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Spending money on others could benefit your health
Research has already proven that donating time as a volunteer can improve physical health, but now new research suggests spending money on others can benefit your health as well. Researchers at the University of British Columbia conducted an experiment in which two groups of adults aged 65 and Read More...
Nine ways to improve nutrition and tackle climate change
Focus on sustainable diets. Empower women. Fix our broken food systems. Get better at producing and sharing food. The Guardian asked a panel of experts one of the most urgent question of our times—how to deal with the threats that climate change poses to nutrition and food security. Here are the Read More...
2 daily morning exercises to become more productive
The key to having a productive day is establishing the right mind-set in the morning. Get off on the wrong foot, and you may not get so much done throughout the day. Here are 2 simple daily morning exercises that will help boost your Read More...
African Union introduces $20 billion renewable energy plan
The African Union, an alliance of 54 countries, announced a plan to mobilize $20 billion to develop at least 10 gigawatts of renewable energy on the continent by the end of the decade. The African Renewable Energy Initiative was announced Tuesday at the United Nations climate summit in Paris. It Read More...
Women are the victims of climate change – and the keys to climate action
Women activists march ahead of the 2015 Paris Climate Change Conference in Bogota, Colombia. Photograph: Jose Miguel Gomez/Reuters As the nations of the world meet in Paris to address climate change, it is critical that women play a central role in these historic negotiations. Gender equality is Read More...
Monsanto pledges to be carbon neutral by 2021
Monsanto Co. plans to make its operations carbon neutral by 2021, in part by working with farmers who use its products to help them reduce carbon emissions, the company's CEO told The Associated Press. To be carbon neutral, Monsanto must reduce its net emission of climate-changing carbon to zero. Read More...
Pakistan attracts $3 billion foreign investment in renewable energy
The Pakistani Government’s push towards expansion of renewable energy infrastructure and direct negotiations with foreign governments has yielded results in terms of increased investment. Foreign investors have poured $3 billion over the last year into the renewable energy sector in Pakistan, Read More...
France to spend billions on African renewable energy projects
France plans to spend billions of euros in renewable energy and other environmental projects in its former west African colonies and across Africa over the next five years, President François Hollande said on Tuesday. Africa produces little of the greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide, produced Read More...
5 tips for marketing to conscious consumers
Conscious consumption is on the rise. People are seeking out ways to make better decisions about what to buy, and do-good brands are becoming household names -- TOMS, Warby Parker and Ten Thousand Villages, just to name a few. From donating product or a portion of sales to establishing fair wages Read More...
Virtual-reality games could really make you feel more empathetic
As virtual reality games and films rise in popularity around the world, so could the levels of empathy in people. Researchers in Finland studied how people react when looking at images of faces, and they’ve found that 3D images transfer more emotion to the viewer than simple 2D photographs. When Read More...