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Want your kids to be better off than you? Move to a high-density city
If you think of high-density cities, you may think of pollution, poverty and moral decline. But the reality, according to new research in urban studies, is that these cities offer residents more economic opportunities and upward mobility. Analyzing data on urban sprawl and economics, the Read More...
Ugandan engineers have built a solar-powered bus for Africa’s roads
Engineers in Uganda have built a bus that runs on Africa’s most abundant resource: sunlight. Named the Kayoola, the 35-seater bus can run up to 80 kilometers on two power banks that can be recharged by solar panels installed on the roof of the bus and has no emissions. Since they can generate Read More...
EasyJet to cut carbon emissions with hydrogen fuel-cell trial
EasyJet has announced it will trial the use of hydrogen fuel cells on their planes to save a potential 50,000 tons of fuel and corresponding CO2 emissions each year. The hydrogen fuel cells aren’t the alternative to jet fuel, but will rather capture energy from when the plane brakes. That energy Read More...
This small accounting tweak may boost demand for renewables
It may not be a very sexy topic, but a small change to the way companies report their carbon footprint could spark higher demand for renewable energy. London-based non profit consultancy firm CDP (formally Carbon Disclosure Project) will start giving greater recognition to businesses that buy Read More...
... Or no, wait, for a bright future, send your kids to art schools
More and more, robots are taking over our jobs. We're entering the post-work society. So in what kind of world will our children live when they are adults? If you want to prepare them, you will have to stimulate their creativity. "Send your kids to art school," artist Dustin Timbrook writes. Read More...
Rwanda: How use of renewable energy could boost household income
The government is progressing in increasing access to electricity countrywide, especially in rural areas where the majority of Rwandans do not have power for lighting or to run income-generating activities. To increase access to energy, the government started initiatives, like model green villages Read More...
How to use your food ‘waste’
I practise a style of cooking that I call root-to-fruit eating: it’s about cooking consciously, making the most of our ingredients and wasting nothing. It’s a step on from the nose-to-tail philosophy, which means to eat the whole animal. By cooking from root to fruit, we can save money Read More...
A small, self-governing island may hand over its roads to self-driving cars
Phil Gawne, the transportation minister on the Isle of Man, is working 16-hour days on two projects rooted in radically different eras. First, he’s trying to salvage the island’s horse-drawn carriages that date to 1876. At the same time, Gawne is leading a project to potentially lure Read More...
Morocco to launch world’s largest solar energy plant
Moroccan King Mohamed IV will launch the biggest solar energy plant in the world tomorrow, the Anadolu Agency reported yesterday. The plant called Noor 1 has been built in the Sahara desert, near the town of Ouarzazate. An official said: “Morocco gives much importance to the renewable energy Read More...
Study shows reforestation helps prevent flooding
Native woodlands in uplands reduce the effects of flooding. This is proven by recent scientific research such as the Pontbren Project, by Bangor University in Wales. They examined the management of upland sites by a group of farmers. It established that soil under mixed native trees absorbs water Read More...