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Hydrogen heating a step closer as government adviser backs UK trials
Radical plans to use hydrogen to heat UK homes and businesses have moved a step closer after the Government’s official climate advisers said the plan was “technically feasible” and called for major trials to be undertaken. In a report, the Committee on Climate Change identified Read More...
Vegan chefs show how to make even a carrot the centerpiece of a meal
V Street, the new cookbook by married chefs Rich Landau and Kate Jacoby, features recipes inspired by global street food. Jacoby says the right techniques can coax "amazing flavor" out of Read More...
Global wind energy capacity reaches 456 GW, set to hit 500 GW by year-end
Global wind energy capacity reached 456 GW at the half-year mark of 2016, and is set to hit 500 GW by the end of the year, according to new figures from the World Wind Energy Association. Published this week, the World Wind Energy Association (WWEA) released its half-year report, revealing that 21 Read More...
Why aren’t we designing cities that work for women, not just men?
In the 1990s, a simple survey in Vienna led urban planners to rethink their whole approach to infrastructure development. The questionnaire asked residents why and how they used public transportation, and the results were striking because men and women had very different responses. Men’s Read More...
The race to build a solar plant that generates power for 1 million homes
Renewable energy is decentralized energy: solar panels on the roofs of homes and windmills in the countryside—no big power plants. There’s one exception: concentrated solar power plants. These plants use mirrors that capture the sun's rays and concentrate it onto a tower equipped with a molten Read More...
New Patagonia short film: Fair trade is better for people and business
The way you shop can change lives. There’s probably no better and more effective contribution that you can make to a better and more fair world than making better choices as a consumer. Fair trade can help improve the lives individuals and families around the globe. Outdoor clothing company and Read More...
The next solar opportunity: Turning windows into solar panels
Imagine that the windows of your home could capture solar energy in an invisible way without any loss of sight or light. That would be a dream technology and researchers are getting closer to it. They have developed a thin film of quantum dots on window glass that could be the key to achieving Read More...
The rapid growth of clean power begins to reverse global warming trend
The renewable energy revolution that The Optimist Daily reports on every day, is beginning to have a real impact on global warming. During the first six months of the year, carbon dioxide emissions from America’s energy industry dropped to the lowest point since 1991, according to U.S. Energy Read More...
Protect your brains from your stress and your emotions
For your brains to age in a healthy way, you need to avoid stress. Contrary to what you may think, stress is not caused by your long to-do list. Stress is caused by your negative thoughts about that list. You can’t change your deadlines, but you can change your negative thoughts, and that will Read More...
Manhattan pharmacy taxing men more because America is sexist
A New York pharmacy has been on the receiving end of a backlash after announcing a new store policy that "all male customers are subject to a 7% Man Tax". The unofficial levy was announced in the window of Thompson Chemists in the Soho district of Manhattan on Monday, alongside another sign Read More...