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The African country that plans to run on 100% renewable energy by 2020
The island nation of Cape Verde has pledged to power the entire country with nothing but renewable energy by the year 2020, and vowed to help other African states work towards the same goal in future. With almost no mineral resources of its own and little arable farmland, the outcrop in the middle Read More...
In a departure, pedestrians in Moscow actually heed traffic laws
Moscow still has huge traffic jams at rush hour and, according to TomTom, a Dutch company that compiles an annual survey of global traffic conditions, is now the world’s fifth most congested city. But this is a big improvement over just a few years ago, when Moscow beat out Mexico City, Read More...
L’Oreal going forward with 2 new solar power installations
L’Oreal USA is having two new solar arrays installed at its manufacturing facilities in Kentucky and Arkansas. The array in Kentucky will be 1.5 MW and the one in Arkansas will be 1.2 MW. Construction on the first will start in late 2016, and the one in North Little Rock is expected to be Read More...
Got bitcoin? Despite early setbacks, some say it is stronger than ever
From the beginning, the concept has been alluring if not utopian. Imagine a currency that is not tied to the whims of politicians, the foibles of central bankers, or the fortunes of a particular country. Rather than relying on a government to mint a currency, users could "mine" their own bitcoin by Read More...
Before you skip another workout, make sure to think about your brain
Exercising has tremendous benefits to the body and mind, leading to the creation of new neurons and increasing higher-level thinking. These benefits, however, will only remain if you continue exercising regularly. In a provocative new study, researchers found that some of the benefits of exercise Read More...
Typhoon turbine could power all of Japan for 50 years
Storms can be devastating, mainly because they have so much power and energy. An engineer wants to harness that energy with the world’s first typhoon win turbine, an egg beater-like contraption designed to harness the immense energy of storms as a unique energy source. The amount of kinetic Read More...
The power plant that could end recycling
Most of us are now thoroughly recycling our waste. But here’s a company that wants to outsource all that sorting to organisms. Dong Energy will open the world’s largest waste-to-biogas conversion plant in England next spring. The company uses advanced enzyme technology to handle unsorted Read More...
Oslo makes bold move in fight against climate change
Norway is a northern country and its residents need a lot of energy to stay warm during the ice and snow of the winter. Nonetheless, Norway has long been ahead of the mark when it comes to climate action, and now the capital’s city government has issued its first “climate budget” which aims Read More...
The key to happiness is living truthfully
Losing your personal integrity is the worst thing you can do to your happiness, but in a world where we constantly wish to please, it’s hard to stay authentic. It’s not a bad thing to be thinking of others, it’s just that pleasing people is not the same as helping people. And if we’re Read More...
New MIT app: check if your car meets climate targets
In a new study published in the journal Environmental Science & Technology, with an accompanying app for the public, scientists at MIT compare the carbon pollution from today’s cars tothe international 2°C climate target. In order to meet that target, overall emissions need to decline Read More...