How digitalization can lead to a greener planet
Surprisingly, paper has a dark side. As more paper is thrown in the trash, more land is needed for waste containment. Plus, paper waste presents hazards such as toxic inks, dyes, and polymers.
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Gas Guzzlers Gone Green: 5 Insider Tips for Making Your Vehicle More Eco-Friendly
Old cars are sent to Africa to be upcycled there. But should old gas guzzlers be given life in other countries with less environmental law?
BMW makes sustainable aluminium with Dubai’s Sun
Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA) announced that the BMW Group is the first customer for EGA’s CelestiAL aluminium, made with the power of the desert sun.
Empowering consumers: Rio Tinto’s aluminum becomes accountable upstream and down, on the blockchain
What if you want to buy items like smart phones, cars and even your favorite can of drink, knowing that they’re made from ethically and sustainable sourced materials? It’s about to become a reality with a radical new idea in the raw materials manufacturing space, started by a leading mining and metals company that deals in diamonds, copper, iron ore and aluminum.
Refugees code their way to assylum
A new project by the City of Tel Aviv is offering a coding course to selected refugees, giving them a jumpstart to a new career path. And in my eyes a chance to influence the machine.
What is Ethical Engineering and How Does it Work?
Engineering is the method of developing efficient mechanisms that will quicken or ease tasks using limited resources and technological aid. Engineers study this specific field that includes taking our scientific understanding of our natural surroundings and using this knowledge to design, invent and create things that will solve our problems and achieve a practical goal. […]
Solar panel “Roomba” Ecoppia gets $40 million investment
It's like a Roomba for solar panels. Makes solar panel plants up to 40% more efficient by cleaning off dust while everyone sleeps.
What kinds of posts generate the most views on Instagram?
If I may ask you, why do you think someone will publish a post on Instagram, and the post will perform extremely well, whereas another person will publish a similar post, and the post will struggle to even get noticed? I know you might say that the reason is linked to the number of followers […]
How to control the environmental impacts of the internet?
All of us like to buy broadband plans, and other internet connection without even considering their impact on our environment. This is getting serious as the use of the internet is becoming more common compared to the past times. All of us need to be conscious about this fact and start educating ourselves along with […]
New solar energy plant in the desert? Don’t disturb the soil
Deserts may not look like much, but there is a slow building up of life organic and inorganic in the soil. We need to preserve them from damage.
Renewable energy investment matchmaking platform launched
Renewable energy installations can provide round the clock energy in continents like Africa, where more than half of the people are without power. This is important for industries like gold mining, who need to use polluting diesel in offgrid locations.
Hacking our way out of corona, in Tel Aviv
We can hack our way out of it. Join the 2 day hackathon, virtually from Tel Aviv.
Arab Nations De-Vesting in Oil to Invest in Renewables
Countries with fossil fuel-dependent economies are making a marked shift towards renewable energy. Substantial financial investments in solar and wind projects throughout the Middle East and North Africa have gained global recognition as the hydrocarbon market looks to bolster alternative economies.
When Does Collecting Customer Data Become Intrusive?
Worried eCommerce platforms are logging way too much of your data? You’ve got plenty of reasons to feel that way. Here’s all you need to know about this.
Moonshot aviation: Geoffrey Lipman on greening emissions globally
The high environmental footprint of air travel is something that most people are by now well aware of. For anyone who is wondering where the aviation industry is headed next and how to feel about it, Geoffrey Lipman, one of the key figures in the global travel and tourism industry provides some insights.
How Anaerobic Digestion Works
Deepwater Horizon oil spill, Gulf of Mexico. Microbes eat up the oil using aerobic digestion, or breaking it down with oxygen. There is another approach to breaking down unwanted materials which can be more efficient. It's called anaerobic, or without oil - in a sealed environment.
Equinom, seed breeder raises stakes for non-GMO agtech investment
This is a seed vault in Norway. A startup from Israel just got a $10 investment to build a seed breeding tech that amplifies nature's way without genetic modification.
How online casinos can further their green potential
How about turning boys' poker night into a charity for the environment? There is a growing movement for lotteries and legal casinos in countries like Canada to give back their earnings to the public good and to minority, First Nations populations.
Why the renewable industry needs to invest in graphite, and turn to local sources
What makes an electric car go? Sure it's the lithium battery, but graphite is key too. And we need more it. Mining local can help.
Learning the art of ancient irrigation the Nabatean way
The Nabateans were like the Mayans of the Middle East. The ancient people were developed in agriculture, spirituality and architecture. Archaeologists dig into how they dealt with drought in Jordan, one of the driest countries on earth.
Water purifier company takes on plastic polluters at UN climate conference
Bluewater, a world leading water purification technology and solutions leader, today called on global energy, finance and environment ministers attending the UN’s Climate Conference in Madrid to take a powerful approach to tackling water quality issues that are spurring sales of polluting single-use plastic bottles of water.
How is AI Reforming Future Trading?
Artificial Intelligence can be used to grow vertical gardens in cities, to drive petrol-less cars, and to help us make banking decisions.
Ways to Clean Indoor Air At Home
When we think of cleaning our home, we often think about the walls, the floor, and the furniture. But what we don’t think about is what surrounds us every single day and influences everything about us: the air we breathe. What we take into our bodies is not limited to the food we eat and […]
5 Tech Investments That Are a Must For Your Startup
Artificial Intelligence is used in this biodome to grow bio-organic food with zero waste using the Eddy robot by flux.
Here’s Why Electricians Are About To Be In High Demand
Barefoot College teaches rural Bedouin women in Jordan how to be electricians. The world needs skills, not just lawyers and doctors. Learn why more parents help their kids find technical careers.