Source: masomagroup.com Published: October 12, 2015 A new 310-megawatt turbine installation coming to one of Kenya’s most remote regions is set to become Africa’s largest wind farm ever – and the biggest Kenyan infrastructure project in 50 years....
Source: mentalfloss.com Published: July 28, 2015 Wikimedia Commons BY Emily Becker Most of us don’t give a second thought to what happens after we flush, but our daily leftovers have to end up somewhere. In New York City, where residents create approximately 1200 tons...
Source: grist.com Published: October 8, 2015 Shutterstock By Katie Herzog D.C., the American city most full of shit, is now powered by it. The Washington Post reports that utility D.C. Water recently started using a Norwegian thermal hydrolysis system to turn sewage...
Source: mnn.com Published: October 7, 2015 This interactive map shows where plastic bags have been banned (green pins), where there is now a fee for them (blue pins), and where bans have been attempted but failed (red pins). Sadly, most of the red pins are in the...
Source: mnn.com Published: October 8, 2015 A green sea turtle swims under Midway Island Pier at Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument. (Photo: Greg McFall/NOAA) Russell McLendon Earth is on the brink of a sea change. Its oceans are still mostly wild, without the...
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Source: treehugger.com Published: November 11, 2015 © OPT Michael Graham Richard In the past few years – ever since Tim Cook became CEO, really – Apple has been cleaning up its act on the environmental front. They’ve eliminated many toxins from their...
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Source: goodnewsfortheearth.org Published: July 1, 2015 www.ecouterre.com | “Adidas’s newest sneaker is a load of garbage—ocean garbage, that is. The sportswear giant has teamed up with Parley for the Oceans, a multidisciplinary band of ‘creators, thinkers and...
