A Giant Fusion Reactor Hotter than the Sun to Provide Unlimited Clean Energy Without Waste Marks Milestone
The assembly phase of one of humanity's most-complex engineering projects—a giant nuclear fusion reactor called ITER—launched in France.
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41 States Have Reduced Their Carbon Emissions While Growing Their Economies
Reducing carbon emissions while increasing GDP is not only possible, but is already happening in almost every state in America, according to a new report.
The World's Most Valuable Company Vows to Be 100% Carbon Neutral for its Supply Chain and Product Life-cycle by 2030
Apple unveiled its plan to become carbon neutral across its entire manufacturing supply chain, and product life-cycle for all devices by 2030.
Wind Power is Now So Cheap, It Could Start Paying Money Back to UK Consumers
Households across the UK may soon begin experiencing dramatic reductions in electricity costs thanks to newly-built offshore wind farms.
How Costa Rica Slowed, Stopped, Then Reversed Deforestation in Their Rainforests
Once the captial of logging and deforestation in Latin America, Costa Rica's Payment for Environmental Service model helped reforest the country.
2 Million People in India Gather to Plant 20 Million Trees Along the River Ganges-All While Social Distancing
While social-distancing and wearing masks, residents and government workers in India's Uttar Pradesh planted 20 million trees in one day.
BeyondPlastic Awards For Innovative Packaging: Bags that Melt When Boiled and Sustainable Toothpaste Tube
Beyondplastic.net announced it's BEYONDPLASTIC Award winners, with prizes going to solutions for plastic packaging, including Coolpaste, and Item Bag 2.0
To Eliminate Plastic, College Grad Designs Ramen Packaging That Dissolves in Hot Water
After spending countless nights in college eating ramen noodles, this design student came up with an ingenious replacement for its plastic packaging.
The Largest Urban Rooftop Farm in the World is Now Bearing Fruit (and More) in Paris
Agripolis, an urban farming firm, is beginning to produce fruit and vegetables for businesses and citizens in Paris with the largest rooftop farm on earth.
Downtown Sydney is Now Powered By 100% Renewable Energy Thanks to Historic Deal
The City of Sydney has just made history through the nation's largest purchase power agreement to meet 100% of the city's electricity with renewable energy.
Vermont Becomes First State to 'Ban' Food Waste, in Favor of Composting-And Cutting Landfill Waste in Half
Vermont has become the first state to ban food waste as it looks to encourage composting as a means of reducing the amount of trash thrown out by 50%.
Young Scientists Make Eco-Friendly Industrial Cleaners From Yeast, Transforming Chemical Industry
Two young chemical engineering students, Sean Hunt and Gaurab Chakrabatri, made a bio hydrogen peroxide from yeast, launching the Solugen line of cleaners.
Tiny Forests Are Springing Up All Around Europe, Inspired By Japan, to Help Restore Biodiversity
Organizations in France, Holland, and Belgium are planting tiny forests with the famous "Miyawaki method" of reforestation to help restore biodiversity.
Trailblazing Gardener Discovers How to Grow Vegetables in Winter-Now He's Helping Others Do It Too
Austrian farmer and botanist Wolfgang Palme discovered how to grow crops in winter-and now he's helping other communities grow their own winter produce.
Breakthrough Solar System Uses Recycled Aluminum to Store Energy-Without Batteries
Swedish startup Azelio is deploying solar systems that use recycled aluminum to store and generate power using thermal energy-without batteries.
First 'Bios Park' That Lets Us Bury Cremated Remains of Our Loved Ones So They Grow into Trees
The "Boisé de Vie" Bios Park just opened up in Québec so that local families could immortalize the cremated remains of their loved ones in a natural space.
First Hybrid Floating Ocean Platform Can Generate Power From Waves, Wind, And Solar
Sinn Power's hybrid 3-in-1 offshore floating platform generates electricity from solar panels, windmills, and wave technology.
World's Largest Green Hydrogen Plant Will Soon Be Turning California's Trash into Ultra-Cheap Fuel
The city of Lancaster will soon be the site of the world's largest green hydrogen electric plant—and amazingly, it will be powered by landfill waste.
U.S. Approves Plan to Build the Nation's Largest Solar Project in the Desert by 2022
Not only will the Gemini Solar Project be the largest in US history, it is set to be the eighth largest in the world at 690-MW.
Not Only Does New Solar Chimney Design Cut Energy Costs By 50%, It Can Also Save Lives During a Fire
In this new study, the chimney's ventilation system was shown to "radically boost" the length of safe evacuation time from 2 minutes to 14 minutes.
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