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China going green one textile mill at the time
Almost a third of China’s rivers are classified as too polluted for any direct human contact. That is the terrible price paid for having become the manufacturing center of the world with no appropriate environmental regulations. China alone is responsible for 50% of the global production of Read More...
Science confirms alpha wave oscillations in the brain foster creativity
A creativity boost is as simple as a 10-Hertz current run through electrodes attached to the scalp, according to a new research study on the impact of alpha wave oscillations in the brain. Meditation yields the same result, as people who have incorporated the practice regularly can attest to. The Read More...
Creating a to-do list that truly supports you and your goals
Congratulations to you if you’re among the happy few 11% of professionals around the world who accomplish all the tasks they'd planned to do on an average workday, according to a LinkedIn survey. The rest of us may be well inspired to overhaul our approach to the Read More...
The court case that could shift climate public policies worldwide into high gear
Nearly a quarter of the Netherlands lies below sea-level. Despite becoming an early adopter of climate adaptation strategies, the country lags behind much of the European Union in renewable energy sources. In 2012, 900 Dutch citizens filed a class action lawsuit against their government based on Read More...
China cuts its coal imports by almost half in 12 months
China is the world’s biggest carbon emitter. It has also been the biggest consumer of coal so far. The news that China’s imports of coal dropped by 42% in the first quarter of this year compared with the same period last year should prick up everybody’s ears. China’s economic slowdown is Read More...
Spain on track to be the first net carbon zero G-20 nation
Spain has been investing heavily in wind farms and, more controversially, nuclear, with stark results: last month it generated 69 percent of its electricity from plants that did not emit carbon dioxide. It has realistic prospects to reach 87 percent next year through planned investments in wind and Read More...
Lucid Energy installs hydropower in municipal drinking water pipes
Hydropower has a great advantage over solar and wind energy: it is reliable, typically consistent (unless severe drought dries out rivers and lakes) and easily predictable. What if it could be made more ubiquitous? Portland startup Lucid Energy has imagined harnessing the energy generated by Read More...
Start investing in a greener world now
If your money could talk, what would you like it to say? How about that it’s proudly contributing to support or influence business and public policy to create a greener, more sustainable world? Here are five tips to simply point you in the right direction, or act as reminders of what you already Read More...
Ferrock, the cement that captures carbon from the air, comes to market
Cement, the glue that allows concrete to harden, is responsible for 5% of global greenhouse gas emissions. Because it requires limestone to be heated at very high temperatures, cement production emits about 800 kilos of carbon for every 1,000 kilos of cement it yields. Ferrock aims to make cement Read More...
Seattle-based Gravity Payments raises its minimum wage to $70,000 a year
The United States has one of the world’s largest pay gaps, with chief executives earning nearly 300 times what the average worker makes. Despite new regulation embedded in the financial overhaul that Congress passed in 2010, publicly held companies have yet to disclose the ratio of CEO pay to the Read More...