As a record-breaking heat wave settled over the Pacific Northwest in June, a climate researcher named Vivek Shandas took a drive with his 11-year-old son and began to collect data. Using a handy infrared attachment for his smartphone, he measured temperatures across Portland as they hit unprecedented triple digits. He was amazed to find that temperatures varied... Continue Reading →
Vertical farming is a type of indoor farming where crops are grown in stacked layers, rather than spread out across large plots of land. These farms offer many benefits over traditional ones, including the prospect of better access to healthy foods in underserved communities. Because vertical farms use LED lighting, their output isn’t subject to... Continue Reading →
Vertical farms could take over the world…
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Hemp conversion to graphene and diamond. Smart carbon capture?
Hemp has been celebrated and vilified in equal measure over the centuries. It has fantastic properties for textiles and ropes, but it comes from the cannabis plant, so it arouses deep suspicion among some policymakers. What is unarguable though, is that it is an extremely fast growing plant that stores a large amount of carbon.... Continue Reading →
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This Carbon-Negative Dream House Ships In A Box
With both homelessness rates and the cost of homes continuing to climb in the U.S., one startup described as the “IKEA of houses” is determined to make beautifully-designed, affordable housing more accessible. What truly sets NODE's homes apart is that they’re designed to be carbon neutral, and some even carbon negative. The startup is confronting... Continue Reading →
A Scottish "Oyster card", green taxes and scrapping air miles are among 80 recommendations of a citizens' assembly looking at how Scotland can tackle climate change. Scotland's Climate Assembly also urges a ban on single-use plastics and a four-day working week. The assembly brought together more than 100 people from all walks of life to discuss... Continue Reading →
Report outlines 80 ways Scotland could tackle climate change
Rough-and-Ready, California (CNN) (CNN)Tracy thought she'd built her forever home. She and her 5-year-old granddaughter live in an energy-efficient house in Northern California that Tracy designed — by a pond that's frequented by otters, ducks and herons (oh my!). Then came the fires, the smoke, the evacuations, the days when the sky turned red and... Continue Reading →
As people flee climate change on the coasts, this Midwest city is trying to become a safe haven
Why this retired farmer plants trees | Regenerative Agriculture in Spain
Farmer Manuel is over 60 years old and fully retired, yet he continues to plant trees. Not for himself, but for future generations. He remembers how rich the landscapes of his home region once were — now he feels it’s his turn to give back to nature and to those coming after him. Video Source
Renault Twizy: Is The CHEAPEST EV Still Relevant In 2021? 4K
In today's film, Rory gets behind the wheel of the Renault Twizy - the cheapest new electric car on sale in the UK, but is it still relevant In 2021? Video Here.
What can fungi teach us?
Fungi are true survival specialists. They can live without air and sunlight, and cope with heat and cold. Some species of fungi even emit radiation. So what lessons do fungi have for the people who study them? Fungi belong to some of the oldest living organisms on Earth. There are over 120 thousand known species... Continue Reading →
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