from flock to frock'
This new Australian fashion brand is on a mission to show that wool is a logical solution in a world suffering the effects of synthetic fabrics. Synthetic fibers are terrible for the environment. In an article last week, I discussed the release of massive amounts of plastic fibers into water every Read More...
Eileen Fisher has designs on keeping clothing out of landfills
One of the joys of buying new clothing is the rush of owning something that will take on its own history, unsullied by the wear of time or the highs (and embarrassing lows) of the fashion cycle. Most consumers don't often think about the global journey garments took on their way to the hanger, Read More...
"Restoration economy" strives to protect pollinators, create jobs
Gary Nabhan and I are bumping along in a rental car down a two-track dirt road that follows the edge of Sonoita Creek’s floodplain, some 29 kilometers north of the Arizona–Mexico border. Nabhan—an ethnobiologist, conservation biologist and agroecologist at the University of Read More...
How blockchain technology will make energy systems benefit the consumer
With more people getting rooftop solar panels, homes can send excess electricity to their utilities. In the future, people may be able to trade power not only with utilities, but also with each other using blockchain technology. Blockchain is the essential component of the Bitcoin crypto-currency, Read More...
Transforming carbon dioxide into rock could help save the environment
Just a few years ago, Iceland’s largest producer of geothermal energy injected 250 tons of carbon dioxide into an underground repository of volcanic rocks. To their surprise, the carbon they had injected underwent a quick chemical reaction and formed into a rock called carbonate in two years’ Read More...
Strong and sustainable: Synthetic spider silk is the perfect textile
The textile of the future may just be synthetic spider silk. Perhaps that seems odd, but it makes sense. Natural spider silk itself is light, elastic, and incredibly strong, and researchers are finding ways to make synthetic versions of it a commercial-scale using natural raw materials that are Read More...
What if age was nothing but a mind-set?
For two decades, a group of scientists looked at more than 4,000 subjects and found that men who were bald when they joined the study were more likely to develop prostrate cancer than men who kept their hair. The researchers couldn’t be sure what explained the link, though one researcher Read More...
The 20 key ingredients for a plant-based diet
There are many reasons why you should switch to the plant-based diet. For one, the world’s meat-eating habits are fueling climate change. And secondly, a diet based on plants is healthy. For those keen on becoming more like an herbivore, here are the top 20 essential ingredients to make your Read More...
Will self-driving cars do away with luxury and car ownership?
Dreams of the driverless car are primarily focused on how the robotic technology will usher in a new era of safe, seamless transportation. Less discussed is what social values, industries, and activities will be displaced or made obsolete. Consider luxury. The luxury car of 2016 looks very Read More...