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Now this is recycling: Watch SpaceX land a rocket on a rocking barge
Space rockets were the ultimate disposable, millions of dollars worth of expensive hardware just tossed away like a piece of Kleenex after doing their job. And as every TreeHugger knows, we pay the price for that convenience, both in the cost of the disposable and the embodied energy of the Read More...
The world's first fuel cell car sharing program launches in Germany
As EVs become increasingly mainstream, they seem to have found a natural home in carsharing services. BlueIndy has left its mark on Indianapolis, Ford has been testing its own EV sharing programs, Japan and China have seen their share of programs pop up, electric carsharing is helping low-income Read More...
The greenhouse that acts like a beetle and other inventions inspired by nature
When Brent Constantz, CEO of carbon capture company Blue Planet, was looking for a way to process carbon dioxide emissions, he found inspiration in nature. “Coral reefs and rainforests, the largest natural structures on the planet, are made of carbon,” he says. Reefs, in fact, not only Read More...
Lawmakers OK solar energy bill
BOSTON - The House, 152-1, and Senate, 35-0, approved and sent to Gov. Charlie Baker a bill that would raise the cap on solar net metering by 3 percent while decreasing the reimbursement rate paid to solar energy producers by 40 percent. The bill was hammered out by House and Senate Read More...
This Berlin supermarket just installed a farm inside its store
Shopping for locally grown produce has never been easier for some shoppers in Germany. At the Metro supermarket in Berlin, an indoor farming startup has set up a vertical farm at the end of the store’s produce aisle, inside which greens and herbs are growing. The farm takes the form of a glowing Read More...
The wonder-buoy that may finally make wave energy feasible
A Swedish company may finally have found a way to harvest energy from the endless motion of the ocean. The company, CorPower Ocean, has created a buoy that converts the bobbing motion of waves into electricity with maximum efficiency. Whereas other wave energy devices can stretch hundreds of feet Read More...
Why a blueberry muffin requires a 48-minute walk
We are sitting too much, not walking enough. The British chief executive of the Royal Society for Public Health has a simple solution: add an icon on food packaging showing how much exercise you'll need to do to burn off the calories in the favorite treat you have just consumed. Picture a blueberry Read More...
A solar innovation that provides water, electricity & internet connectivity to 3000 people
This innovation delivers a hattrick of very needful things to the developing world. The Watly system is described as the "biggest solar-powered computer in the world," which combines solar photovoltaics (PV) and battery storage for powering the unit (and for charging external devices), with a water Read More...
The surprisingly easy way to reduce your anxiety
Acts of kindness help to curb anxiety. Psychologists at the University of British Columbia found that engaging in acts of kindness on a daily basis from washing a roommate’s dishes to donating to charity can improve symptoms of anxiety by strengthening social relationships, increasing social Read More...
A small town in Germany is showing the rest of the world what helping refugees actually means
Language barriers and societal differences certainly make the integration of refugees a challenge for cities, but it is more than possible. Just take a look at Marburg, a German town pioneering a model to connect incoming refugees job that stabilize their lives. Marburg has a job center unlike any Read More...