Powering Cars With Wood Byproducts Turned into Graphite for EV Batteries

Graphite is an indispensible resource for mass battery production, and a firm in New Zealand has discovered a way to synthesize it from wood.

By Blake Isbell

08 March 53 Views

Dominica Financed 2,000 Hurricane-Proof Homes for Locals by Offering Citizenship to Foreigners Who Invest

In 2017, the Caribbean nation of Dominica needed to think of some way to recover from Hurricane Maria which devastated the country.

By Blake Isbell

22 December 52 Views

New Hampshire Man Had No Car and No Furniture, But Died with a Big Secret, Leaving His Town Millions

He was a person "who made friends easily" and "an authority on automobiles and an aficionado of diecast metal cars as well as model trains

By Blake Isbell

23 November 53 Views

Bill Gates Backs Novel Merry-Go-Round Wind Turbine: Half the Cost and Better for Landscape Than Giant Towers

Bill Gates has backed a novel wind power system by Airloom Energy, a carousel-style wind turbine that cuts costs in half.

By Jeanne Goddard

11 November 48 Views

Bill Gates Has Just Invested in a Company That Grows Palm Oil in a Lab to Save the Rainforests

Breakthrough Energy Ventures are investing in the New York startup C16 Biosciences, which creates lab-grown palm oil to combat deforestation in the Amazon.

By Blake Isbell

07 March 44 Views

14 of the Largest US Hospitals and Health Systems Are Investing $700 Million into Affordable Housing

The Healthcare Alliance Network hopes that by investing in communities, they will help close the economic gap that leads to the nation's health problems.

By Jeanne Goddard

16 November 46 Views

Innovative Renovations of Old Hotels Make Perfect Affordable Housing -Including Great Amenities

Low-income housing has been made from an old Days Inn in Missouri, creating studios and one-bedrooms starting at $495.

By Blake Isbell

05 September 53 Views

World's Largest National Wealth is Now Being Withdrawn From Oil and Gas Stocks

Norway manages the world's largest sovereign wealth fund in the world – and they just announced the beginning of their phase-out of fossil fuel investment.

By Tiffani Spengler

12 March 49 Views

Smart Move! Majority of Millennials Are Investing - and They're Actually Quite Good At It

Contrary to what some baby boomers may believe, most millennials are investing - and most of them are smart about it and earning returns.

By Jeanne Goddard

27 March 42 Views

#WallStreetBets Traders Donate $300,000 to Adopt Gorillas From Dian Fossey Fund

Utilizing their winnings from their historic short squeeze, /r/WallStreetBets spent 300,000 dollars on adopting gorillas through Jane Fossey

By Blake Isbell

16 March 42 Views

Investors Who Beat Wall Street By Buying GameStock Shares Pay it Forward, Donating Winnings to Charity

Some of the investors who cashed out big in GameStop shares have been paying their good luck forward, by donating to others.

By Roger Harper

03 February 48 Views

Facebook, Google, Stripe, Shopify Investing a Billion Dollars in Pre-Orders for Captured Carbon

Four of the biggest tech companies are uniting to expand carbon capture market to funnel big business investment into climate change action.

By Blake Isbell

25 April 45 Views

Britain's Royal Mint is Salvaging Gold from E-Waste - Recycling Precious Metals for Green Investors

There are many gold ETFs available on world stock exchanges, but only one is backed by 100% recycled gold.

By Blake Isbell

24 March 41 Views

Janitor Secretly Amasses $8Mil Fortune, Leaves it to Library and Hospital

The man who drove a second-hand car, chopped his own firewood, and stitched his own clothing had been secretly hoarding money to donate after his passing.

By Tiffani Spengler

30 August 41 Views

Billionaire Commits $500M to Help Refugees and Migrants

Following a call to action lead by President Barack Obama, this philanthropist is making sure that the future will be bright for refugees everywhere.

By Jeanne Goddard

25 September 52 Views