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50 green business ideas for startup entrepreneurs
If you’re an environmentalist and an entrepreneur, there are plenty of ways you can combine those two passions into a successful environmentally conscious business. There are even some green business opportunities out there that can allow you to offer eco-friendly products and services to Read More...
How mini-farms can yield food security
Monday, October 3, 2016 - 12:30amThis article originally appeared on Ensia. Her face shaded by a wide-brimmed straw hat, Olawumi Benedict is cheerfully tending to her "little babies" — kale seedlings growing in shallow wooden flats until they’re hardy enough for transplantation into Read More...
Call to close ivory market agreed upon at U.K wildlife conference
At the U.N wildlife conference in South Africa, a non-binding proposal to close all domestic ivory trade has been approved. While the international market in ivory has been closed since 1989, legal domestic markets have continued in many countries around the world. The move is not legally binding, Read More...
India set to ratify Paris climate agreement
For the Paris agreement to come into force, a total of 55 countries amounting to at least 55 percent of total global emissions must ratify the deal. The U.S and China were amongst the most recent countries to ratify the deal, and now India has announced they too will give their approval on Read More...
Survey: We need more rest and the best way to get it, is to spend time alone
A year-long online survey “The rest test” that questioned 18,000 people in 134 countries shows –not so surprisingly—that most people feel they don’t get enough rest. The respondents reported on average 3 hours rest per day (besides sleep). The optimal amount of rest linked to a high Read More...
Fierce competition drives down the price of offshore wind energy
Competition drives the clean energy revolution in an exponential way to faster and better outcomes. We see that with electric cars where new models seem to break battery range records weekly. And the cost of building solar plants has declined by 25 percent in just five months. Now a similar Read More...
6 simple ways to lose weight without dieting
Dieting isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. Contrary to popular belief, research shows dieting actually tends to promote weight gain. Luckily, there are many other ways you can lose weight without having to deny yourself from different foods. Here are 6 ways you can lose weight without Read More...
How to build a compost shower for free hot water
A heating system developed by a French innovator decades ago is gaining a new life as a sustainable way to get free hot showers in the modern world. The annual build of the compost shower has just been completed at the Fair Harvest Permaculture Farm in Margaret River WA. The system was developed by Read More...
Psychologist helps San Quentin prisoners find freedom through self-reflection
Jacques Verduin knows most of the men in San Quentin by name. And he's trying to make sure that when they leave the California state prison, just across the San Francisco Bay in Marin County, they don't ever come back. Verduin — a tanned man with silver hair, in his mid-50s — has been running Read More...
5 ways Ayurvedic practices can help make pregnancy easier
Ayurveda is an ancient medical science that puts the power of health and healing in your own hands. As a new mother, you can use the principles of Ayurveda to take care of yourself during pregnancy and support the critical recovery period after your baby is born. Here are five ways Ayurvedic Read More...