sustainable Archives – The Green Optimistic green tech news, since 2008 Tue, 18 Sep 2018 16:47:37 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 2667534 Africa Will Soon Lead the World in Sustainable Agriculture https://www.greenoptimistic.com/africa-will-soon-lead-the-world-in-sustainable-agriculture-20180918/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/africa-will-soon-lead-the-world-in-sustainable-agriculture-20180918/#respond Tue, 18 Sep 2018 16:47:37 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=67126 At the Africa Green Revolution Forum recently held in Rwanda, leaders from government, business, civil society, and farmers discussed ways to advance resilient and sustainable agriculture that will feed 1 billion people in sub-Saharan Africa today, and more than 2 billion by 2050. Resilient, sustainable, and well-connected agriculture is essential to providing people with access […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/africa-will-soon-lead-the-world-in-sustainable-agriculture-20180918/feed/ 0 67126 The Mercedes Maybach Elegant EV Could Rival Tesla https://www.greenoptimistic.com/mercedes-maybach-elegant-ev-20160822/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/mercedes-maybach-elegant-ev-20160822/#respond Mon, 22 Aug 2016 06:20:04 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=60480 The Vision Mercedes Maybach 6 concept is the new high roller in town. The slender low-rider, almost 19-feet in length, could be cruising along the streets in the future, reaching 62 mph in under 4 seconds. This new high-tech electric car is not only autonomous, but stores an 80-kilowatt-hour battery pack. It has 738 horsepower […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/mercedes-maybach-elegant-ev-20160822/feed/ 0 60480 3 Projects Making Fundamental Changes to Agriculture https://www.greenoptimistic.com/fundamental-changes-agriculture-sustainable-food https://www.greenoptimistic.com/fundamental-changes-agriculture-sustainable-food#comments Mon, 23 Nov 2015 05:32:59 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=57773 The Sustainable Food Lab’s winter newsletter this year highlights some programs that will lead the agricultural industry in developing new sustainable systems to feed the world and make fundamental changes to the way the world grows its food: 1. Cocoa and Coffee Companies Plan for Climate Change Food companies need to understand their supply chains: […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/fundamental-changes-agriculture-sustainable-food/feed/ 1 57773 The Value of Energy in Developing Countries https://www.greenoptimistic.com/energy-value-sustainable-cooking/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/energy-value-sustainable-cooking/#respond Thu, 19 Nov 2015 20:48:44 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=57740 Here at Green Optimistic, we’ve talked about biomass stoves before. While the Mayon Turbo Stove doesn’t advance the design, it demonstrates how energy value plays a large part in attracting interest in renewables. In developing countries, importing fossils fuels can be a challenge. Since it is so expensive to cook without a fire, that in turn […]

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