Buy Some Wind Power With Your Furniture? IKEA is Now Selling Renewable Energy
IKEA is combating emissions wherever they can be found, now offering Swedish customers green electricity services, and selling solar panels.
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German Company Makes Concrete to Charge Electric Vehicles From Roads With 95% Efficiency and Low Cost
For about the same price as normal highway construction, a German firm say they can build a wireless EV charging road in Indiana.
Swedish Firm Delivers First Batch of 'Green Steel' to Volvo - Made Without Any Coal
Replacing coal and coke with hydrogen and green energy for heating, Swedish firm Hybrit has made the world's first "green steel".
New Solar-Powered Beach Robot Filters Even Tiny Plastic - And 30x Faster Than Humans
The BeBot beach cleaning robot is 30x faster than hands, and will help 4Ocean pull their 20 millionth pound of trash out of the ocean.
Mining Zinc, Nickel, and Cobalt from Plants: "Phytomining" is the Sustainable Future
Mining companies look to scientists to demonstrate "phytomining" on a large scale, letting plants pull nickel out of the ground instead.
Solar-Powered Refrigeration Trucks Will Cut Pollution From Idling Diesel Engines
Solar panels mounted on eNow refrigeration trucks will cut emissions while keeping food cold in 1,000 XL Fleet tractor-trailers in the US.
Professor Develops Technology That Cools People Down - Without Electricity or AC
A radiative cooling film developed by a UCLA scientist can cool the air around it by 10°F by reflective infrared radiation from the sun.
Massive Balloon the Size of a Soccer Stadium to Launch Telescope to Edge of Space to Study How Stars Form
A collaboration between NASA, the Canadian Space Agency, Durham, Toronto, and Princeton universities, SuperBIT will launch in April.
'Recycle Your Electricals' Campaign Diverts 1,000 Computers to Those in Need, So Far
The Recycle your Electricals campaign has connected thousands of people with recycling points for old electronics, and donated a 1000 PCs.
One of the Biggest Myths About EVs is Busted in New Study
The biggest myth in electric cars: that they rely on fossil fuels to charge and are therefore bad for the ecosystem, has been busted.
Company Says its Multi-Day Storage Batteries For Renewable Energy Are the Holy Grail We've Been Waiting For
A firm that's attracted enormous investment say they have the "Holy Grail" of renewable storage technology in a battery powered by rust.
This Beloved Alaskan Fish has the Lowest Carbon Footprint of Any Major Protein in the World
Creating much less CO2 than chicken, eggs, or vegan meat, wild Alaskan pollock is the world's super fish in every respect.
This Repair Shop is on a Mission to Fix Our Throwaway Culture
A shop in Glasgow opened guessing people wanted to be responsible and repair their items rather than throw them away, they were right.
Maine Becomes First US State to Make Corporations Pay for Recycling if They Don't Use Sustainable Packaging
Maine holds companies responsible by taxing the packaging they import into the state and reimbursing municipal recycling for its disposal.
How Scientists are Managing to Trap the World's Coldest Plasma in a Magnetic Bottle
Physicists at Rice University have discovered a way to trap the world's coldest plasma in a magnetic bottle.
Company Embodies 'Right to Repair' By Redesigning Auto Parts That Constantly Fail-And Selling Them Cheaper
After-market producers Dorman Products manufacture improved versions of faulty original parts on cars, selling them cheap for DIY and garages
'The Running of the Goats': NYC Park Gets Rid of Invasive and Poison Plants With 24 Goats Enjoying a Vacation
As part of the "Running of the Goats," a local farm released 24 goats to clear weeds like poison ivy in Manhattan's Riverside Park.
Mussels Can Help Filter Microplastics Out of Our Oceans Without Any Harm to the Molluscs
A trial using mussels to filter out microplastics in an English sound has found that they can clean 25% of the pollutants from the water.
Student Invents Toilet That Converts Poop into Energy - And Pays in Digital Currency if You Help to Fill it!
At a South Korean university, a professor's invention of a composting toilet rewards 'contributors' with a digital token to buy lunch items.
'Future Belongs to Renewable Energy' Says India's Largest Oil Baron and Greenland, Which Ended Search for Oil
The richest oil baron in Asia has said 'the age of fossil fuels is over' while Greenland has cancelled all future oil and gas exploration.
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