Source: takepart.com Published: October 23, 2015 (Photo: Land Art Generation Initiative) A Pittsburgh project is designed to light up a disadvantaged neighborhood and show an alternative-energy future in a coal state. Kristine Wong Pennsylvania’s coal industry may be...
Source: matteroftrust.org Published: October 29, 2015 The Nanoleaf Smarter Kit uses the Zigbee protocol to communicate with up to 50 compatible lights in a 50-meter wireless range Internet-connected LED bulbs offer greater energy efficiency and remote-controlled...
Source: planetnatural.com Published: October 16, 2015 By E. Vinje We’ve often said that composting can save the world. Here’s one of the ways. During the fall, our yards and landscapes yield tons of refuse, much of it the form of leaves. Those leaves, bagged and...
Source: huffingtonpost.com Published: October 16, 2015 Yui Mok/PA Archive The tiny Nordic country is beating the world in the switch. By Alexander C. Kaufman Norway is speeding past other countries in the electric car race. The trick, it seems, is setting high vehicle...
Source: writeforkids.org Published: April 18, 2015 Just in time for Earth Day, picture book author Miranda Paul talks about her new picture book, One Plastic Bag: Isatou Ceesay and the Recycling Women of the Gambia, how to write impactful stories for children, and why...
Source: nationalgeographic.com Published: October 15, 2015 NOTE: This is an abridged version. Membership subscription to National Geographic is required to view the full article. By Dennis Dimick That question headlining a 1984 National Geographic article on soils...
Source: goodnewsnetwork.org Published: October 14, 2015 By Terry Turner This planned power plant in Wales may look like the Guggenheim Museum but its benefits far outweigh the beauty: it will use the rise and fall of ocean tides to generate enough renewable...
Source: nytimes.com Published: October 14, 2015 John K. McLaughlin, of the city’s Department of Environmental Protection, looking at artificial wetlands (or wave attenuators) off Brant Point, Queens. Yana Paskova for The New York Times By Lisa W. Foderaro At first...
