Source: gcghana.org Published: May 19, 2017 According to the World Bank, indoor pollution from coal, dung and wood-burning stoves as well as fire pits kills nearly two million people each year – including half of all children under the age of five who die from...
Source: ecowatch.com Published: August 2, 2017 Empower Generation helps rural women affected by energy poverty to become solar entrepreneurs. Empower Generation Climate News Network By Paul Brown A solar revolution is transforming the lives of women in the remotest...
Source: grist.org Published: August 3, 2017 A Spanish solar thermal plant uses molten salt storage to run 24 hours a day. By Bobby Magill Using giant vats of molten salt and antifreeze under the codename “Malta,” Google’s parent company Alphabet is joining Tesla and...
Source: rainforest-alliance.org Published: September 8, 2015 Since agriculture is the greatest driver of deforestation, farmers are critical allies in the fight to save standing forests. In Sri Lanka, which exports some of the world’s finest tea, only 28 percent of...
Source: mnn.com Published: July 10, 2017 Ancient marine structures like this breakwater off the coast of Tuscany, Italy, are helping scientists understand the remarkable longevity of Roman concrete. (Photo: J.P. Oleson) By Matt Hickman Bloodlust, bad haircuts and the...
Source: motherjones.com Published: August 8, 2017 Pushart Tom Philpott If you pay state taxes in Maryland, you fund a program that gives farmers as much as $90 per acre—$22,500 annually for a typical corn operation—to plant a crop that’s not even intended for harvest....
Source: reuters.com Published: August 8, 2017 Nichola Groom (Reuters) – U.S. residential solar company Sunrun Inc on Monday reported second-quarter revenue and earnings per share that fell short of Wall Street estimates, sending its shares down nearly 10 percent...
Source: hindustantimes.com Published: May 7, 2017 Ramesh Babu The villagers first removed weeds and then plastic that was lodged solidly in the river bed. The next step was to dredge the water of pollutants and other debris dumped over the years. The Kuttemperoor...
Source: inhabitat.com Published: August 1, 2017 By Jasmin Malik Chua Don’t toss your bagel wrapper in the trash just yet; scientists at Queen’s University Belfast in Northern Ireland say they have discovered a way to turn used aluminum foil into a catalyst to create...
Source: treehugger.com Published: August 2, 2017 Updated October 11, 2018 Finally, there is now an ethical and practical alternative work wear option to Carhartt and Dickies. Screen capture Patagonia By Derek Markham Patagonia is one of those companies that really...
