“There’s a lot of negative feelings about capitalism right now,” said Kris Lin-Bronner who is the strategic advisor of Dr. Bronner’s. Her words are indicative of the wide scale erosion of trust between companies and consumers. It seems that time and again we unearth ugly truths behind the products we’ve come to love and trust. […]
Missouri’s Department of Transportation (MoDOT) has announced plans to install solar panels at a rest stop alongside the iconic Route 66 as part of the department’s “Road to Tomorrow Initiative.” [instagram https://instagram.com/p/BGxg2n6p0FH expand=1] The Historic Route 66 welcome center in Conway, Missouri will receive the nation’s first solar roadway panels on a public right of […]
The Solar Impulse 2 landed in Seville on Thursday, completing its historic trip across the Atlantic Ocean. Solar Impulse 2, a sun-powered aircraft, took off from John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City at 2:30 a.m. on June 20. The flight to Seville, Spain, took approximately 90 hours to complete—traveling at 140 km/h […]
Sweden opened a stretch of electric highway, becoming the first country to test electric power for heavy transport. Electric-powered trucks are expected to cut 80 to 90 percent of fossil fuel emissions in Sweden. A 22 kilometer (or roughly 13 miles) stretch of the E16 road—which connects Oslo, Norway, to Gävle, Sweden—is fitted with power […]
Mark Z. Jacobson’s new digs is the perfect home for the prominent renewable energy advocate. This zero-net energy home took only a few weeks to build. Photo credit: Bone Structure The Stanford professor’s Solutions Project famously lays out roadmaps for 139 countries, including the world’s major greenhouse gas emitters, to switch to 100 percent clean, renewable energy generated from […]
Boyan Slat’s ambitious plan to rid the world’s oceans of plastic has taken another step towards reality with its first prototype to be tested at sea. The Ocean Cleanup Foundation, founded by the 21-year-old Slat, has deployed a 100-meter clean-up boom today in the North Sea in The Netherlands. The prototype was unveiled before its […]
In a deal that Elon Musk has dubbed a “no brainer,” Tesla Motors has made an offer to acquire solar installation company SolarCity in a stock deal worth a reported $2.8 billion. The electric car company made the announcement Tuesday and explained the offer in a blog post: Tesla’s mission has always been tied to sustainability. We […]
Sysco Corp, the world’s largest foodservice distributor, will be the first company of its kind to commit to sourcing 100 percent cage-free eggs in its entire supply chain in the U.S. by 2026. Food distributor Sysco Corp is the latest major company to switch to cage-free eggs. Photo credit: Stephanie Frankle at Animal Place The company, […]
The Solar Impulse 2 took off earlier this morning from New York City for its historic, sun-powered flight across the Atlantic Ocean. The multi-day odyssey will be the longest and perhaps the most difficult leg in the solar plane’s journey around the world. Solar Impulse 2 pilot Bertrand Piccard took off this morning from New York to attempt […]
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