London Could Be Getting Its First Ultra-Green, Tidal-Powered School

Source: inhabitat.com Published: June 16, 2017 By Nicole Jewell London-based Curl la Tourelle Head Architecture just unveiled plans for what could become London’s greenest building – a tidal powered school situated on the banks of the Thames River. The five-story...

How a ‘Spider’ Could Keep an Airship Airworthy

Source: bbc.com Published: August 1, 2016 BBC Click’s Marc Cieslak reports. A device which can help repair holes in airships has been developed by Lockheed Martin’s Skunk Works. Known as a “spider”, one half the device is located on the outside of the airship...

Giant Helium-Filled Airship Airlander Takes Off for First Time

Source: phys.org Published: August 17, 2016 The Airlander 10 in flight, after taking off from Cardington airfield in Bedfordshire, England, Wednesday Aug. 17, 2016. A blimp-shaped airship billed as the world’s largest aircraft has taken off for the first time,...

Environmental Education: Key to Solving Our Waste Problem

Source: gndr.org Published: June 22, 2017 Six African young women standing while reading a UNEP leaflet on the hands of one of them Olumide Idowu Olumide IDOWU,  Co-Founder of Climate Wednesday and UNISDR Youth Champion for Africa advocates for sustainable education...

Refrigeration That Won’t Heat Up the Planet

Source: greenpeace.org Published: July 1, 2016 A group of greenhouse gases you’ve probably never heard of contributes much more than its share to climate change. Known as F-gases, these chemicals are used to cool drinks, food, cars, supermarkets and office buildings....

Reducing Waste at Record-Setting Rates

Source: cta.tech Published: September 13, 2016 We are purchasing and enjoying technology at unprecedented levels, and emerging trends such as the Internet of Things and wearables likely mean more tech devices will soon be entering our homes. But what happens once...

Plastic’s Place in the Waste Stream

Source: blog.laddawn.com Published: July 26, 2016 by Owen Richardson A common misconception is that plastics are the number one component of landfills and the fastest growing segment. That’s not true. Because modern packaging cannot be eliminated from the shipment and...

New Solar Paint Could Offer Endless Supply of Clean Energy

Source: fusion.net Published: June 21, 2017 Researchers at RMIT University in Australia have developed a solar paint that could offer endless supplies of clean energy. The paint captures water vapor from the surrounding air, and then uses energy provided by the...

How AB InBev Beat its Eco-Cooler Goal Two Years Early

Source: environmentalleader.com Published: May 13, 2016 By Jessica Lyons Hardcastle Anheuser-Busch InBev beat its 2017 eco-cooler goal two years early, according to the company’s most recent sustainability report. The achievement moved AB InBev from its 2012 baseline...