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Green Tech Will Be Everywhere in 2018: Politics Cannot Stop the Revolution
In 2017, clean power gathered unprecedented momentum. Multiple automakers launched entire families of electric vehicles (EVs), including the most exciting one yet, Tesla’s Model 3. With climate change problems mounting, national and local governments are pushing for more renewable energy and…
These Drones Can Plant 100,000 Trees a Day
It’s simple maths. We are chopping down about 15 billion trees a year and planting about 9 billion. So there’s a net loss of 6 billion trees a year. Hand planting trees is slow and expensive. To keep pace with…
An Argentine Startup Makes Shoes from Discarded Tire Scraps and Employs Single Mothers
More than 100,000 tons of rubber tires are disposed of every year in Argentina. The majority of them are burned, contributing to the country’s already huge air pollution problem. So, when Alejandro Malgor and two of his friends, Ezequiel Gatti…
Think Big Oil’s a Problem? “Big Meat” Emits More Greenhouse Gas Than Most Countries
The meat and dairy industry now produces more greenhouse gas emissions worldwide than the transportation industry. For a chance to stave off global warming, we need to radically change how we produce and consume meat. The burger you ordered for…
China Has an Ambitious Five-Year Plan to Convert Homes to Clean Heating
China has taken several steps this year to curb its greenhouse gas emissions. The nation has tested new electric vehicles, shut down coal-burning factories, and moved forward on plans for “sponge cities” designed specifically with climate change in mind. However,…
Bitcoin’s Energy Cost Is Huge and Growing
Bitcoin has been in the limelight for years, but in the last few months it has been rapidly increasing in value. A year ago, Bitcoin was worth less than a thousand dollars per coin but climbed to over $5000 per coin…
Paris: World Bank Will No Longer Finance Oil and Gas Projects Starting from 2019
In a move meant to aid countries reach greenhouse gas-curbing targets set by the 2015 Paris Agreement to limit global warming, the World Bank has announced that it will stop financing oil and gas projects starting from 2019. The announcement…