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Audi captures CO2 from the air to produce green diesel
While renewables are beginning to make a dent into the carbon intensity of the power sector thanks to the plummeting price of technology, the automobile industry has been exploring green fuels so as to lower its dependency on fossil fuels. Audi has been pushing the envelope, exploring ways to Read More...
Cyclists in NYC have tripled over the past 10 years
Is the Big Apple on its way to becoming even more delicious, as in more livable and less polluted? The latest numbers released by the NYC Department of Transportation tells a most encouraging story: cyclists are taking over the streets (relatively speaking.) Already, expectations are high that the Read More...
The Urban Homesteader, a TV series to share tips for sustainable living
Urban homesteading is not just a hipster’s dream. It is a lifestyle designed around a thoughtful approach to sustainability in an urban environment. Growing food is one aspect, but they are many more issues to consider about sustainable living than sourcing food. The PBS media professionals who Read More...
Seed bank devoted to cultivated biodiversity in dry areas saved from destruction in Syria
Wars destroy lives, communities, cultural artifacts, historical heritage and biodiversity. For the second time in less than a century, individuals committed to preserving cultivated biodiversity have displayed heroic courage to save a seed bank from the ravages of war. The International Center Read More...
North Korea’s quiet revolution is powered by solar panels
A limited power grid and regular blackouts are a way of life in North Korea. Including in winter when freezing temperatures reduces hydropower capacity. Over the past year, foreign observers have been noticing an unusual sight on a growing number of residential buildings in the capital Pyongyang Read More...
Cuba’s artists soon to get their place in the sun
Cuba has been teeming with artists since its cash-starved government encouraged art in the late 1980s as a way to bring in foreign currency. The 53-year-long US trade embargo on Cuba has done little to promote strong relationships between the American and the Cuban art communities and markets. And Read More...
Regular physical exercise shown to help prevent dementia
Dementia affects one in six people over the age of 80. Five key evidence-based prevention strategies are moderate physical exercise, brain exercise, not smoking, a healthy diet and looking after your heart. Those are derived from the converging findings of several long-term studies. And it seems Read More...
5 tips for creative success
The creative process is nothing terribly glamorous. It’s about routine, painstaking time-consuming attention to detail, knowing when to give up, and the like. But that’s also what makes it so accessible. Genius has a lot less to do with creative success than the humble and patient surrender to Read More...
DNA-altering protein programs pancreatic cancer cells into healthy cells
Positive news about cancer cures are not exactly a dime a dozen. This one definitely got our attention: researchers in America have been able to program pancreatic cancer cells back into normal cells by introducing a protein that bonds with particular DNA sequences. E47 can essentially control Read More...
French government study: 100% renewable power mix is economically attractive
France has long taken pride in its low-carbon intensive energy sector, which relies on nuclear power by up to 75% and natural gas. As the aging infrastructure requires upgrading, the decision to allocate future investments leaves much room for heated debate. Now, a controversial report from ADEME Read More...