ReUse, Technology That Makes Circuit Boards Easily Recyclable
Electronic waste is a topic that has been covered numerously in different contexts- from landfills, to child labor, to toxic air pollution from burning,...
PackH2O Helps Millions Carry Clean Drinking Water Home
Any invention that could transform the world we live in into a greener and better place is already something worth applauding. But when this...
Anti-Fracking Politician Called “Terrorist”
Rep. Jared Polis (Democrat-Colorado) thinks local communities should be able to decide how fracking is regulated in their area – if it’s permitted at...
Air Purifying Billboards Might Be the Tech That Handles Urban Pollution
When driving along pretty much any road, in any country, you are bound to encounter at least one billboard along the way. These flashy...
Biodegradable Sponge Made of Wood Fiber Cleans Up Oil Spills
Everyone most probably remembers the BP oil spill that occurred in the Gulf of Mexico back in 2010. The disaster was tremendous. Thousands of...
SOLAR-JET Makes Carbon-Neutral Jet Fuel From CO2 and Sunlight
With regulations on carbon content in fuel becoming more and more strict, especially when it comes to airplanes, researchers and engineers around the world has entered...
Chicago Bans Plastic Bags, Retailers Balk
For a long time, store cashiers would ask, “Paper or plastic?” but after a while, since plastic bags were so cheap, there was very...
The State With The Most Polluted Air in the U.S.
The topic of air pollution is being widely discussed for quite some time now. To start with, controlling the concentrations of carbon dioxide and...
Smartphone App Tracks Your Carbon Footprint, Gives You a NEST Thermostat If You Do...
Everywhere we read about carbon footprint, and people telling us that we have to do anything and everything possible to reduce it. However, a...
Clearing the Air – Climate Change Mitigation
According to the Fifth Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Report, mitigating climate change by reducing greenhouse gas emissions has several side effects, one...
