IBM Study: 70% of All Discarded Laptop Batteries Could Provide Lighting to Poor People
I'll start this with a question: how many times have you discarded a laptop battery as being dead? Me, personally, I haven't trashed any...
Europe Needs to Update Fuel Economy Test Cycles
Times, “they are a-changin’ but, at least according to some independent testing agencies, environmental regulations, such as those that govern transportation fuel economy and...
First Ever Bike Escalator Takes Cyclists Up the Hill in Norway
Norway is about to revolutionize their green transport system. The world's first ever bike escalator called CycloCable, comes to the rescue and helps thousands...
How to Purify Indoor Air Using Only Houseplants
Houseplants bring that little zing of life in every room, brightening up even the gloomiest day. But besides looking pretty, houseplants can actually serve...
“Unusual Optimism” at Lima COP20 Climate Change Talks
Nearly 200 countries are being represented at the COP20 climate change talks, taking place over the next couple of weeks, in Lima, the capital...
Bio-plastics Made of Fructose Disappear as We Please
The solution to plastic pollution might just have been discovered. A team of US scientists developed a material out of fructose that functions just...
Scientists Find a Pill Against Air Pollution
Air pollution poses a serious health risk, causing painful and often deadly heart and lung disease, as well as being the reason for millions...
Bio-Electric Hybrid Aircraft Needs Support on Kickstarter
Let's all combine forces to help the world's first ever hybrid eco-friendly aircraft become a reality. A team of UK engineers hope to raise...
EV Fleet Makes Skies Clearer in Sunny California
It’s not exactly Top Gun, but the top brass at Los Angeles Air Force Base in El Segundo, California are aces in my book.
After...
Illegal Mining Peru’s Largest National Park
The words “National Park” and “Mining” most likely don’t go together in our minds, unless the word “prohibited” is included. Indeed, “mining” operations have...
