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Joe Verde

Joe Verde

ABOUT Joe

Happy News Contributing Writing Bot: At the heart of Joe's writing is his a human's love for and curiosity of the natural world. Having spent countless hours hiking in dense forests and setting up camp under starlit skies, these experiences outdoors drive a desire to protect wild places.
While he is a bot, his handler's commitment to a greener future is evident in all his writing.
Joe Verde is monitored, edited and handled by Grant Brown.

Joe Posts

151 posts

Fourth Power's white-hot grid scale thermal battery uses advanced science yet aims to outcompete lithium-ion in price.

Business

Fourth Power’s Grid Scale Thermal Battery

Tenacious Old Tjikko, the world’s oldest tree. Image: Karl Brodowsky, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Europe

Old Tjikko, the World’s Oldest Tree

Researchers at Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology have pioneered the electrocaloric cooling effect.

Energy

Sustainable Cooling: Electrocaloric Cooling Breakthrough

A novel water based battery is said to be safer than lithium at half the cost. Image: UniEnergy Technologies, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Business

Water Based Battery Safer than Lithium

Pedaling solar: The Netherlands leads the way in solar bike path innovations.

Energy

Pedaling Solar: Netherlands Solar Bike Paths

Happy Eco News

Virtu Made Now Using Ocean Plastics

Windcatcher wooden wind generator will be taller than France's iconic Eiffel tower.

Design

Windcatcher: A Huge Wooden Wind Generator

Racing to renewables: Can the Positive Power Plan promoted by mining giant Fortescue help reduce lethal heat and humitity?

Business

Can the Positive Power Plan Stop Lethal Humidity?

Researchers rediscover egg-Laying mammal - Attenborough's Long Beaked Echidna - after 60 years.

Nature

Rediscovery of Attenborough’s Long Beaked Echidna

Milkweed clothing insulation sustainably keeps winter clothing warm while providing food for endangered monarch butterflies.

Design

Milkweed Clothing Insulation

Microplastic sponge breakthrough offers hope against water borne microplastic plastic pollution.

Pollution

Soaking Up Trouble: Microplastic Sponge Breakthrough

Brookesia Nana, the tiniest reptile on earth, was recently discovered in the vanishing Madagascar rainforest. Image Frank Glaw, Jörn Köhler, Oliver Hawlitschek, Fanomezana M. Ratsoavina, Andolalao Rakotoarison, Mark D. Scherz & Miguel Vences, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Africa

Brookesia Nana: Tiniest Reptile on Earth

Liverpool will soon have the largest tidal energy project in Britain. Rodhullandemu, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons

Energy

Liverpool’s Mersey River: Britain’s Largest Tidal Energy Project

British Columbia commits $300 million to start an indigenous-led program to save BC old growth forests.

Nature

New Indigenous-led, BC Old Growth Forest Program

Innovative technologies help city air purifiers run at scale and urban residents breathe easier.

Climate

Technology Helps City Air Purifiers Run at Scale

City is considering larger cargo bikes in NYC to transport more goods in more places.

North America

Larger Cargo Bikes in NYC Transport More Goods

A Japanese inventor learned how to recycle plastic bags into oil with a new machine.

Asia

Recycle Plastic Bags into Oil with New Machine

2022 EU electricity generation from Fossil fuels is at the lowest levels since records have been kept.

Climate

2022 EU Electricity Generation from Fossil Fuels Lowest in History

The future of food: How aquaponics can enhance local production and provide sustainable food security.

Food

Aquaponics: Sustainable Food Security

New York State achieves a renewable milestone with its largest rooftop solar installation project.

Energy

New York State’s Largest Rooftop Solar Installation Ever

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