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Mercedes-Benz Turns Coal Power Plant into Energy Storage System with Electric Car Batteries
Daimler, through its subsidiary Mercedes-Benz Energy and with partners, is turning a coal power plant into a large energy storage facility using over a thousand modules from its electric car battery packs.Like...
RepAir T-shirt Cleans the Air while You Wear It
Italian fashion company Kloters has created a T-shirt that cleans the air through a specially designed insert capable of capturing and disintegrating pollutants and foul odors. Called RepAir, the shirt was designed...
Fear of Humans Is Forcing Daytime Animals into Night Mode
Thanks to human activity, some daytime animals are switching over to the night shift.Justin Brashares noticed it first in 2013, when he was studying olive baboons in Ghana: during times that humans...
Without Bees, the Foods We Love Will Be Lost (VIDEO)
Right now, we're in a real crisis when it comes to bees.Every year, about a third of our honeybee colonies collapse. And the 4,000 native bee species in the United States suffer...
Uber to Boost EV Network With Driver Incentives
Uber launched a new program to increase access to electric vehicles for drivers and riders, the company announced Tuesday.The "EV Champions Initiative" offers financial incentives to some EV drivers; an in-app feature...
India Suffers ‘Worst Water Crisis in Its History’
India is facing its "worst-ever" water crisis, according to a report from a government think tank issued last week.Around 200,000 Indians die each year due to lack of water access, the report...
These Toxic Chemicals in Food Packaging Are Getting Into Your Meals
On a busy weeknight, takeout and fast food are easy dinner time solutions. But your family's favorite on-the-go meal may come with a side of toxic fluorinated chemicals.Per- and polyfluoralkyl substances, or...
Delhi’s Air Pollution Is Now so Bad It Is Literally off the Chart
Smog more toxic than can be measured by monitoring devices has blanketed the Indian capital this week, months before the start of Delhi’s traditional “pollution season”.
A thick haze was visible across the...
Sea Stars Started Dissolving: What Helped Some of Them Survive?
In the summer of 2013, the ocher sea stars of the California coast fell victim to a deadly plague.First they developed ominous white patches. Then, in a touch straight from a horror...
Sustainable Fashion Innovator Makes Fiber From Pineapple Leaves
In 1960, 97 percent of the fibers used in clothing came from natural materials. Today that number has fallen to 35 percent. But sustainable fashion veteran Isaac Nichelson wants to reverse that...
Orca Whale ‘Crewser’ Presumed Dead as Population Reaches Its Lowest Point since 1984
Following the suspected death of an orca whale nicknamed Crewser, the population of southern resident orca whales is the lowest it has been in 34 years, The Seattle Times reported Saturday.
The Center...
Antarctic Ice Melting Faster than ever, Studies Show
Ice in the Antarctic is melting at a record-breaking rate and the subsequent sea rises could have catastrophic consequences for cities around the world, according to two new studies.A report led by...
Starbucks Urged to Cut Ties With Hong Kong Chain That Still Serves Shark Fin
Starbucks is being pressured to cut ties with popular Hong Kong restaurant chain Maxim's Caterers Limited over its offering of dishes with shark fin.Maxim's said it phased out the controversial product in...
McDonald’s to Switch to Paper Straws in UK after Customer Campaign
McDonald’s will end the use of plastic straws in its British restaurants next year, after nearly half a million people called on the company to ditch them.The decision by the US fast-food...
EU Raises Renewable Energy Targets to 32% by 2030
The EU is raising its target for the amount of energy it consumes from renewable sources, in a deal lauded by the bloc’s climate chief as a hard-won victory for the switch...
Hawaii Bans Use of Toxic Pesticide Chlorpyrifos
In a win for public health, Hawaii Governor David Ige signed a bill banning the use of the pesticide chlorpyrifos, which has been linked to increased risk of learning disabilities, lower IQs,...
