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Food prices to come down over coming year, says United Nations
Good news with regard to food reserves comes around too rarely these days to keep silent. The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization just informed the world that a plentiful wheat and meat production, together with a strong dollar, will drive down food prices over the coming year. At the Read More...
Community-led programs accelerate transition to renewable energy across America
Community Choice Aggregation programs are bringing competition into power generation by letting cities and counties decide where their energy comes from. California's local authorities are leading the way, supporting governor Jerry Brown’s new ambitious climate goals to have the state produce 50 Read More...
6 foods that can make you happier
It’s always fun to read about the beneficial link between [delicious] food and happiness, especially when solid scientific arguments support the theory. Let's take joy in knowing that what delights our taste buds has proven long-term benefits for our health also—even more reasons to Read More...
Cyprus becomes testing ground for cutting-edge Australian solar technology
The Mediterranean island nation is bound by a European Union target of 13 percent of energy coming from renewable sources by 2020. It also needs energy to power desalination plants in order to remedy its water shortages. If the CSIRO’s (Australia’s national science agency) “solar thermal Read More...
Hawaii aims for 100-percent renewable electricity by 2045
Electricity in Hawaii costs three times as much as the national average. That’s because most of it is generated by power plants fueled by expensive imported oil. That is bound to change as the state legislature passed a bill this week that sets a 100-percent renewable electricity goal by 2045. Read More...
California lays the groundwork for seawater desalination rules
In its fourth year of drought, with depleted aquifers and compromised farming communities, California is moving forward to securing the Pacific Ocean as a new source of water supplies. Assuming that the future will not look like the past, regulators started working on the regulatory framework for Read More...
Germany is replacing nuclear reactors with massive offshore wind farms
Nuclear power is a thing of the past in Germany, ever since the country committed to phasing our nuclear plants in the wake of the 2011 Fukushima disaster in Japan. It has already been reduced from 25 percent to 17 percent in the past four years. Although Germany resorted to cheap coal in a Read More...
Follow your artistic streak and enjoy reduced cognitive impairment in old age
Indulging an artistic pursuit, or making time for a craft you enjoy, may just be your passport to a healthy brain way into your later years, according to a new study by the Mayo Clinic. The former is associated with a 73-percent cognitive impairment risk reduction, the latter with a 43-percent risk Read More...
Portable sun-tracking solar system gives 40 percent more output
Many potential customers are kept out of the rooftop solar market by logistics requirements such as home ownership and roof availability. Portable, and with 40 percent more output than traditional solar panels, the sun-tracking Smartflower POP system is a 3.2 kW solar energy generator that you can Read More...
Lyft-style apps for doctors' home visits take off in America's big cities
Doctors’ home visits are a thing of the past. And they are making a resurgence in US big cities thanks to a host of new mobile apps. In San Francisco, Los Angeles or New York City, patients can hail a doctor as they would a Lyft driver. Typically, doctor and patient have never met before—owing Read More...