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Use fossil fuels – not if we can help it says Saudi Arabia

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London’s buses are #PoweredByCoffee

The idea that Brits love their tea is proving to be full of beans. The average Londoner drinks 2.3 cups of coffee a day, and...

China propels energy policies into the 21st Century, while the US retreats

On a recent screening of CNN commentator Fareed Zakaria's GPS commentary show he asked why China's progressive renewal energy policies is taking that country into the...

Spacesuit needed to fly high altitude solar plane

Solar powered flight has been in the news ever since the sun powered Solar Impulse 2, piloted by Swiss adventurer Bertrand Picard and his associate Andre...

The history of energy saving LEDs

From the dawn of time, humans have needed light. The sun and fire were our first necessities for being able to scavenge for food...

Dozens die in Ethiopian trash collapse

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SmartFlower plug and play mobile solar array for power on the go

Solving solar power has enabled this renewable energy technology Smart Flower to create Middle East solar projects for West Bank farmers and other energy poor locations. It is...

Elon Musk’s backup battery plans to power LA

Lithium ion batteries, used to power electric cars such as Tesla Motor's high priced electric sports cars,  as well as a host of other electric...

A Wind Tree for the future

Imagine a beautifully designed tree that you can place outside your house or look at in public spaces and that, when blown by the...

Sustainable investing, not just a dream for 2017

Today's smart investors can tell you the difference between a seed bank and an investment bank.

Human activity causes a new geological epoch. Rock on!

Say hello to the "Anthropocene", a new geological epoch brought about by humanity's impact on planet Earth. A team of geologists say that ash from...

World deforestation: we’re losing a forest the size of NYC every 2 days!

This is an issue of global concern. Climate change, urbanization, and resource depletion (more mouths to feed, burn wood in stoves for, graze more...

ISIS uses Tabqa Dam in Syria as weapon of war

Dams tame wild rivers, they prevent floods, irrigate crops and generate billions of watts of renewable hydroelectric power. But some 25 miles from Raqaa,...

The Ocean Cleanup wins Katerva – the Nobel Prize of Sustainability

A new breed of companies are showing how innovation can be scaled for both business opportunities and global good. Led by resolute and independent...

World Bank pledges $16B to climate change projects

The World Bank, the biggest provider of public finance to developing countries is not gambling on our future! It has just earmarked 28% of its...

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