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Amid climate change, small-scale farmers find merit in traditional techniques
She has found ways of adapting such as collecting and storing rainfall underground, and using mulch to lock moisture in the soil, which have kept her family comfortable despite living in southern Zimbabwe's Masvingo province, one of the country's driest regions. Techniques like hers can feed the Read More...
Saudi Arabia wants to become global renewable energy powerhouse
Despite being the world's second biggest producer of 'dirty' oil, Riyadh wants to turn into a leader in clean energy. Despite being the world's second biggest producer of oil, the burning of which is one of the top drivers of greenhouse gas-fuelled climate change, the kingdom of Saudi Arabia wants Read More...
Renewable energy grows in an unlikely place: the sunny Mideast
“In the past, whenever I used to meet with ministers of energy in some of the oil- or oil-and-gas-rich countries, they would talk about renewable energy, and that meeting would end in a nanosecond,” said Nabil Habayeb, General Electric’s president and chief executive for the Read More...
Canadian government makes 100% renewables commitment
The Canadian federal government has committed to powering all of its buildings and operations using renewable energy sources by 2025. The goal is in support of a broader target to reduce the government’s greenhouse-gas (GHG) emissions by 40% by 2030. Catherine McKenna, the federal minister of Read More...
MIT launches accelerator to support entrepreneurs who want to solve problems
It may be easy to start a technology company today as most technology can be developed and implemented simply and cheaply. In most cases, the new solution is the next app. However, that’s not true for the technology needed to solve the world's biggest problems—from low-cost water purification Read More...
Dutch dairy farmers are turning cow manure into power on a big scale
It’s a perfect example of the emerging circular economy. The Dutch dairy industry is harvesting the power of poo with a $165 million biogas project. The process is simple: the dung is broken down by bacteria into biogas in an anaerobic digester. Other machines then extract nitrates and phosphates Read More...
2 billion children need clean, renewable energy now
In the dire climate change scenarios, millions of people may die in decades to come. But here’s a major reason to implement clean energy now: According to a new report from Unicef two billion children—more than a quarter of the world's population—are exposed to air pollution at levels the Read More...
This map changes the way you see the world
We see the world as we know the map. It’s distorted picture of reality: Some countries are much bigger than they truly are. Others are smaller. It’s problem that comes with the projection of a 3-dimensional ball onto a 2-dimensional surface. And so the distortion lives in our minds. Here’s a Read More...
A bit of competition is the best motivation for regular exercise, says science
A new study shows that a bit of competition works best if you want to motivate yourself to exercise regularly. 800 graduate and professional students were put through an 11- week exercise program with running, spinning, yoga, Pilates and weightlifting classes. Each person was assigned to work Read More...
Mom breaks into tears: “I got to vote for a woman for president”
On election night Tuesday, Hillary Clinton hopes to take the stage at New York City’s Javits Center, beneath a glass ceiling, as America’s first female president-elect. If the Democratic nominee is elected president, it will be a captivating moment, overflowing with emotion Read More...