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Sober is the new drunk: why millennials are ditching bar crawls for juice crawls
On a Saturday afternoon in Manhattan, Rachel Floyd and her boyfriend Paul Isham take a shot of a dark yellow liquid called Mother F*#%in’ Fireball. “It kind of makes my leg hair follicles feel like they’re standing out,” says Isham, a 33-year-old audio visual technician Read More...
How the new Clairy air purifier is making a difference in the lives of consumers
Air purity is a big issue in the world today. The recent news that many cities around the world are experiencing record levels of air pollution, along with many cities in Europe admitting that they won't reach air quality targets for at least five years, has convinced people and businesses that Read More...
Honda creates Clarity line of hydrogen fuel cell cars
Honda will launch three cars over the next three years under its Clarity nameplate, potentially turning the automaker's fledgling Clarity badge into family of vehicles that could become a symbol of Honda's environmental aspirations. The first car will be the Honda Clarity Fuel Cell. It will go on Read More...
Cost of solar energy falls every time the sun rises
Installing solar panels on your roof is not just for tree-hugging environmentalists. The increasing ease of the process and the financial returns have made going solar practically mainstream. Washingtonians are embracing solar power in a big way. In the District, residential solar installations Read More...
This vital signs cap will keep an extra eye on infants in understaffed hospitals
Hospitals in developing countries can be terribly understaffed, with nurses taking care of 20 or 30 critically ill babies at the same time. That’s why two Columbia University graduates have developed the Neopenda hat, a little cap that tracks the vital signs of the baby wearing it. Inside the Read More...
Tesco eases rules for imported beans to save tons of food
UK retailer Tesco changed regulations for bean imports from Kenya, which is expected to save over 135 tons of food crops from waste. Growers were previously required to supply beans with a strictly specified size range, and stripped of strings. The company has now eased rules on bean size, as Read More...
UK study says zero carbon economy possible in 10 years
A zero-carbon emission economy is achievable in not more than 10 years, according to a study by the Sussex Energy Group. The technology of electric cars and solar and wind energy would have advanced sufficiently to completely phase out fossil fuels. The study acknowledges energy transitions often Read More...
San Francisco will require new buildings to install solar panels
All new buildings in San Francisco with 10 floors or less must install rooftop solar panels starting in 2017. The Better Roofs Ordinance is expected to add 50,000 solar panels and avert 26.3 million tons of carbon dioxide annually—equivalent to emissions from 5,000 cars driven for a year. San Read More...
Three ways to enhance your creative mind
Creativity is often regarded a quality you either have or have not. This Inc. article disagrees. “Creativity is a mode, not an identity”, it says, arguing it all comes down to shutting our frontal cortex, the part of the brain in which hosts organizational/executive skills. The article provides Read More...
Will Denmark win the global race against food waste?
If Carlsberg is known as probably the best beer in the world, then Denmark can soon be known as probably the world leading country in the fight against food waste. With national reduction in food waste by 25% within the last five years, a national movement against food waste, a food waste Read More...