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Sustainable seafood gains popularity
Almost 30 percent of the world’s oceans are overfished, but sustainable fishing practices are on the rise. MSC. The newly released annual report from the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC), which assesses and certifies fisheries for sustainability, indicates that there are more MSC certified Read More...
Minimum wage raised in Cambodia
Last week thousands of garment workers took to the streets of Phnom Penh to protest their low wages. While too often the voices of wage laborers go unheard, eight major garment producers announced they are willing to pay more for clothes made in Cambodia. Companies including H&M, Newlook and Read More...
How to make an office healthy
Most offices are stuffy, dark, and ultimately not very healthy. While opening a window might be obvious, a new study points out a range of factors that can impact the overall health of workers. The report covers everything from air quality and lighting, to things like interior design and views of Read More...
Ode to Kathryn DiMaria
Sixteen-year-old Kathryn DiMaria prefers motor oil and old jeans to lipgloss and high heels. For the last four years DiMaria has been working on an old car, one she’s remodeling and fixing to her own desires. Her own Pontiac Fiero is now almost done. DiMaria came up with the idea of buying car Read More...
3-D printed electric car shows future of manufacturing
The first 3-D printed electric car took around 44 hours to complete printing, two days to assemble, and is comprised of just 40 pats. Powered by a Renault Twizy drivetrain the electric car, called Strati, is capable of doing 40mph and is made of 15% carbon-reinforced ABS thermoplastic. You might Read More...
Five major palm oil producers switch to sustainable model
Five major palm oil producers announced they will switch to a more sustainable business model. The announcement comes a week after receiving a letter from Green Century Capital Management, an environmental advocacy group with assets clearing $600 billion, urging the companies to make the switch. Read More...
Efficient way to store solar energy keeps generators on all night
An Israeli solar power company says they have a new way to store solar to use during the night. Its solar fields in the Negev desert harness solar power at night by heating a liquid to 550 degrees Celsius. Then the hot liquid is used to produce steam and spin a turbine. The process is old but the Read More...
Dancing brings Israelis and Palestinians together
It’s challenging to get 10 and 11-year-old children interested in ballroom dancing. It’s even more difficult—perhaps near impossible—when those children are Jewish and Palestinian Israeli citizens. In 2013 Pierre Dulaine, world champion ballroom dancer now turned dance instructor, traveled Read More...
Clean energy sector gets capital injection
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has announced a $68 million investment in 540 green energy projects across the country. This report comes on the heels of President Obama’s proposed new approach to combat climate change, and was announced right before the start of the UN Climate Summit in New Read More...
Coal India bets on solar
Coal India Ltd. is considering investing $1.2 billion in solar energy projects to offset carbon emissions. Coal India Ltd. is the biggest coal producer and hopes that the clean energy investment will help clean its slightly tarnished name after the Indian coal and power minister Piyush Goyal called Read More...