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This process keeps the food you have to throw away out of the landfill
If you are unable to eat all the vegetables you buy on PareUp before they go bad, but don’t want to throw them away, there might be a solution coming. Italian scientists are developing a process the will make plastic out of biowaste. The process creates a cellophane-like material out of Read More...
Sub-Saharan Africa will add more renewables in 2014 than in last 14 years combined
Clean energy technology is becoming more efficient, and affordable—two must-haves for widespread adoption. Because of this the sub-Saharan Africa is planning to roll out green energy sources, and in record numbers. The region will add about 1.8 gigawatts of capacity generated from renewable Read More...
Dr. Pepper Snapple Group takes hardline to minimize waste
So far the Dr. Pepper Snapple Group (DPS) has met and exceeded all the recycling targets it has set. But now the soft drink company is looking to push waste reduction even lower. DPS has announced initiatives that will reduce fuel use by 20 percent per gallon, conserve and protect water sources by Read More...
Bibliotherapy: Read and write to heal
Reading and healing have an age-old association. In ancient Egypt, libraries were known as psyches iatreion, “sanatoriums of the soul.” During the Renaissance, the poetry of the Psalms was thought to “banish vexations of both the soul and the body,” according to Italian humanist philosopher Read More...
Reaping the health benefits of gardening
While stress is abundant, the solution may be close-by. According to a new study gardening can have overtly beneficial therapeutic effects. Just 5 minutes in the garden will give your mind a chance to unwind, and focus on things that aren’t causing you stress. To avoid turning your garden into Read More...
Last month 100% of US power installs were renewable
Recent reports have the US trailing at the end of the list of the world’s most energy efficient countries, a bad title that leaves a lot of room for improvement. In July 2014 every single power installation in the US was of a renewable type. So far this year renewable installs have accounted for Read More...
Edible food containers will minimize packaging waste
Food packaging is a huge waste. Thankfully, David Edwards, Harvard University Professor and edible food packaging designer, has come up with an answer that would make the plastic bag redundant. His solution, called the WikiPearl, is an edible skin that can be wrapped around food to prevent Read More...
Ecological tunes
David Sugalski, an electronic music composer who is also known by his artist name, the Polish Ambassador, is using his music tour around the country to spread knowledge about permaculture. His latest album, Pushing through the pavement, is about building a sustainable world together. Music and Read More...
Air is safest to breathe in more than 20 years
Contrary to what many people may think, the air quality in cities across the US has been getting better for many years. Since 1990 mercury released from human sources is down 60 percent, benzene—a toxic greenhouse gas—is down 66 percent, and lead pollution which impacts brain development has Read More...
Redesigned hospital room makes patients heal faster
In hospitals we should expect any help to get better. But the food is terrible and the rooms are even worse. Researchers at The University Medical Center at Princeton spent months thinking, evaluating, and designing a room to make people feel better. The result? It worked—and remarkably well. Read More...