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The world is on target to get 26 percent of energy from renewables by 2020
Renewable energy is growing! With the advent of more affordable technology and increased political pressure on clean sources of energy, it’s no surprise to learn that renewable energy is on the rise on a global scale. A new report projects that, by the year 2020, some 26 percent of the Read More...
Good news: Wind energy is the cheapest energy source in Germany and the U.K.
Thanks to the plummeting price of solar and wind energy, fossil fuels might be going the way of the dinosaurs. Affordable renewables could be a costly tipping point for dirtier energy sources — and we may have just reached it. According to analysis by Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF), wind Read More...
Quebec unveils plan to expand electric-car network
The provincial government will make an official announcement on Friday, detailing how it plans to spend $420 million over the next five years on its new vehicle-electrification plan. The plan comes two years after the former Parti Québécois government made a similar, but more Read More...
Self-driving buses arriving In California in 2016
Self-driving buses will be arriving in California in 2016. Well, in a very limited fashion anyways — a suburban office park in San Ramon, California, will be playing host to a pilot project that aims to further the deployment of the technology. The pilot project will see the French company Read More...
Social entrepreneurship enters the mainstream
Elizabeth Boggs Davidsen is acting chief of the Multilateral Investment Fund's Access to Markets and Skills Unit, with particular expertise in its regional economic development and value chains portfolios. She also advises on partnership opportunities for the MIF's grant and investment Read More...
Reading aloud to others can improve memory
A new study from the University of Montreal suggests that reading aloud can boost verbal memory and that reading aloud to another person is even better for recall. The findings of Dr. Victor Boucher will be published in the upcoming edition of Consciousness and Cognition. “We knew that Read More...
Medical marijuana seems safe for chronic pain
See what your medical symptoms could mean, and learn about possible conditions. Get information and reviews on prescription drugs, over-the-counter medications, vitamins, and supplements. Search by name or medical condition. Enter the shape, color, or imprint of your prescription or OTC drug. Our Read More...
Toyota expects self-driving cars to hit the road by 2020
The self-driving car market is beginning to rev up. Japanese car maker Toyota on Tuesday announced that it planned to have self-driving cars commercially available by 2020 -- the same year Nissan, General Motors and Google plan to have autonomous vehicles on the road. Toyota revealed that it has Read More...
Scientists learn to listen when it comes to assessing rainforest health
In the fight to protect the extraordinary biodiversity of Papua New Guinea’s rainforests, some conservationists are collecting a unique set of data: the sounds of the forest. Scientists with The Nature Conservancy (TNC) and Princeton University are using acoustic sampling recorders in the Read More...
A new recycling venture aims to eliminate virgin plastic
EDTA recent list of 100 of the world’s most compassionate business leaders was topped by the usual suspects: Paul Polman, Richard Branson, Muhammad Yunus and Elon Musk. And then there’s David Katz. Katz is an entrepreneur based in Vancouver, British Columbia, who for years ran a company Read More...