Kuwait is Transforming its Massive 'Tire Graveyard' into a New Green City
A mountain of tires 42 million strong will be replaced with a smart, green city in the deserts of Kuwait as they try to plan for post-oil.
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This New Mixed-Income Housing Complex Comes with its Own Farm Near San Francisco
A San Francisco mixed income apartment complex comes with its own 1.5 acre farm, which produces 20,000 pounds of food per year.
A Swiss Resort is Swaddling the Mountain in Blankets to Stave Off Glacier Melt in the Summer
Swiss glaciers get covered in cozy fleece blankets to keep them cold during wintertime, preventing melting of snow and ice at ski resorts.
Apple Co-Founder Steve Wozniak Launches Company to Clean Up Space Debris
Steve Wozniak, co-founder of Apple, has put his hat in the space sector with a twist — he's starting a space cleanup company.
World's Largest Floating Office Opens in Rotterdam and it is Designed for Climate Change Resilience
In the harbor at Rijnshaven, Rotterdam, the world's largest set of floating offices opens to an NGO committed to adapting society for CC.
World's Biggest Factory to Suck Carbon from the Sky and Store it For Millions of Years Turns on in Iceland
Carbfix says the world's biggest CO2 sucking factory is operating in Iceland, burying the carbon in rock deep underground.
Occupy Wall Street Activists Pay Off $15 Million of Americans' Personal Debt
In one year, a group of Occupy Wall Street activists has managed to buy almost $15 million of Americans' personal debt helping them pay off their outstanding credit. Under the name, Rolling Jubilee, the Occupy activists purchase anonymous debt cheaply from banks and then abolish it, freeing individuals from their bills.
Bank That Lost 66 Workers on 9/11 has Paid for All Their Kids to Go to College
After 9/11, bankers that worked in the WTC set up a foundation to pay college tuition for all 76 children of their fallen colleagues.
McDonald's Sets Long-Term Sustainable Beef, Coffee Plans
With analysis help from the World Wildlife Fund, McDonald's has laid out a plan to move to more sustainable meat, coffee and product packaging.
Tesco, the UK's Biggest Supermarket Chain, Removed 1 Billion Pieces of Plastic From Across Its Stores in 2020
Tesco, the UK's biggest supermarket chain, removed 1 billion pieces of plastic from across its stores in 2020.
Boat-Plane Hybrid That Needs No Runway Could Transform Travel from LA to San Diego, Boston to NYC
Short trips along coastlines will become incredibly short thanks to the REGENT seaglider, a plane-hydrofoil hybrid with zero-emissions.
Irrigation System Talks to Plants to Find Out When they Need Water - Cutting Water Use by 30-50%
Compared with drip irrigation, a new technology that "listens" to when plants are thirsty could cut water use on farms and lawns by 30-50%.
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