Formerly Vacant Lot in Milan Wins 'Reinventing Cities' Contest With Vineyard Atop Building With Public Sidewalk
The VITAE project featuring a wrap around vineyard and outdoor walkway on via Serio, Milan won the Reinventing Cities Contest.
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50 Countries Just Joined New Coalition to Protect 30% of Our Planet's Land and Oceans By Decade's End
More than 50 countries, have pledged to bring a 2030 Paris Agreement for Nature of protecting 30% of land and oceans by 2030.
See Paris's Long Overdue Upgrade to Iconic Champs-ílysées Boulevard With An 'Extraordinary Garden'
Visit Paris in 2030, and you should find that the iconic Champs-ílysées boulevard has been turned into an 'extraordinary garden'.
The New Green Building Revolution Uses Timber to Build 'Plyscrapers' That Save Tons of CO2
Advances in plywood technology have led to an explosion in the construction of timber skyscrapers, in the US, Austria, Norway, and Japan.
This Clever Attachment Makes Any Bicycle an E-Bike in Just Seconds - And it's a Much Cheaper Method
The Clip bike converter weighs 7 pounds, but turns any normal bike into an e-bike capable of going 15 mph to help with hilly commutes.
UK Debuts Geothermal Plant Using Heat From the Earth to Power 10,000 Homes
In Cornwall, United Downs becomes the UK's first geothermal power plant, providing 3MW of energy to 10,000 homes area through Ecotricity.
These African Nations Used Satellite Monitoring to Cut Deforestation by 18 Percent
As part of a University of Wisconsin-Madison project, these African countries have used satellite monitoring to cut deforestation by 18%.
New York City Businesses Cutting Trash by Half in 'Zero Waste' Plan
The amount of waste produced by New York City has fallen 14 percent since 2005–and a new plan promises to speed up the progress, backed by big businesses.
Watch How 900 Ducks Protect Their Vineyard From Pests
Perhaps this eager work force could inspire you to love your job as much as they love theirs: eating bugs.
University Scientists Unveil Device That Uses Proteins to Generate Electricity 'Out of Thin Air'
The Air-Gen device, which uses an ultra-thin protein to absorb moisture from the atmosphere, is expected to be made commercially available quite soon.
For the First Time, Researchers Make Plants That Glow Sustainably-And They Could One Day Light Up Our Homes
Thanks to a gene found in mushrooms, scientists have discovered how to make plants bioluminescent for the duration of their leafy lifetimes.
Unemployed Single Women Are Saving Fish and Making Money by Farming Sea Sponges
Women from the Jambiani region of Zanzibar are simultaneously supporting their families and local ecosystems by taking up a new trade: sea sponge farming.
World's Biggest Liquid Air Battery - 'The Climate Emission Killer' - is Now Under Construction in England
Highview Power's CRYObattery in Manchester, England can generate 200WH per hour of green energy, and turn air into liquid for renewable energy storage.
How an Indian Architect is Sucking Carbon Emissions Out of the Air and Turning it into Stylish Tiles
Architect and Indian eco-warrior Tejas Sidnal launched the startup Carbon Craft Design to suck CO2 out of the air and turn it into sustainable tile.
Unsold Beer From Australia's Lockdown Is Making Renewable Energy - And in Record Amounts
Outside Adelaide, nearly 40,000 gallons of stale beer has been donated weekly to Glenelg Wastewater Treatment Plant to make renewable energy.
The City of Berlin Now Runs a Department Store That Sells All Recycled Goods
Berlin has opened B-Wa(h)renhaus—a department store that sells only recycled products to promote reuse and fight the throw away culture.
One Way To Help Endangered Chimpanzees? Uganda is Planting 3 Million Trees
One Tree Planted and the Jane Goodall Institute are planting 3 million trees in Uganda over the next three years to promote biodiversity.
These Wind Turbines Are Being Attached to Highway Street Lights to Be Powered By Traffic
English designs for onshore wind turbines that are powered by passing traffic could help the UK meet its renewable energy targets.
Arkansas Schools Install Solar Panels to Save Millions on Energy and Pay Teachers More
Trying to cut down a yearly $600,000 bill, Batesville School District in Arkansas switched to solar and saved money and raised teachers pay.
Vegan Dog Leashes Strong As Leather, But Made From Apples, Make Great Gifts
Project Blu's groundbreaking vegan dog accessories are stronger than leather, yet made from sustainable apple peels.
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