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This program will make cutting carbon emissions lucrative for farmers
Farmers make their profits from the food they produce, but what if they received an extra sum of money for the emissions they didn’t produce? Under a new program run by the California Air Resources Board, 21 of the state’s rice farmers have an extra incentive to think green. The program has Read More...
Drones deliver sterile insects to tackle disease in Ethiopia
In a region of Ethiopia where disease-ridden tsetse flies run rampant, drones are being administered to lower the fly population and ultimately save lives. The autonomous drones can fly for up to two hours at a cruise speed of 20 meters per second and have temperature controlled pods under each Read More...
An international deal to limit aviation emissions may soon be ready for takeoff
Aviation was controversially left out of the final Paris Agreement, but now it seems a much-needed deal to tackle global aviation emissions is set to be delivered this coming September. The deal, led by the U.N-backed International Civil Aviation Organization, would set the first limits on flight Read More...
China to halt coal development in 15 regions
While most of the world was diverting from coal last year, 155 planned coal plants in China were approved by the government in 2015 alone. Now it seems China is having some doubts about those plans. In response to growing fears that the country’s coal power sector is suffering from worsening Read More...
What to eat to sleep better
Having trouble falling asleep? It may be a result of your diet. A new study out of Purdue University suggests that people who eat a high-protein diet are more likely to sleep better. The study found that consuming a lower calorie diet with a higher amount of protein improves sleep quality for Read More...
Hundreds of UK churches set to go green, switch to renewable energy-charities
More than 400 churches in the United Kingdom plan to switch to clean energy providers for their light and heat, shifting spending of 1 million pounds ($1.4 million) to renewables from fossil fuels, two Christian charities said on Wednesday. The move is part of the Big Church Switch, an initiative Read More...
8 everyday activities that boost your health
Repetitive activities that put your hands to work can help relieve stress by getting you out of your head Gardening is better than other leisure activities for fighting stress and lowering your risk of dementia Taking time off from work can reduce your risk of heart attack and depression When it Read More...
Organic and Sustainable Agriculture Can Feed the Planet
Could it, or could it not? The perennial discussion as to whether organic food production could actually feed the globe is back at the debate table. And the data culled for this latest report suggests that turning to increased organic food production to feed the globe isn’t really a far-fetched Read More...
Wall Street goes big on Bitcoin tech
The mainstreaming of bitcoin tech continues. Nearly 500 suit-clad Wall Streeters, regulators, professors, and tech execs gathered at the Depository Trust & Clearing Corp.’s attended first ever single-issue public symposium, on blockchain, Tuesday in midtown Manhattan. Earlier Tuesday DTCC, Read More...
You can eat this algae-based water bottle when you're done with your drink
The world has a massive plastic pollution problem fueled by consumers’ habit of purchasing bottled water, so what if we replaced conventional plastic bottles with biodegradable ones? In Iceland, a product design student has created an algae-based water bottle that starts to decompose immediately Read More...