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Meet the Lopifit—a half bike, half treadmill that brings the world of cycling and walking together. The scooter-like contraption—the first of its kind in the world—was invented by Bruin Bergmeester, who of course hails from the bike-friendly Netherlands. “When I was talking on my treadmill in my fitness room one day I thought, ‘Why not bring the treadmill […]

Within one week in May, a gorilla and two lions were killed after humans entered their zoo enclosures. Outrage continues to grow over these deaths. Yet these tragedies are not unique and in most cases are preventable. (Of course, the easiest way to prevent deaths like these would be by not keeping animals in zoos). Within […]

Thanks to Chile’s major investments in renewables, the Latin American country is seeing an incredible solar boom. Chile Has So Much #Solar Energy It’s Giving It Away for Freehttps://t.co/aTihUBdWz9 pic.twitter.com/fMC1dN5inh — InSunWeTrust (@InSunWeTrust) June 3, 2016 In a new Bloomberg report, Chile Has So Much Solar Energy It’s Giving It Away for Free, solar capacity from the country’s […]

President Obama, along with the U.S. Fisheries and Wildlife Service, announced regulations Thursday to ban nearly all commercial elephant ivory trade in the country. This landmark decision, coming from the country with the second-largest market for ivory, should have a significant impact on the trade. The ban helps fulfill President Obama’s 2013 executive order to […]

In 2015, the number of electric cars on the road globally passed the one million threshold for the first time. The rapid growth of the industry means that it is now the only technology sector on track to meet the International Energy Agency’s (IEA) 2C scenario. In 2015, the number of electric cars on the […]

Back in 2012, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) made a startling announcement, shaking up the battle over fracking in one of the nation’s highest-profile cases where drillers were suspected to have caused water contamination. Water testing results were in for homeowners along Carter Road in Dimock, Pennsylvania, where for years, homeowners reported their water had […]

By Americans United for Change Marking the anniversary of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) 2014 proposal of the Clean Power Plan, Americans United for Change released a new report Thursday. The report exposes behind the scenes coordination and details the depths of donations from polluters and energy interests who have funded a lawsuit against […]

At least 33 cities in the U.S. cheated when testing water for lead contamination. With these “cheats” the cities misrepresented the amount of lead in their water supply, according to a Guardian investigation. The cities span 17 states east of the Mississippi River. Eastern states were targeted in the investigation because they are most at […]