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Two German states hit 100% renewable electricity
The German states of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and Schleswig-Holstein generated more renewable power in 2015 than households and businesses in each state consumed. Germany has 16 federal states, three of which are city-states, leaving 13 area states known as Flächenländer. Renewable energy Read More...
Solar can be beautiful; look at these stunning buildings
The sight of solar panels inspires because of the clean, renewable energy potential. But the aesthetics of the panels are often disappointing. The cold, blue surfaces break the beauty of architectural designs. But it can be different. Here are ten stunning examples of solar architecture. Read More...
Feeding a growing world population does not require deforestation
We cannot escape deforestation in developing countries because we need more farm land to feed growing populations. That is the implicit assumption in most future scenarios. However, as a major Austrian study shows, people don’t have to go hungry to conserve the planet’s forests. By 2050, the UN Read More...
Smart grid uses blockchain to record transactions in its sustainable energy network
Rapid change happens when new technologies “marry”. When the telephone and the computer wedded, the Internet was born. Now, an interesting marriage emerges between microgrids, providing sustainable, renewable energy and the blockchain, the bitcoin technology to record transactions. Read More...
New cheap solar-powered energy system turns salt water into drinking water
Lack of access to fresh water is fast becoming the biggest threat to the future of humanity. The easiest solution is turning salt water, abundantly available in the oceans, into drinking water. That’s why rich countries invest in water desalination plants. But such plants are too expensive for Read More...
5 recipes using honey for beauty and health
Many heavily advertised beauty products consist of chemicals that may not be healthy for us at all. However, it’s possible to detoxify your beauty routine. A first step is focusing on edible ingredients in homemade beauty recipes, which ensures that what you are putting on your body is, in fact, Read More...
Ford plans long-range electric car to compete with Tesla, GM
Ford Motor Co. plans to introduce a long-range electric vehicle to compete with battery-powered models coming from Tesla Motors Inc. and General Motors Co. that would go 200 miles or more on a charge. “Our approach, very simply, is we want to make sure that we’re either among the Read More...
Kobe Bryant, The Beatles and a child chess prodigy all have the same habit
For an entire year, close friends and peers of mine in the entrepreneurial community suggested I take up meditation. I downloaded Headspace, woke up every morning and listened to their 10-minute session every morning. This lasted until Day 5, at which point I rushed out the door as I always did, Read More...
The transcendental revelations of astronauts
Astronaut Kjell Lindgren spent close to five months on the International Space Station last year serving as a NASA flight engineer and mission specialist. He still remembers the first time he saw the Earth from space. "I saw this really bright white light coming through the small windows of the Read More...
Warren Buffett's surprising secret for success and happiness
Contrary to what many people think, the key to success is not toiling away at a nine-to-five job in which you take no pleasure. Take it from Warren Buffett himself, "The secret to reliable, sustainable success does not come from forcing yourself to do something you don't love. In fact, true Read More...