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Shine is a new and improved solar light, which is brighter than its ancestors and can charge your phone. Solar lights are nothing new, they have been around for quite a while, being marketed around the world as free light...
In order to stop the global temperature from rising, scientists need to understand all the factors that influence the greenhouse effect. Researchers at the University of Leeds in the UK have discovered that tiny marine plants directly influence the formation...
New Climate Economy has released a report finding that if cities cut their fossil fuel emissions, together they could save a grand total of $17 trillion by the year 2050. The report even indicates that $17tn is a low estimate,...
Raindrops might be the key to cleaning Earth's atmosphere from pollutants, according to MIT researchers. Atmospheric pollution is a serious problem, having irreversible effects on human health and the global climate. The increasing number of diesel cars on the streets,...
Utility companies are not selling products that improve home energy efficiency like they should. Even though there are specific programs to achieve that goal, customers have been relatively few and far between. Customer-funded programs are run by utility companies to...
Scientists in South Korea have found a way to turn coffee grounds from waste into a cheap and effective material that captures carbon. Coffee grounds have found quite a number of applications over the years- from being used in cosmetics...
"Mileage will vary" is a phrase you often hear from auto manufacturers. They add that often as an excuse to the potential customers for the fact that their cars may do fewer miles on a tank/charge than they wrote in advertisements. Bjorn...
If the werewolf is climate change, then we’ve been feeding the wolf too much, when what we really need is a silver bullet. The question is, who’s loading the gun and with what? Given that transportation covers about a...
German scientists claim to have found the key to tackling the problem with ever-so-growing amounts of electronic waste- biodegradable, compostable electronics. I doubt a decade ago anyone could have predicted this incredible boom on the market for electronics. The competition...
They  used to be a luxury toy of the incredibly wealthy, but electric vehicles are now more affordable and efficient than ever. Charging stations are going up everywhere, making electric vehicles more feasible for long-distance travelers. Now that there are...