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6 holistic ways to reduce your anxiety
Heart palpitations, hot flashes, trembling hands, a surge of terror… anyone who has ever suffered from anxiety knows how truly miserable it can be. Everyone gets nervous and stressed from time to time, but for some people, feelings of dread, worry, and panic can become frequent and Read More...
Australia’s energy future could be network of renewable micro-grids
Australia’s energy markets are on the cusp of rapid change, but it is not just the prospect of individuals quitting the grid that represents the biggest challenge to industry incumbents: it’s the possible defection of whole towns and communities. The creation of micro-grids is seen by Read More...
Italy and France show promise for organic packaged food
According to Mintel data, France was the most active country in Europe for organic new product development between 2012 and 2014, with over a quarter of product launches bearing an organic claim. Meanwhile, Euromonitor data shows that organic packaged food value sales in Italy rose 12.3% between Read More...
Vegan goes glam: The growth of veganism from hippie to glamorous
A few days ago a lifestyle article on New York Times caught our eye: titled “Vegans go Glam”, it focuses on the many ways in which veganism has come from a hippie-dippie heritage into a glamorous, gorgeous and healthful lifestyle. To which we all replied, of course! It’s no secret Read More...
The US is about to hit a big solar energy milestone
The United States is on track to hit a big number in renewable energy: More than 1 million American homes should have solar panels by February 2016. While solar still makes up a tiny part of the sliver of renewables that power the US, it has increased exponentially in the past decade. And the solar Read More...
A new breakthrough with solar energy cells could make them cheaper and more effective
A new breakthrough in solar energy has the potential to make it cheaper and more viable as a source of renewable energy, according to researchers at Lund University and Uppsala University in Sweden.Historically, developing solar energy cells was a fairly expensive process because they needed to use Read More...
A US state just became the world's greatest renewable energy market
Renewable energy developers, take note. There's a new spot on Earth leading the way for projects in solar, wind, and other sources of green power. That's because of a new bill, signed into law late last week in the state, mandating a massive buildout in renewable power capacity, in a very short Read More...
How Africa can build inclusive, safe and sustainable cities
Recently, world leaders gathered in New York to commit to the new sustainable development goals. For the first time, a specifically urban goal is among the 17 goals to be achieved by 2030. This goal is to “make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable”. It Read More...
Can a more fair and equitable free market help companies that do good?
The free market can save us, but first the free market needs to change whom it rewards. In 1970, Milton Friedman famously declared, "The social responsibility of business is to increase profits," and anything else was "pure and unadulterated socialism." According to this doctrine, business activity Read More...
Wall Street Should Be Scared of the Blockchain
Featuring fresh takes and real-time analysis from HuffPost's signature lineup of contributors In Singapore this week, the incredible response to the discussion on the "blockchain" at SIBOS Innotribe is indicative of a massive shift taking place globally in banking. FinTech, or Financial Technology, Read More...