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U.S. farmers struggle to meet the consumer demand for organic food
America needs more organic farmers to meet the rising demand of consumers. Last year consumer appetite for organic foods in the U.S reached $13.4 billion. However, only one percent of the country’s cropland is dedicated to organic farming. That needs to change, and big corporations are leading Read More...
Walkable cities make people smarter
People who live in “walkable” cities are healthier, happier and smarter. Residents of walkable cities tend to have a higher proportion of college grads, according to a new survey. However, the research is not clear which direction the correlation goes. It could be that well-educated people Read More...
Rotterdam offers burial at sea for greenhouse gases
A scheme to collect millions of tonnes of greenhouse gases and bury them under the North Sea off the coast of Rotterdam is Europe's best hope of showing it can make carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology work. Rotterdam, Europe's largest port, is the home to the sole survivor of a dozen Read More...
Mind over mat: how yoga is helping refugee women
On Tuesday mornings female refugees like Eden come to practise yoga. The sessions are run by Ourmala, a voluntary organisation that every week gives around 60 refugee women a safe space to breathe, heal and rehabilitate. Today, Eden, an Eritrean refugee, is joined in the modestly sized studio space Read More...
Volkswagen's Audi plans electric car push to put heat on Tesla
Audi will aim for electric cars to account for a quarter of its sales by 2025 as part of a strategic overhaul following the emissions scandal at parent Volkswagen, company sources said, in a move that could step up the challenge to U.S. group Tesla. Audi, which has been slow to embrace Read More...
Here's why fintechs are turning to equity crowdfunding for investment
Equity crowdfunding refers to when investors, including the general public, invest in an unlisted company in exchange for shares. It's usually facilitated through a digital platform. Recently, we've seen a number of fintechs leverage equity crowdfunding platforms for funding rounds — and investor Read More...
Plug Power surges on second French fuel cell order in a week
Plug Power Inc. climbed the most in more than four months after winning its second major order to provide fuel cell power systems for forklifts in France. Plug Power rose 7.3 percent to $1.9 at 9:49 a.m. in New York, after earlier rising as much as 10 percent, the most intraday since March 10. Read More...
Victoria approves state's largest windfarm project
Victoria has approved a $650m, 96-turbine windfarm that will be the largest in the state as it bids to become the nation’s renewable energy leader. The approval of the Dundonnell project means 300 direct and indirect jobs will be created during construction and the turbines will generate 1000 Read More...
These pretty travel bags are made from recycled plastic bottles and billboards
When entrepreneur Hamilton Perkins was getting ready to go on a trip and couldn't find a duffel bag he liked, he decided to design his own. The first version was leather, but he soon shifted to a more unconventional material: plastic bottles. "The bigger goal I always had was to build products that Read More...
The central bankers’ bold new idea: Print Bitcoins
When it comes to bitcoin and digital currencies, central banks might be considering the adage: “If you can’t beat them, join them.” In a research paper published on Monday, economists at the Bank of England advocated that central banks issue their own kind of digital currency. Read More...