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Food surpluses are inevitable in our consumer-led society. Food waste isn’t
If they think about it at all, most people think of food waste, or surplus, as the “reduced to clear” section in the supermarket. But that is just a tiny fraction of what exists. The truth is that most food surpluses in the supply chain never even reach our supermarket shelves. Let me Read More...
How a Brexit would end British high animal welfare standards
As the EU referendum debate rages on, with conflicting facts and assertions flung both ways, it's worth taking a step back and thinking of the positive things we have achieved together in Europe. So often, they remain unseen and unacknowledged. Take the protection of animals. The EU now has some of Read More...
Honda works with GM on fuel cell manufacturing, parts procurement
Honda Motor Company is in talks with General Motors over how to manufacture and procure parts for hydrogen fuel cell stacks as part of a technology development partnership, the Japanese automaker's chief executive said on Thursday. CEO Takahiro Hachigo announced the update on the collaboration Read More...
New grid storage technology helps integrate renewables
Developing cheap energy storage is a critical step in moving to renewables and away from fossil fuels as the primary source of electricity: it’s the only way such intermittent sources can supply power to the grid when the wind’s not blowing and the sun’s not shining. Duke Energy, Read More...
Behind the label: can we trust certification to give us fairer products?
In 1988, the first Fairtrade label, Max Havelaar, was applied to packs of Mexican coffee sold in Dutch supermarkets. At the time, using a product label to say something about standards in a supply chain was revolutionary, but today it is routine. The Ecolabel Index currently lists 463 Read More...
A Bitcoin-Style Currency for Central Banks
The Bank of England asked researchers to invent a digital currency with a more centralized design. by Tom Simonite March 10, 2016 Sponsored by The digital currency Bitcoin was designed to be independent of any government—a feature that also limits its mainstream appeal. Now researchers have Read More...
GE wants to use CO2 pollution to make huge solar batteries
For the past decade, environmentalist scientists have been trying to find solutions for two big problems: How to store solar energy for later use, and what to do with CO2 that’s been captured and sequestered from coal plants? Now scientists from General Electric believe they have an innovative Read More...
Dutch Scientists grow peas and tomatoes in ‘Martian’ soil
Live on Mars is getting closer as scientists, like astronaut and botanist Mark Watney in The Martian, are figuring out how to grow vegetables in the arid, alien soil of Mars. Scientists from Wageningen University in The Netherlands say they have had surprising success with crops grown in a Read More...
America's food waste problem is an opportunity to make money
63 million tons of food is wasted each year in the U.S, costing $218 billion annually in growing, processing, and transporting food that’s not eaten. A new report suggests there are plenty of good initiatives within the country that could make a dent in food waste if replicated on a large-scale. Read More...
Solar provides energy independence to Palestinians in Gaza
The 1.95 million people of the Gaza strip get their power from Israel, Egypt and a small power plant. Power is notoriously unreliable with blackouts lasting from eight to twelve hours a day. But, increasingly, solar power is providing a degree of energy independence to the coastal enclave. For the Read More...