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Colombia peace deal: Historic agreement is signed
The Colombian government and left-wing Farc rebels have signed a historic agreement that formally brings an end to 52 years of armed conflict. The rebel leader Timoleon Jimenez, known as Timochenko, apologised to "all the victims of the conflict" and was greeted by cheers and applause. He said: "I Read More...
This Stanford created monster teaches your kids that effort matters more than IQ
Mojo is a monster with a problem. He used to like school, but then math got hard, and Mojo decided he was not smart enough. School became less fun, and Mojo wanted to make a run for it. But he didn’t, because Mojo was designed by Class Dojo, a Silicon Valley edtech start up, and a team of Read More...
No fracking, drilling or digging: it’s the only way to save life on Earth
Do they understand what they have signed? Plainly they do not. Governments such as ours, now ratifying the Paris agreement on climate change, haven’t the faintest idea what it means – either that or they have no intention of honouring it. For the first time we can see the numbers on which the Read More...
Build healthy soil through regenerative grazing
The Resilient Farm and Homestead (Chelsea Green Publishing, 2013) is a comprehensive how-to manual that will help the reader select, design, develop, and manage land for self-reliance and regenerative agriculture, and presents a thriving model for productive, durable homesteads and farms in cold Read More...
50% of EU residents could be generating their own renewable energy by 2050
A people-powered energy revolution—an era in which people can produce their own electricity—is possible, and could happen soon, according to a new report released Monday by the environmental group Friends of the Earth Europe (FOEE). The report, The Potential of Energy Citizens in the Read More...
Lots to lose: how cities around the world are eliminating car parks
With space for roughly 20,000 cars, the parking lot that surrounds the West Edmonton Mall in Alberta, Canada, is recognised as the largest car park in the world. Spread across vast expanses of asphalt and multi-storey concrete structures, these parking spots take up about half the mall’s 5.2m Read More...
Charities were there first: The new world of social enterprise
Have you heard about social enterprises? Social enterprises apply business solutions to social problems. They're incredibly hot right now. So hot, in fact, that I've just come back from the Social Capital Markets (SOCAP) conference in San Francisco where there were over 2000 attendees. It's the Read More...
Solar in Africa launches new services by enabling refrigeration and irrigation
New ideas and declining costs are leading to a dramatic uptake of solar technology across Africa, according to a report published by the International Renewable Energy Agency. Many startups are trying to navigate the challenges of Africa’s off-grid electricity sector with mobile, flexible solar Read More...
“Food companies should shift from meat to plants to support environment and health”
A group of 40 investors managing $1.25 trillion in assets have launched a campaign to encourage 16 global food companies to change the way they source protein for their products to help to reduce environmental and health risks. The investors wrote to the food companies urging them to respond to the Read More...
Airlines support carbon emissions plan that could cost them $24 billion a year
The airline industry is pushing to support a United Nations proposal to limit pollution from international flights even though the measure may eventually cost companies $24 billion annually. The airlines are pushing nations to join the agreement, which would require companies to offset their Read More...