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Coca-Cola to replenish 100% of water it uses 5 years earlier than planned
Coca-Cola Co. and its bottling partners expect to be replenishing 100% of the water used in their factories by the end of 2015, reaching a longstanding conservation goal five years ahead of schedule. The beverage giant, which announced the replenishment target in 2007, said it's already "balancing" Read More...
Batteries will do to energy what cellphones did to telecom: Advanced microgrid & Tesla
Cheap battery storage will prove as disruptive to the energy industry as the cellphone has been to telecommunications, executives from two California startups—Tesla Energy and Advanced Microgrid Solutions—said today at the National Clean Energy Summit in Las Vegas. “I would bet Read More...
Renewables cover almost 100% of German demand
Almost 100% of the electricity demand in Germany noon last Sunday was covered by PV and wind power. According to the evaluation by the forum "Together against interim storage, and for responsible energy politics" the PV plants at noon produced more than 24 GW of solar power. Wind power contributed Read More...
2016 Toyota Mirai hydrogen fuel-cell car runs on...leftover lemonade? Huh?
As part of its promotional efforts for the 2016 Toyota Mirai fuel-cell car, the company has been working to demonstrate the myriad ways it says hydrogen can be extracted from the environment in a sustainable way. RELATED: Second Toyota Mirai Video: Hydrogen Is Like First Oil Well The latest video Read More...
The best used car bargains now are EVs and hybrids
Used vehicle sales are soaring these days, and so are their prices. Though it tends to counter the conventional wisdom that only highly valued collectible cars ever increase in value, Edmunds.com reports that used car prices jumped by 7.6 percent in the second quarter of 2015 to reach a record Read More...
Total divestment: French energy giant ditches coal
It’s not been a great year for the world’s coal giants. We’re hearing that China is using less coal and the value of their shares has plummeted. Now one of the world’s biggest energy companies has given up on producing coal altogether. Total SA, the French oil company and Read More...
Uber will partner with University of Arizona for self-driving car research
Uber is setting up a new self-driving car project at the University of Arizona, according to an email sent out today to university employees. The new project will focus on self-driving car technology, particularly the mapping and optics challenges involved in developing a fully autonomous vehicle. Read More...
Mexican Coffee Chain Begins Accepting Bitcoin At University Coffee Shop
In response to customer requests, one of Mexico’s largest coffee shop chains has begun accepting bitcoin at a university coffee shop. The Café Punta del Cielo coffee shop at the Universidad de las Americas Puebla (UDLAP) has begun accepting bitcoin payments through Bitso, a Read More...
Fashion chain H&M offers $1m recycling prize for reusable clothing
Swedish firm Hennes & Mauritz reacts to critics of ‘throwaway culture’ by encouraging ideas for recycling fibre Monday 24 August 2015 22.38 EDT Last modified on Monday 24 August 2015 23.07 EDT Hennes & Mauritz, the world’s second-biggest fashion retailer, is Read More...
How a new father's brain changes
The birth of a child leaves its mark on the brain. Most investigations of these changes have focused on mothers, but scientists have recently begun looking more closely at fathers. Neural circuits that support parental behaviors appear more robust in moms a few weeks after the baby is born, whereas Read More...