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Reykjavík: the geothermal city that aims to go carbon neutral
Reykjavík used to be marketed as a place of ‘pure energy’, run on geothermal power – and now Iceland’s capital is trying to become the world’s first carbon neutral city. Last month, Iceland became the one of the first countries to ratify the Paris climate deal with a unilateral Read More...
This New York restaurant takes a risk on meat alternatives
George Tenedios, the owner of Fresh&Co, a small New York chain of fast-casual restaurants, is constantly on the hunt for new ingredients. He’s experimented with all sorts of odd meat substitutes, from homemade tempeh to Silicon Valley darling Beyond Meat. But even he was stumped by a Read More...
Fast food chains could soon offer veggie burgers that are indistinguishable from beef
McDonalds doesn't sell veggie burgers because people don't buy them. That might have something to do with the fact that most pre-made veggie burgers taste vaguely like cardboard. But now that startups like Beyond Meat and Impossible Foods are coming out with plant-based burgers that Read More...
9 questions with eco architect William McDonough on the future of agriculture
We’re excited about urban farming here at Inhabitat, and we’ve been following the work of green architect William McDonough for years, through his groundbreaking Cradle to Cradle manifesto and book, to the inspiring Ford Factory renovation to the new Method Factory with sprawling Read More...
HyperSolar bumps the hydrogen race into high gear
Imagine a zero-emission fuel that can be squeezed out of polluted water using a process powered by renewable energy. We may be closer to this reality than you think. The company HyperSolar just completed the prototype phase for a new solar-powered system it says can “split” Read More...
Soak it up: China’s ambitious plan to solve urban flooding with ‘sponge cities’
Can the might of the Chinese government overcome complex needs and investor disinterest to deliver an ambitious programme to save China’s 450 million urban inhabitants from floods? Flooding causes more economic, social and humanitarian damage than any other natural disaster and has affected Read More...
Solving climate change with beer from Patagonia’s food startup
Yvon Chouinard, the short, bluff, fatalistic founder of Patagonia, the company renowned for its pricey parkas, fuzzy fleeces, and exhortations to buy fewer of them, sits in a cafeteria-style Chinese restaurant in Jackson, Wyo. He scratches a clam from its shell, forks it into his mouth, chews, Read More...
Help for children's mental health, from apps to parenting classes
Figures show that about a quarter of a million under-18s in England are receiving help from NHS mental health services. It is the first time this data has been recorded and it follows a reports that mental illness is soaring among women aged 16-24. Children’s services are struggling to cope Read More...
Green business awards celebrate community efforts
The daily news is full of constant and dismal descriptions of the effects of climate change on the earth. Floods inundating whole communities. Hurricanes pounding shorelines. Firestorms raging out of control. Drought and images of puckered farmland. It’s a welcome change to learn about Read More...
Why the sustainable food movement is unstoppable: it's the philosophy!
Fresh organic 'Heirloom' garlic from New Roots Farm in Newmarket NH, at the Portsmouth, NH farmer's market. Photo: ilovebutter via Flickr (CC BY). More articles about Good nutrition begins in healthy soils Corporate capture: Big Conservation must break out of its Stockholm syndrome Can markets in Read More...