Posts tagged with "sustainability"
4 New Year’s resolutions for a healthier environment in 2022
Viniece Jennings, Agnes Scott College When many people think of New Year’s resolutions, they brainstorm ways to improve themselves for the year ahead. What if we expanded those aspirations to include resolutions that benefit our communities, society, and the planet, too? It might not be a typical approach, but it can broaden...
5 Things to Know This Morning — Tuesday, Dec. 21, 2021
Every day we wake up, drink a cup of coffee, and get ready for work. Following are a handful of stories from around the tech world condensed to fit into one single cup of coffee. These are the things you need to know before you step foot out of your door (or in front of a webcam) and into the real world this morning. So sit back,...
Tornadoes and Climate Change: What a Warming World Means for Deadly Twisters
John Allen, Central Michigan University The deadly tornado outbreak that tore through communities from Arkansas to Illinois on the night of Dec. 10-11, 2021, was so unusual in its duration and strength, particularly for December, that a lot of people including the U.S. president are asking what role climate change might have played...
3 Overlooked Industries Helping to Push Renewable Energy and Sustainable Resources Forward
There’s no doubt we have reached a point of climate crisis. The decisions we make and actions we take as a society now could have grave consequences for our planet. As a technologically and scientifically advanced society, you might think we have the tools we need to counter issues and thrive in the decades beyond. But it’s not...
In the fight against climate change, China is doing more than you think — but still not enough
Phillip Stalley, DePaul University When it comes to climate change, no nation is more important than China. It consumes more coal than the rest of the world combined, and it is the leading emitter of greenhouse gases, accounting for nearly 30% of global emissions. Unless China takes rapid steps to control its greenhouse gas...
Bringing Paper and Fiber Products Full Circle with Sustainable Innovation
Today’s consumers are eco-conscious in their expectations of brands. The long-used manufacturing model of producing, using, and discarding packaging and products is now unacceptable. In fact, the majority of Millennials (71%) and Gen Zs (67%) say addressing climate change should be a top issue, however, 60% of Millennials and Gen Zs...
How Manchester is making material gains for cities of the future
Manchester’s international reputation for innovation is entering new realms — with an ambitious community of experts, next-generation materials, new investment, and big plans for the future. Recognized as one of the most innovative cities in the world, the city that was at the center of the Industrial Revolution, is delivering...
Anthony Cross’ Love of Sustainable Innovation Gives a Fresh New Look at Electric Motorcycles
When the pandemic hit, Anthony Cross faced a daunting choice: do I keep publishing Salt magazine, or venture into something equally or more beneficial for the community? The Colorado-based publisher leaned into his lifelong love of cars and desire for a more sustainable world and hit upon an idea — a new way forward in electric...
CES 2022: C Space Keynote to Highlight Transformed Consumer Experience
The Consumer Technology Association (CTA)® today announced its CES® 2022 C Space keynote. In conversation with MediaLink Chairman and CEO Michael E. Kassan, the keynote will feature a panel discussion with Carolyn Everson, President, Instacart; Tariq Hassan, Chief Marketing & Digital Officer, McDonald’s; Edward Kummer,...
4 unexpected places where adults can learn science
Jill Zarestky, Colorado State University Modern society benefits when people understand science concepts. This knowledge helps explain how cryptocurrency works, why climate change is happening, or how the coronavirus is transmitted from person to person. Yet the average American spends less than 5% of their lifetime in classrooms...
Electrify America Jolts Rural Areas in Southern California with Solar Charging Stations
In the ambitious push to install EV charging stations across the country, rural areas have largely seemed left behind and underserved. Increased efforts are underway to rectify that situation through access to solar charging in suitable geographic areas. One of the biggest campaigns to provide rural areas access to solar charging...
6 priorities could deliver energy breakthroughs at the Glasgow climate summit – there’s progress on some of them already
Dolf Gielen, Colorado School of Mines and Morgan Bazilian, Colorado School of Mines Much of the news coming out of the U.N. climate conference has focused on the spectacle, and how countries’ pledges aren’t on track to prevent dangerous climate change. But behind the scenes, there is reason for hope. In many countries, the...
Geo Week Award Ceremony Nominations Accepted Until Dec 1
Geo Week to honor LIDAR leaders and younger geospatial professionals in Denver, Feb. 7, 2022 Geo Week, an event that champions the coming together of geospatial technologies and the built world, is accepting nominations to celebrate excellence in the geospatial market. The 2022 Geo Week Awards Ceremony includes the Lidar Leader...
4 File Management Tips for Small Businesses
Efficient file management is a requirement for all businesses, and small organizations are particularly susceptible to letting this slip. If you feel that your files are getting out of control, or you find that your current strategies are not producing the results you desire, the following tips should steer you in the right...
5 Things to Know With Your Morning Coffee — Tuesday, October 12, 2021
Every day we wake up, drink a cup of coffee, and get ready for work. Following are a handful of stories from around the tech world condensed to fit into one single cup of coffee. These are the things you need to know before you step foot out of your door (or in front of a webcam) and into the real world this morning. So sit back,...
Pittsburgh — From Steel City to Smart City
When Andrew Carnegie, Thomas and Andrew Mellon, E.J. Heinz, George Westinghouse, Edwin Drake, and Henry Clay Frick moved into Pittsburgh’s East Liberty neighborhood in the mid-19th century and launched the Industrial Age, they created the foundation that still serves part of our economy today. However, they also inspired something...
The Virtual Vacation: Around the World in Your Easy Chair
The spread of COVID-19 has fundamentally disrupted everyday life for millions of people throughout the world. For many, travel plans have been canceled or delayed indefinitely. However, if there were a way to explore exotic places from the comfort of your own home, would you do it? The global pandemic has given rise to innovation...
Top 10 Sustainable Fashion Companies
By Melissa Jenkins & Destiny Nolan Fashion companies have gotten the message loud and clear: sustainable practices, hiring choices, materials selection, growing of plants needed to make materials, and disposal and recycling of waste and used product is not only all the rage, but also entirely necessary for staying in business in...
Arctic sea ice hits its minimum extent for the year – 2 NASA scientists explain what’s driving the overall decline
Alek Petty, NASA and Linette Boisvert, NASA September marks the end of the summer sea ice melt season and the Arctic sea ice minimum when sea ice over the Northern Hemisphere ocean reaches its lowest extent of the year. For ship captains hoping to navigate across the Arctic, this is typically their best chance to do it, especially...
5 Things to Know With Your Morning Coffee — Tuesday, September 21, 2021
Every day we wake up, drink a cup of coffee, and get ready for work. Following are a handful of stories from around the tech world condensed to fit into one single cup of coffee. These are the things you need to know before you step foot out of your door (or in front of a webcam) and into the real world this morning. So sit back,...
Wings Introduces Nectar for Autonomous Sustainable Retail
Wings, an emerging robotics and AI startup developing autonomous businesses for all, today announced the release of Nectar, which brings a new category of Autonomous Sustainable Retail (ASR) to life. Nectar is powered by the company's patent-pending HiveRobotics, a unique collective of decentralized, self-organized robotic systems....
These 3 energy storage technologies can help solve the challenge of moving to 100% renewable electricity
Kerry Rippy, National Renewable Energy Laboratory In recent decades, the cost of wind and solar power generation has dropped dramatically. This is one reason that the U.S. Department of Energy projects that renewable energy will be the fastest-growing U.S. energy source through 2050. However, it’s still relatively expensive to...
Coral Reef Restoration Technology May Reverse Climate Change Damage
The world is experiencing record-breaking summer temperatures. As the heat increased, various individuals flooded the beaches searching for relief. Some may consider the heightened surface temperature’s effect on aquatic ecosystems while swimming in the ocean. In the 2000s, researchers began witnessing an increase in coral...
Hyzon Motors Partners with RenewH2 to Develop Widespread Liquid Hydrogen Fueling Stations
Hyzon Motors Inc. (NASDAQ: HYZN), a global manufacturer of hydrogen fuel cell-powered commercial vehicles, signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with RenewH2, a U.S.-based sustainable hydrogen production, liquefaction, distribution, and dispensing company, to collaborate on the supply and demand side of liquid hydrogen...
Leading Experts Urge Applying The Power of Quantum Technology To Sustainability In New Documentary
A new documentary - Quantum Technology | Our Sustainable Future from The Quantum Daily, developed in partnership with Oxford Instruments Nanoscience – was released today with a call from industry experts to leverage the power of quantum computing in addressing the world's urgent sustainability...
Explorer Bob Ballard — the Man Who Found Titanic — Talks Shipwrecks, Sea Creatures, STEM
The man who found Titanic. That phrase may be why you opened this story, but there is so much more to Dr. Bob Ballard than simply that single fact. In Bob Ballard: An Explorer’s Life, he tells the tale of his life as a professor, a scientist, and, yes, an explorer. The show premieres Monday, June 14, on National Geographic. A...
Waste Reduction? More Like Reproduction
Right now, there are over seven billion people walking or crawling on the earth. Right now, North America ranks fifth in the world for population density behind Asia, Africa, Europe, and Latin America. Much like many other places, we have a trash problem, but it doesn’t stop there. We have a consumption problem too. While we can...
5 Things to Know Before Your Morning Coffee — Monday, May 3, 2021
Every day we wake up, drink a cup of coffee, and get ready for work. Following are a handful of stories from around the tech world condensed to fit into one single cup of coffee. These are the things you need to know before you step foot out of your door (or in front of a webcam) and into the real world this morning. So sit back,...
Watching A Coral Reef Die: Climate Change Devastates Tropical Island
Sam Purkis, University of Miami The Chagos Archipelago is one of the most remote, seemingly idyllic places on Earth. Coconut-covered sandy beaches with incredible bird life rim tropical islands in the Indian Ocean, hundreds of miles from any continent. Just below the waves, coral reefs stretch for miles along an underwater mountain...
Secrets of the Whales Premieres Today — Our Chat with Producer Brian Skerry
Brian Skerry couldn’t believe his eyes. And his are eyes that have spent 40 years shooting sea photography, and nearly a quarter-century filming and shooting for National Geographic. What developed in front of the Secrets of the Whales executive producer and photographer defied typical cross-species senses: an orca was offering him...
How Hemp Can Create a More Sustainable Future
By BEAU PETERS Although many global citizens are just now recognizing the wonders of hemp, humans have a rich history of co-existence with the hemp plant. Researchers at MIT, in fact, claim that “hemp was probably the earliest plant cultivated for textile fiber,” dating back to at least 8000 B.C. Across history, the hemp...
Catching Up With Bear Grylls
Catching up with Bear Grylls is an exercise in itself. The host and star of the Disney +/NatGeo series Running Wild with Bear Grylls, and appointment adventure TV fixture for the past decade, even turns interviews into transcontinental wind sprints of sorts. After interviewing Bear in person in 2019, we sought him out again as...
How Sustainability Can Drive The Commercial Real Estate Market And Our Planet Forward
In recent decades, there has been an increased emphasis on the importance of sustainability. The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that 12.6 million people globally die from environmental health risks annually with the pollution crisis reaching dangerous levels, further showcasing the importance of taking immediate action before...
A Green Tech Boom Could Solve the Ecological Crisis After COVID
During the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic, many people excitedly analyzed positive environmental changes caused by the lockdowns associated with it. For example, air and water quality improved due to decreases in car and boat traffic. Environmental conservationists wondered if the pandemic could signal a remarkable improvement in...
Vans Are Becoming The Hottest New Electric Vehicle
General Motors surprised some industry watchers by making one of its 20 upcoming electric vehicles a commercial van. In addition, the electric van will be the third in a series of new vehicles coming out of the repurposed Hamtramck (Detroit) plant.
Global Emissions Have Dropped 17 Percent During Coronavirus Pandemic
According to a recent study, global emissions have dropped 17 percent over the coronavirus pandemic. However, emissions could bounce back as society opens back up.
The Burj Khalifa Isn’t Just the Tallest Building in the World – It’s Also One of the Greenest
The Burj Khalifa has been the tallest building on Earth since it was built in 2009, and now it is setting the standard when it comes to going green.
Wisdom and Hope from Jane Goodall on Earth Day
On this very unique and special Earth Day, Dr. Jane Goodall has some words of wisdom for us, on how to maintain hope and how we can make positive, lasting change.
