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EU to make electric car charging stations mandatory for each new house
Buying an electric car is much more attractive if you have the capability of charging it every night. The EU is well aware of this, which is why they have created a new initiative that will equip each new or refurbished house in Europe with an electric vehicle recharging point. The initiative is Read More...
A simple investment in your health: Steer clear of sugar
There are simple things you can do to stay healthy. Leaving sugar our of your diet is one of them. Here's a compelling statistic: The founding fathers ate less than 10 pounds of sugar per year; today the average sugar consumption per capita in the U.S. is more then 10 times as high. We pay a high Read More...
Is using less water the secret to cutting our greenhouse gas emissions?
When most of us think of slowing global warming, we think of reducing car exhaust and power plant emissions – limiting activities that involve combusting fossil fuels. But we rarely draw the connection between the production of energy and another important resource: water. Yet in California, Read More...
Future cities could run on shared fleets of electric self-driving cars
Over the coming decades, a dozen dense and developed cities may aggressively use shared fleets of electric and self-driving cars that could be summoned to pick up passengers and shuttle them to offices and stores. Such cars, which could carry anywhere from two passengers to 20 passengers, could Read More...
The Uber economy looks a lot like the pre-industrial economy
Maybe Uber isn’t that innovative after all. A new study from the McKinsey Global Institute (MGI), finds that the “gig” economy model popularized by Uber has a lot in common with the economies of poor countries today, as well as the US and Europe before the Industrial Revolution. Uber and Read More...
The beauty of what we'll never know
Almost 30 years ago, Pico Iyer took a trip to Japan, fell in love with the country and moved there. A keen observer of the human spirit, Iyer professes that he now feels he knows far less about Japan — or, indeed, about anything — than he thought he knew three decades ago. In this lyrical Read More...
20 minutes of this simple breathing technique could lower your inflammation
Ever struggle to keep up with the heavy yoga breathing that everyone around you seems to do effortlessly? Well, it’s time to hone in your skills—in the name of gut health. According to a new study, pranayama—AKA the Ayurvedic breathing technique practiced in Read More...
This board game is designed for activists to practice building movements
Board games have a history in social justice movements. Even Monopoly was originally created to teach players about inequality and the problems capitalism can create. A new game, inspired by those roots, is designed to let players practice building a social movement. "There are a lot of games about Read More...
As prices plunge, Africa surges into clean, cheap solar energy
Until almost two years ago, James Mbugua, a farmer living in Karai, a village on the outskirts of Kenya’s capital, relied on kerosene to light his house, and a car battery to power his television so he wouldn't miss the news. Part of the reason he couldn't plug into the power grid, despite Read More...
The most romantic eco-hotels in Europe
Think staying in a sustainable hotel means waking up at 6 a.m. to work on the farm? Or using a compostable toilet in an off-the-grid shack? You care deeply about the environment, yet you want to be pampered while vacationing with your significant other. You want fluffy comforters made of organic Read More...