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Kickstarter has garnered $2 billion in pledges since it launched
Kickstarter announced today that it’s crossed $2 billion in pledges, as of October 11, from over 9.5 million backers since the crowdfunding platform launched in April 2009. The company built a special page to highlight notable facts and figures, and there are lots of them to give you an idea Read More...
Eco-Innovator Ellen MacArthur partners with H&M to recycle clothes
While attempting to become the youngest person to circumnavigate the globe 11 years ago, British sailing champion Ellen MacArthur had plenty of time to think. Sure, she probably considered how success might lead to being knighted by Queen Elizabeth II – and how she’d have to reprint her Read More...
Canadian Prime Minister announces a cabinet with 50 percent women
Image via Twitter user Canada (@Canada). Turns out Canada’s new prime minister, Justin Trudeau, a self-proclaimed feminist, is not just a pretty face on some capaign posters—he’s also serious about his commitment to gender equality. People are applauding the young, Read More...
All electricity in Austria's largest state now produced from renewables
Austria’s largest state said Thursday that 100 percent of its electricity is now generated using renewable sources of energy. “We have invested heavily to boost energy efficiency and to expand renewables,” said Erwin Proell, premier of 1.65m-strong Lower Austria. Related: Read More...
Shifting away from fossil fuels brings equality with it
The global transition from fossil fuels to renewable sources in our energy systems can do more than just help save the environment, it can also lead to a more equal distribution of wealth amongst the world’s population. Unlike the vertical supply chain of the fossil fuel-based energy system which Read More...
No other investment compares to the one you make in yourself
We get so caught up in life constantly looking for the best ways to invest money that we forget the most important investment of all: one’s self. More important than any riches, investing time in the important things in life like your health, your family and your spouse will lead to more Read More...
San Francisco votes against limiting Airbnb: Victory for sharing economy
While votes are still being counted, it looks like San Francisco has voted down Proposition F, which would place new limits on short-term rentals like Airbnb. The vote was closely watched as it may have inspired other places around the world to protect the hotel industry had the people of San Read More...
Food companies replace synthetic colors with plant-based colorings
Artificial colorings, widely used in packaged food, are increasingly being replaced by natural colorings. Spurred by a 2007 study in The Lancet linking synthetic colors with hyperactivity in children, food companies are learning to work with plant-based colors, derived from a variety of fruits Read More...
If the rains won't bring water to Los Angeles, new treatment plant will
In the midst of the worst drought in California history, officials at the Water Replenishment District of Southern California have announced they are finalizing plans to construct a $95 million water purification plant that would make the district entirely self-reliant on local water. The district Read More...
Fruits grown in urban areas more nutritious than retail counterparts
Fruits grown in urban areas are proving not only largely free of pollutants, but more nutritious than their retail counterparts. Researchers analyzed 166 samples of apples, peaches, cherries, and other urban fruits and herbs, along with commercial varieties of the same foods. The efforts grew out Read More...