Search
Total number of posts: 23913
Experts weigh In: Cost of wind energy to keep going down, down, down
Here’s more bad news for fossil fuels: The U.S. Department of Energy just released the results of a global survey of 163 wind energy experts. The verdict: The cost of wind energy will drop between 24 and 30 percent by 2030, from a 2014 baseline. In addition, a total reduction of 35 to 41 Read More...
Paved, but still alive
There are said to be at least 105 million and maybe as many as 2 billion parking spaces in the United States. A third of them are in parking lots, those asphalt deserts that we claim to hate but that proliferate for our convenience. One study says we’ve built eight parking spots for every car Read More...
Cooking with a meal kit may waste 62% less food than grocery store ingredients
Like other meal-kit-in-a-box startups, Blue Apron is premised on convenience. But the company has always argued that their model has another benefit—slashing food waste. Each meal comes with only the precise amount needed for each ingredient, whether it's a single carrot, three dates, or a Read More...
Bitcoin is money, U.S. judge says in case tied to JPMorgan hack
left right left right NEW YORK Bitcoin qualifies as money, a federal judge ruled on Monday, in a decision linked to a criminal case over hacking attacks against JPMorgan Chase & Co and other companies. U.S. District Judge Alison Nathan in Manhattan rejected a bid by Anthony Murgio to dismiss Read More...
How this woman overcame the marginalization of women in Turkey with flying colors
Although Turkey claims it's becoming a cosmopolitan country, patriarchy in the nation is still ever present. In fact, Turkey ranked 130 out of 145 countries in the World Economic Forum’s 2015 Global Gender Gap Report, and less than 30 percent of women ages 15-64 participated in the labor force in Read More...
Monsanto Bayer deal shows that GMO support is weakening
At first glance, people looking for more sustainable solutions in the world might shrug their shoulders about the news of pharmaceutical and chemical multinational Bayer acquiring agrochemical giant Monsanto. Monsanto has been a target of the worldwide environmental movement for two decades for its Read More...
Could ancient remedies hold the answer to the looming antibiotics crisis?
The overuse and misuse of antibiotics have led to the emergence and spread of micro-organisms that are resistant to them, rendering treatment ineffective and posing a serious risk to public health. This could make common bacterial diseases that are curable today impossible to treat in the future, Read More...
France says 'au revoir' to plastic cups, plates and other plastic utensils
What’s the fastest way to get people to stop using plastic cups, plates and cutlery? How about banning them? That’s what’s happening in France after the government passed a new law that will ensure that all plastic cups, plates, and cutlery must be made of biologically-sourced materials that Read More...
Follow these science-backed steps to avoid burnout at your work
Do you feel uninspired at work? Do you find yourself simply going through the motions, unengaged with what’s going on around you? If so, you’re not alone. In fact, studies suggest that 51% of employees in America feel they’re not getting anything meaningful out of work. This can be rather Read More...
World’s Largest Repurposed EV Battery Facility Under Construction In Germany
Germany expects 40 to 45% of the electrical power consumed in Germany to be generated from renewable resources by 2025. That number is anticipated to grow to 55 to 60% by 2035. That’s good news for greening the electrical grid, but renewables still require some form of storage medium, such as Read More...