London considers banning wood-burning stoves to tackle air pollution
Wood-burning stoves could be producing up to one third of London's fine particle pollution, according to figures cited by the city's mayor, Sadiq Khan. He aims to ban the stoves in some areas to...
View ArticleRenault's Trezor is the electric car of the future
Electric cars will soon be the norm with several countries and cities pushing for fully electric transportation and with almost nearly every automaker committing to electrified models. Electric cars...
View ArticleTesla nears halfway mark on world's largest battery installation in South...
Never one for small talk, Tesla announced that one of its most significant projects, apparently the world's largest battery installation, is just about halfway finished. The 100MW/129MWh utility-grade...
View ArticleParis banned all cars for a day to highlight pollution issues
People, not cars, traversed the roads for several hours in Paris, France yesterday. The government held what they deemed a Car Free Day, where the streets filled with bikers, walkers, and...
View ArticleCoca-Cola increased its plastic bottle production by a billion in 2016
In 2016, Coca-Cola increased its global production of single-use, throwaway plastic bottles by one billion, according to Greenpeace. Although the beverage behemoth does not publicly disclose its...
View Article"You had to live it to believe it" - hundreds of polar bears rush to feast on...
When a bowhead whale washed ashore at Wrangel Island in Russia, the polar bears were ready. They gathered to eat the carcass, and tourists captured the experience on camera. Estimates put the number of...
View ArticleThis living hammock is a swinging seat made of soil-less plants
Can a fabric be woven from a plant? Spanish artist Ainhoa Garmendia, a member of Fabrica communication research center, believes it is possible. Her Naturalise installation is realized with soil-less...
View ArticleLuxury lakeside hotel promises a return to nature in Italy
Architecture studio noa* mixes alpine and Mediterranean influences in their renovation of a family-run hotel in Italy. Located on a high plateau next to a small natural lake, Hotel Seehof is a luxury...
View ArticleBloombergs new London HQ rated worlds most sustainable office
Bloomberg’s new European headquarters in London scored a 98.5% against the latest BREEAM sustainability rating scheme—making it the world’s most sustainable office building, as designed. Certified...
View ArticleIndia aims to bring electricity connections to 40 million households
Millions of homes in India lack electricity. Prime minister Narendra Modi hopes to change that with his Power for All By 2019 plan. Under the scheme, 40 million households could obtain electricity...
View ArticleBicycle highway in the Netherlands built using recycled toilet paper
Did you know? Every year, residents in the Netherlands use an estimated 180,000 tons of toilet paper. Because this amounts to a lot of trees, the Dutch province of Friesland repurposed the product to...
View ArticleShipping-container development designed for Los Angeles' homeless population
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View ArticleGerman company steps in to help Puerto Rico with microgrid installations
As Puerto Rico assesses the full extent of hurricane damage and continues its long, challenging road to recovery, energy companies from around the world, such as Sonnen GmbH of Germany, are stepping in...
View ArticleFormer coal miners receive training for renewable energy jobs
Over half of the United States' electricity came from coal in 2000. That figure has plummeted to around one third in 2016, and coal miners have lost their jobs. As renewable energy dethrones coal, many...
View ArticleGM's plans for "all-electric-future" spell doom for fossil fuel industry
GM, a symbol of 20th century automotive domination, has decided to embrace the "all-electric future" of the 21st century and beyond, declaring that someday in the near future, it will produce and sell...
View ArticleBREAKING: Scotland bans fracking indefinitely
Go, Scotland! After hearing an overwhelming response from the public on the process of fracking, the country’s government put an “effective ban” on the controversial technique. Scotland’s energy...
View ArticleSplinter Creek is a sustainable community of 26 lakeside homes in Mississippi
The owners of Spliner Creek, a property situated among 650 acres of pine forest, lakes and meadows in Mississippi, have decided to share the land through a limited development around three spring-fed...
View ArticleEnergy-conscious library that doubles as a living room breaks ground in Shanghai
Shanghai is adding yet another futuristic building to its modern skyline. The Chinese megacity just broke ground on the Shanghai East Library, a new public library that will serve 4 million visitors a...
View ArticleStudents build a low-cost yet high-quality sustainable home from recycled...
Affordable and sustainable housing is possible—and Studio 804’s many projects are proof. Working together with University of Kansas architecture students, Studio 804 produced their latest design/build...
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