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Why Small Cooperatives in Portugal Produce Solar Energy
Takeaways: Coopernico is a small energy cooperative in Portugual that build solar power plants that supply institutions and put surplus electricity back into the...
San Diego’s 8 New Microgrids Will Save City $6 Million over...
Takeaways: By the end of 2022, San Diego will operate eight microgrids and save an estimated $6 million in energy costs.
The microgrids will...
Business
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Behind Panasonic’s Commitment to Sustainable Change Across the Globe
Takeaways: Panasonic has converted a factory in Osaka, Japan, into a Sustainable Smart Town.
This Smart Town features solar arrays, energy solar batteries and...
Nestlé Has Cut Greenhouse Gases by 4 Million Tons Since 2018....
Takeaways: Nestle's mission is to be environmentally sustainable and is working towards net-zero emissions by 2050.
Some of the things the company is doing...
Nature
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In the North Cascades, the Canada Lynx Makes a Comeback
Takeaways: In 2000, the Colville Tribes in British Columbia launched a long-planned reintroduction on their reservation to protect the Canadian lynx.
Six lynx have...
Using Bamboo for Reforestation and Clean Energy in Uganda
Takeaways: Divine Nabaweesi, the founder of Divine Bamboo, aims to stop deforestation in Uganda through bamboo forestry and use the plant for clean biomass...
Policy
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Halving Pesticide Use, Dismantling Dams: EU’s Ambitious Draft Law to Restore...
Takeaways: The European Commission has drafted a law that will halve pesticide use across Europe by 2030 and dismantle big dams to make rivers...
Canada Will Ban Harmful Plastics By End Of Year
Takeaways: Canada has announced that they will ban harmful plastics by the end of the year.
These single-use plastics will include: grocery bags, plastic...
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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 its partnership with Jane Tomlinson’s Run for All to become the 2022 Official Finish Line Water Partner.
The deal will see 70,000 x 330ml Water in a Box spring water cartons distributed to runners at the finish line of 16 races across 2022, including the Sheffield Half Marathon, Leeds Half Marathon and Nottingham 10k. Run For All is a series of runs that commemorate the lasting legacy of the late amateur athlete and fundraiser, Jane Tomlinson CBE....
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 green jobs and sustainability as he flies around the world with his signature Shemagh scarf and his wide-eyed curiosity?
Well, Simon Reeve was championing the cause of travelling as a way to open eyes and borders, and pointing out that our need to journey, is the "essence of our species". "Us travelling gives an economic incentive to protect and preserve" … for people to protect their nature reserves, their marine parks, their country and ways of...
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 specialist, travelled to Southeast Asia and, during his trip, learnt about the use of Eucalyptus citriodora oil as a naturally derived insect repellent. Dr Clarke partnered with his friend and future co-founder, Ian Hughes-Guy, to determine if the oil’s insect repellence efficacy could be verified through the rigour of scientific testing. After extensive research, they confirmed that the locally sourced remedy was equal to the most effective synthetic alternatives and it was this discovery that inspired...
“That was a little bit of a wake-up”: Baltic countries have more litter than you may expect
“That was a little bit of a wake-up”: Baltic countries have more litter than you may expect Clean Games Baltic Cup unites them in a volunteer cleanup competition from 18th to 26th of September. For three years now Baltic countries have gotten together to participate in the Clean Games Baltic Cup which has been held annually on the World Cleanup Day. The difference from an ordinary cleanup is that participants from different Baltic cities compete in waste collecting and sorting and earn game points for the amount of garbage collected. This year competitions are going to be held in 10 countries. Poland,...
NetBit’s 7 Key Eco Focus Areas in the Lifecycle of a PSU
NetBit’s 7 Key Eco Focus Areas in the Lifecycle of a PSU When designing a power supply unit, it is important to examine the keys areas within a PSU lifecycle from design to disposal. At NetBit, our eco-design philosophy addresses 7 focus areas, including:
1/ Design
Design optimization is vital to eco-design and holds the potential to have the biggest positive effect on the environment. By matching the power output and increasing efficiency you can save a huge quantity of wasted power, thus cutting down CO2 emissions over the total product lifetime. Moreover, there are further positive impacts for optimizing power and using lower nominal output, including: smaller size, fewer materials,...
Blog Posts
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Why Growing Forests Is Awesome
Why Growing Forests Is Awesome Guest Post by: Job van Hooijdonk, co-founder of Regreener In 2016, a record of 29.7 million hectares of forest disappeared. That's2 90,000 square kilometres. Over 50% of the world's forests have been cut down in the last 100 years. A lot of deforestation took place in third-world countries. Globally, one-fifth of the Earth's land area (more than 2 billion hectares) are degraded, an area nearly the size of India and the Russian Federation combined. Land degradation is undermining the well-being of some 3.2 billion people, driving species to extinction and intensifying climate change. Can we fix this? Of course,...
Condos vs Houses: Which Is Better For The Environment?
Condos vs Houses: Which Is Better For The Environment? Guest Post by: Kylie Martin, Freelance Content Writer Environmental awareness has recently become a trend, especially amid the COVID-19 pandemic. A 2021 study by Mastercard revealed that 58% of adults are now more mindful of their impact on the environment. Another 42% said the pandemic made them more aware or conscious of their purchases. These new consumer behaviours are not only linked to purchases in retail but also to investments like real estate. Prospective homeowners, many of whom are millennials, now prefer to move into green properties, and it is easy to see why. Studies...
Brick Walls
Brick Walls Guest Post by: Sharon Michelle, MSc Psychology Talking to a brick wall…? I don't know about you, but I continue to see more evidence of the acceptance of climate change. I still see too much denial and often feel like banging my head against a brick wall. Particularly around the issues around the human "right" to dominate nature, which we can't change - but if we do, it can't be anytime soon because it's too difficult to manage. I don't know about you, but I am really fed up with raising issues and offering ideas/actions for a way forward and hearing the...
How Spending Time in Nature Will Make Life More Meaningful
How Spending Time in Nature Will Make Life More Meaningful Guest post by: Philippa Robin, Creative Copywriter & Wordsmith I've been a musician and a designer, a writer and a poet, localised in the midst of a vibrant city decor. Every now and then, I'd escape to nature and root down. But the last time I went on one of my adventures, something in my mind had changed. I couldn't go back to my old life again. My heart was aching not to go and to stay close to nature and in her 'filled' silence instead of the rush and hush of...
Geothermal Energy: The Democratic Republic of Congo Towards an Energy Transition?
Geothermal Energy: The Democratic Republic of Congo Towards an Energy Transition? Guest Post by: Issa Ludunge Jospin, Researcher Assistant at the Geothermal Research Center/DR Congo The importance of diversification in energy supply has been highlighted since the 1970s following the energy crisis. This has led nations to invest in the search for exploitable energies to overcome this problem. However, following the damage to the environment caused by the use of less clean energies, the general trend these days is to favor renewable energies in order to mitigate the degradation of the environment having the direct impact on global warming. . Geothermal energy is...
How Building a Bee Hotel Can Help Protect Your Local Pollinators
How Building a Bee Hotel Can Help Protect Your Local Pollinators Guest Post by: Kirstynn Joseph, co-host of The Anthropo Scene Podcast May 20th was World Bee Day - initiated by the UN in 2018 to bring awareness to the importance of these hard working, and incredibly essential pollinators - and for many of us who attended (or tuned in to) various events world-wide it came with some frightening tales of doom and gloom about the reduction of pollinators and other insects around the world. However, a glimmer of hope could be found in the people, as question periods rang with...
Founder Blog
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GAO – Grandchildren Accountability Office
GAO - Grandchildren Accountability Office
The 2022 federal election in Australia was a remarkable event. More than remarkable, I would say it was historic. This year...
Vladimir Putin, Climate Hero
Vladimir Putin, Climate Hero
By Grant Brown, Founder, Happy Eco News There is little doubt that Vladimir Putin is a bully. He is the worst kind, a...
You, Me and the IPCC
You, Me and the IPCC
By Grant Brown, Founder, Happy Eco News It is safe to say that we are all reeling a little from the IPCC...
Happy Birthday to Happy Eco News – Gratitude for Four Years
Happy Birthday to Happy Eco News - Gratitude for Four Years By Grant Brown, Founder, Happy Eco News January 1, 2022, marks the fourth birthday of Happy...
Can 1 Trillion Trees Save Us?
Can 1 trillion trees capture enough carbon to save us?
Or should we focus efforts on carbon capture technology instead? By Grant Brown, Founder, Happy Eco...
Scientists Invent Way to Grow Plants in Complete Darkness
Takeaways: Scientists have found a way to grow plants in complete darkness.
They use a two-step process to convert carbon dioxide, electricity and water...
Weaving Food in Antimicrobial Threads Could Replace Plastic Wrap and Cut Waste
Takeaways: Researchers from Harvard University may have found a way to tackle food waste sustainably.
They have created an antimicrobial thread which coats the...
Cheese From Peas: Researchers Take a First Step Toward Mimicking the Real Thing
Takeaways: Researchers have developed a fermentable substrate made of yellow peas that could bring us closer to the texture of real cheese.
Through a...
This Nonprofit Helps People in the Meat Alternative Industry
Takeaways : The Good Food Institute is a nonprofit organization that aims to support the production, integration and acceptance of alternative proteins.
They are...
A Unique No-Till and Regenerative Farm is Here in California
Takeaways: Singing Frogs Farm in Sebastopol, California, focuses on regenerative farming practices and protecting their native basket grasses.
Everything on the farm is organic....
Transportation
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University of Michigan Reveals “Aevum” Solar Racecar
Takeaways: Solar car racing isn't like regular car races, whereby the cars are powered only by the sun.
The World Solar Challenge requires that...
Uber Goes Full-Throttle on Electric Vehicles
Takeaways: Uber is committing to being a fully electric, zero-emission platform by 2030 in the U.S., Canada, and Europe.
The company hopes to transition...
Sparky the Electric Tugboat is Able to Move Nearly 80Ttons on a Single Charge
Takeaways: An electric tugboat called Sparky is the world's first full-sized ship-handling electric tug.
The tugboat uses electricity as a power source and provides...
Engineers Are Creating Concrete Pavement That Wirelessly Charges Electric Cars
Takeaways: A new system that wirelessly charges electric vehicles as they drive will be a reality in Indiana.
The researchers use various kinds of...
Science
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Can Biofuels Really Fly?
Takeaways: Researchers have developed a way that airplanes could be fueled by food waste.
The fluid is made up of volatile fatty acids found...
