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Scotland to announce major support for shift to organic food
Later this month, Scotland will reveal a bold new action plan for organic food production. Aimed to strengthen the country’s organic food sector, the plan will help build a more sustainable farming future. That’s no luxury, as it is estimated that half of the UK’s food will come from overseas Read More...
Benefits from renewable energy programs far outweigh costs
The benefits of renewable energy for the environment are well-known. Even so, policies that push for clean energy are being criticized by opponents who claim they increase electricity costs for consumers. A new report from Berkeley Lab’s Energy Analysis & Environmental Impacts department Read More...
Renewable energy can make the world richer and happier
Doubling clean power generation within 15 years could add $1.3 trillion to global GDP and improve wellbeing, says International Renewable Energy Agency, UN-backed think tank. A new report, released on Saturday, shows the benefits of ditching coal, oil and gas for domestic resources that counter Read More...
How to make friends with your tummy and improve your digestion
Taking good care of your gut is essential to your well-being. Here are 8 things you can learn from Amy Kurtz, who was diagnosed with celiac diseases at age 25. Her lessons—from starting your day with hot water and lemon to get moving—are great for anyone who wants to invest in good gut Read More...
16 ways to live your passion in 2016
Do you feel stuck in a career that just doesn’t inspire you? Are you in an unfulfilling relationship that you can’t leave? Do you Read More...
Taiwan's Tsai vows economic fix while keeping peace with China
President-elect Tsai Ing-wen pledged to overhaul Taiwan’s flagging economy and maintain peace with mainland China, even as she called on Communist Party leaders in Beijing to respect the island’s democracy and place in world affairs. Tsai, 59, rode on a wave of discontent with the Read More...
Germany to spend billions supporting electric car expansion
Among European nations, Germany is one of the least active when it comes to policies promoting electric cars. Even as the country's powerful auto industry has turned more attention to plug-in cars, government support for them has been largely limited to political speeches. But now German Economy Read More...
Soon, many government offices will start harnessing solar energy
Soon, government offices housed in own buildings in Mysuru, Mandya, Chamarajnagar, Kodagu and Hassan districts will harness solar energy for their use and distribute the excess power to energy supplying corporations (Escoms). For, solar photovoltaic (PV) power generating stations will be set up on Read More...
What Kenya’s biggest slum can teach us about saving cities from floods
Originally published on Ensia. Try navigating the soggy, waterlogged slopes of Kenya’s largest slum, with its hundreds of thousands of ramshackle houses, and you’ll quickly realize why Kibera is named after a Nubian word meaning "jungle." Pasted and propped along the banks of the Read More...
World Bank: India on track to register digital ID to entire 1.25 billion population
According to the World Bank, India is on track to issue a digital identification system to its entire 1.25 billion population. The registration would help the government to integrate disadvantaged groups into the economy. In the past five years India has already provided digital ID's to nearly one Read More...