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More and more businesses branch out and are making money from solar
Companies typically put solar panels on their roofs to support clean energy and cut emissions, but a growing group of them are branching out to earn profits from selling solar energy. Apple and clothing company Patagonia are leading this trend that was initiated by Google which received a license Read More...
New program shows success in halting and reversing early-stage Alzheimer’s
There’s no cure for Alzheimer’s and more and more people are suffering from it. A new study shows some cause for optimism. Neuroscientists have been able to halt, and in some cases reverse, the disease in ten early-stage patients. A combination therapy, called the MEND program, shows remarkable Read More...
Climate change: UK to set bold emissions target
A world-leading climate change target up to the early 2030s is set to be confirmed by the British government. Ministers are expected to announce that the UK will cut carbon emissions by 57% by 2032, from 1990 levels. The announcement will help reassure the investors needed to overhaul the UK's Read More...
Intel, Mobileye, BMW to develop driverless cars: Report
German carmaker BMW AG is the latest automobile company to hop onto the driverless bandwagon, Bloomberg reported. Chipmaker Intel Corp. is working with Jerusalem-basedMobileye NV to develop self-driving car technology for BMW AG, reported Bloomberg, citing people familiar with the matter. Mobileye Read More...
Aloe vera should be investigated as diabetes treatment, study says
Aloe vera should be further investigated as a potential antidiabetic compound, say researchers after analyzing evidence that it lowered blood glucose in patients with diabetes and pre-diabetes. The analysis is the work of researchers at the David Grant USAF Medical Center at Travis Air Force Base Read More...
Here comes the sun: US solar power market hits all-time high
Solar energy in the US has had a rocky existence. Ever since Ronald Reagan symbolically removed Jimmy Carter’s solar panels from the White House roof in 1986, federal policy has been unpredictable, such that manufacturers and consumers could never depend on reliable incentives to produce and Read More...
Can the advertising industry sell us waste-free living?
It was diving in the Great Barrier Reef in Australia that sparked Andy Ridley’s interest in environmental issues. Shocked at its state, he joined WWF and went on to launch Earth Hour in 2007, the huge climate change awareness campaign that sees buildings in 7,000 cities turn off their lights. Read More...
Growing Greens in the Spare Room as ‘Vertical Farm’ Start-Ups Flourish
They include City-Hydro, a farm built in a spare bedroom on the second floor of Larry and Zhanna Hountz’s three-story rowhouse in Baltimore. Mr. Hountz came to urban farming out of necessity. After a serious car accident, he was unable to leave his house for two years and had trouble Read More...
Fighting cancer with light and acid without harming the body
Traditional methods to fight cancer like radiation, surgery, and chemotherapy, create a lot of collateral damage in the body. That’s why scientists are looking for ways to destroy cancer cells without harming surrounding tissue. A new promising treatment is being developed at the University of Read More...
Leading U.S. poultry producer raises animal welfare standards
Perdue, the fourth-largest poultry producer of the U.S. has announced that it will pay for its 2,000 growers’ animal welfare improvements. The company is footing the bill for the retrofitting of chicken houses to include such first-class amenities as windows, perches and more room for chickens to Read More...