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A tower of bricks could be the solution of renewable energy biggest problem. During peak hours (especially mornings and evenings) the demand of energy is bigger. Renewable energies suppliers need to feed enough energy during these moments, so they...
In this video we will see how an old washing machine is converted into a little hydroelectric generator for powering an off the grid house. Essentially, what he does is attaching a Pelton wheel to the shaft, diverting some of...
A team of New York Times journalists went into the Brazilian Amazonia and spent some time living with a tribe from the Native Territory Munduruku to take a closer look on the fights against deforestation. In areas already affected...
Just a few fossil fuel producers and their investors can stop climate change. A study named “The Carbon Report” shows how a very small group are responsible of the main greenhouse gas emissions. The study shows that more than...
The Orangutan habitat is endangered in Indonesia, photo from Greenpeace An investigation shows that palm oil producers of the multinational Mondelez has destroyed almost 25.000 hectares of the orangutan habit, only in 2 years.    Mondelez is the producer of Cadbury...
In Lima Peru lives Abel Cruz, better known as “The Fog Catcher”. In this city built over a desert this simple technology is helping to highly improve people’s lives getting water from the fog banks. Getting clean water shouldn’t...
Right now there are two different legislative efforts to change the federal tax credit for electric cars. On the one hand, you have a Republican senator who introduced a new bill to end the $7,500 federal tax credit and...
The winds of change seem to be blowing in Washington D.C. At least at a committee level in The US House Committee on Space, Science, and Technology. The recent political shuffling suggests that Texas Democrat Eddie Bernice Johnson will...
Things are rough in Central America. The thousands of people who are currently headed north the the USA are fleeing violence and economic hardship, but the reasons for a devolving socioeconomic environment are bigger than many people realize. Climate change...
The North of England is set to enjoy a boom in the number of green jobs over the next 12 years, thanks to the growth of low-carbon industries such as offshore wind energy. According to a new report from the...