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The “Windcatcher”: Bigger Than The Eiffel Tower And Can Power 80,000...
Takeaways: The Windcatcher is an offshore sail that might be set to change wind power generation.
The device can spin faster than traditional turbines,...
Caltech Tests Space-Based Solar Power
Caltech tests space-based solar power Solar power is clean, renewable, and can provide abundant energy when harvested correctly—particularly...
Business
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Secret Of Patagonia’s New See-Through Solar Windows Is Revealed
Takeaways: Patagonia is demonstrating a new, fully transparent solar window.
These windows have an organic thin film technology which can be sprayed or painted...
Nestlé Pilots Recyclable Paper in Australia
Takeaways: Nestle announced a new pilot program to test compostable and recyclable paper packaging for their chocolate bars.
The program will feature KitKat bars...
Nature
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10 States Have Now Banned the Sale of Cosmetics Tested on...
Takeaways: New York has become the tenth state to ban the sale of cosmetics tested on animals.
The law is known as the New...
Scientists Have Just Spotted A Bird That Has Not Been Seen...
Takeaways: Scientists have captured the first-ever photos and video of a bird that hadn't been seen for over 140 years ago.
The Black napped...
Policy
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Calgary Passes Single-Use Plastics Bylaw
Takeaways: The city of Calgary has passed a single-use plastic bylaw to decrease the amount of waste the city produces.
Citizens will have to...
Single-Use Cutlery and Plates to be Banned in England
Takeaways: Single-use items, including plastic cutlery, plates and trays, will be banned in England.
This ban will help eliminate waste from the 1.1 billion...
Blog Posts
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Emerging Technologies and Trends in Better-for-you and More Sustainable Food and Beverages
Emerging Technologies and Trends in Better-for-you and More Sustainable Food and Beverages Guest Post by: Julia Stamberger, Co-founder and CEO of The Planting Hope Company The good news: People around the globe are embracing more plant-based eating and consciously shifting more of their diet to plant-based, while still consuming some animal proteins. The reasons consumers give for this transition to a more ‘Flexitarian’ diet include concerns about the environment, animal welfare, and interest in better health, wellness, and nutrition. The bad news: Some of the products consumers...
Ways to Incorporate the Youth Into The Environmental Cause
Ways to Incorporate the Youth Into The Environmental Cause Guest Post by: Ling Xiong, president of Ecobrick IBSH Climate anxiety is real, and it manifests itself particularly in people of younger generations, myself included. It forms due to the feeling of helplessness regarding climate change, whether it be our lack of political or financial freedom. Many of the advertised ways of environmentally conscious living, such as making sustainable swaps for everyday products, are not feasible for the youth and people of certain economic backgrounds. This creates an invisible barrier between people...
The Electric Vehicle Tipping Point: Is The World Ready To Switch?
The Electric Vehicle Tipping Point: Is The World Ready To Switch? Guest Post by: Bill Widmer, an environment enthusiast and adventure traveller Since the early 2000s, environmentally conscious consumers have been excited to witness the rise of hybrid and electric vehicles (EV), but manufacturers took a while to respond to the demand. Now, in 2022, 87 countries have reached an EV tipping point, and it's clear the world's appetite for an alternative to gas cars has grown. It's been a slow start for major auto manufacturers to fully accept it and begin to roll out electric models, but now that the market has gained...
Taking Power Into Your Own Hands: How to Spot Greenwashing in 2023
Taking Power Into Your Own Hands: How to Spot Greenwashing in 2023 Guest Post: Talya Stone, Communications Officer at Permutable AI As you probably already know, every year, companies spend millions of pounds/dollars advertising their products. In order to stand out from the competition, advertisers use marketing strategies known as green advertising. These ads try to persuade us that buying a product will benefit the environment in some way. It’s something we all desperately want to believe. We want to feel that we have the power to do good and protect the environment with our purchasing decisions. But how do we know...
Read All About It
Read All About It Guest Post by: Sharon Michelle, MSc Psychology There are many ways to make a difference, big or small, including simply choosing what you read. I was with someone recently who had their phone resting on a table. Every few minutes, the screen lit up with a "breaking news" notification, causing the phone's owner to glance down at the distracting screen each time. Each headline was sensational, awful, tragic, and sad - the usual mainstream tabloid stuff. I felt a little worn out and empty at this bombardment of so much negativity. It's no wonder many people are de-sensitised to...
Jamie’s Favourite Top 10 Happy Eco News Stories of 2022
Jamie’s Favourite Top 10 Happy Eco News Stories of 2022 By Jamie D’Souza, Content Manager, Happy Eco News. This year, in addition to the Top 25 Happy Eco News stories (as determined by what you the audience, reads), we are listing our own personal favourites. This year for me, it was about what we can learn from nature to be more sustainable, how we can reduce food waste, and how we can reduce plastic waste with natural solutions. Below we have my own personal Top 10 Happy Eco News stories of 2022. I hope you enjoy it! Sustainable alternatives, including cacti, pineapple leaves and...
Founder Blog
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Don’t Grow Up, It’s a Trap
Don’t Grow Up, It’s a Trap Being a kid without a care in the world was great. Adulting...
The Acceleration of Clean Technology
The Acceleration of Clean Technology Grant Brown, Founder, Happy Eco News They say the climate...
Banks and Fossil Fuel Divestment in 2023
Banks and Fossil Fuel Divestment in 2023 HSBC announced divestment from oilfield projects that were approved after 2021....
Shades of Green and Environmental One-Upmanship
Shades of Green and Environmental One-Upmanship
By Grant Brown, Founder, Happy Eco News About six months ago, I had the opportunity to meet the CEO and...
Happy Eco News is Five!
Happy Eco News is Five!
By Grant Brown, Founder, Happy Eco News As 2023 begins, I want to thank you for supporting Happy Eco News...
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NetBit Reduces Virgin Plastic Usage By 10:1
Introduction
NetBit Electronics, the only major power supply company with an exclusive focus on customer premises equipment (CPE), has developed a power supply unit using...
Travelers have a new option with WayAway: reducing the damage of their carbon footprint
Travellers have a new option with WayAway: reducing the damage of their carbon footprint.
Clean up the sky after your vacation: reduce your carbon footprint...
Sustainable British Water Brand Heralds Green Partnership with Run for All
Sustainable British Water Brand Heralds Green Partnership with Run for All
Water in a Box, the sustainable and responsible British boxed water brand, has announced...
Traveling Responsibly towards a Sustainable Future
Traveling Responsibly towards a Sustainable Future Guest post by: Ella Clark, Life and Career Coach
So how does a self-confessed travel junkie fit in with...
Working in harmony with nature: successful sustainability
Working in harmony with nature: successful sustainability Jacqueline Watson, Managing Director, Citrefine International Ltd Over 25 years ago, our founder, Dr Paul Clarke, a tropical disease...
Urban Gardens and Regenerative Agriculture: How Small-Scale Farms Could be the Future of Food...
Urban Gardens and Regenerative Agriculture: How Small-Scale Farms Could be the Future of Food Production. Urban Gardens...
Save the Environment and your Electricity Bill with DIY Solar Cookers.
Save the Environment and your Electricity Bill with DIY Solar Cookers. Save the Environment and your Electricity...
Mini Desalination Plants: Clean Water For All
Mini Desalination Plants: Clean Water For All We say access to clean water is a fundamental human right....
How Kelp Farms are Bringing Food to the Table and Cleaning our Oceans.
How Kelp Farms are Bringing Food to the Table and Cleaning our Oceans. How Kelp Farms are...
Is Cellular Agriculture the Future of Food Production?
Takeaways: Cellular agriculture is a form of lab technology that uses a base material to cultivate a usable product.
This technology allows food to...
Transportation
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A New Wireless EV Charging Road is Currently Under Construction in Germany
Takeaways: Germany is building the first-ever public wireless road project to charge an electric bus travelling to the city.
The supplier Electreon will put...
How Floating Battery Buoys Could Curb Shipping Emissions in Ports.
How Floating Battery Buoys Could Curb Shipping Emissions in Ports. Floating Battery Buoys could Curb Shipping Emissions...
This City Will Have the World’s First Fully Electric Public Transit System
Takeaways: Oslo, Norway, has announced plans for its transportation system to be fully electric by the end of 2023.
By the end of the...
World’s Longest Electric Vehicle Highway — Now Under Construction
Takeaways: The world's longest electric vehicle highway is being constructed from Kunnanurra in the north of Western Australia to Esperance in the south.
The...
Science
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‘Pac-Man’ Microorganisms Gobble Down Viruses Like Power Pellets
Takeaways: Scientists have identified that a single-celled organism called Halteria has an appetite for viruses and may change how scientists think about global carbon...
