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Feeling stuck? Neuroscience says go for a run
Sure, running is a good way to stay fit and healthy, but many fans of the activity claim to be hooked not just because of its physical effects, but also because of it's mental ones. Some say it builds resilience, others that it clears the mind, and yet others insist that getting out for a run spurs Read More...
How Sainsbury's is tackling food waste, sustainability and energy security in one swoop
In true circular economy fashion, the supermarket is using gas produced by its own food waste to run six of its stores Over the past few years supermarket giant Sainsbury's has emerged as one of the UK's sustainability pioneers. After last November being named by the investor-backed CDP Read More...
GOP states benefiting from shift to wind and solar energy
WASHINGTON — If there’s a War on Coal, it’s increasingly clear which side is winning. Wind turbines and solar panels accounted for more than two-thirds of all new electric generation capacity added to the nation’s grid in 2015, according to a recent analysis by the U.S. Department of Read More...
We've been mayors of New York, Paris and Rio. We know climate action starts with cities
The Paris Climate Agreement, already signed by more than 175 countries, was successful in large part because national governments recognized cities’ progress in reducing carbon emissions. On Thursday, as world leaders gather in Washington DC to discuss how to reach the goals set in Paris, they Read More...
Read this economic statistic: The sale of ping-pong tables in Silicon Valley
The ping-pong table has become synonymous with global startup culture. In Silicon Valley organizations like Startup Ping Pong and the San Francisco Ping-Pong League have popped up in recent years. In Australia, a ping-pong table is tax-deductible for certain businesses. However, The Wall Street Read More...
Electric cars will induce the inevitable oil collapse much sooner than you think
When it comes to forecasting the future, most models use linear projections based on current data. However, as history shows, change almost never happens according to linear models. The carriages were not gradually replaced by the automobile and computers and mobile phones did not find their places Read More...
If you are poor and hungry, stealing is not a crime in Italy
When you are hungry, stealing is not a crime. That is the opinion of the Supreme Court of Cassation in Italy. The court overruled a theft conviction against Roman Ostriakov, a homeless Ukrainian, who stole cheese and sausages worth €4.07 ($4.50) in 2011. Ostriakov was caught by another customer Read More...
Solar power sets new record-low price, undercutting coal
Solar power set another record-low price with developers in the United Arab Emirates bid as little as 2.99 cents a kilowatt-hour to develop 800 megawatts of a Dubai solar park. That’s 15 percent lower than the previous record set in Mexico last month and much lower than coal-fired energy that Read More...
Change the problem and a “new” solution will emerge
Here’s the problem: We are not really creative. Nobel Prize-winning research has shown that decision makers are subject to deeply held cognitive biases. Most problems are addressed by applying decisions people have made on similar problems in the past. So how do new solutions emerge? There’s a Read More...
Benefits of cycling and walking 'outweigh air pollution risk' in cities
The health benefits of cycling and walking outweigh the harm from inhaling air loaded with traffic fumes in all but the world’s most polluted cities, according to a study. An international team of researchers who have modelled the effects say only 1% of cities in the world have such high Read More...