Europe’s manufacturers face $250m-a-year hit as rising demand drives up price The battle to reduce Europe’s plastic waste could become a quarter of a billion dollars more expensive every year as the cost of recycled…
Date Archives November 2019
10 Countries Moving Toward a Green Hydrogen Economy
It’s early days for renewable hydrogen, but the potential is enormous, and several nations have an eye on the driver’s seat. Air Liquide had a special gift for the U.S. on the little-known National Hydrogen…
Go green or be left out — GreenTech
The Malaysian Green Technology Corp (GreenTech Malaysia) is calling for the private sector to increase its investments in green technology in order to ensure the country’s sustainable development. GreenTech Malaysia acting chief executive officer Syed…
Clean the air!
Vicky Belo, who makes the beautiful irresistible and the not-so-beautiful hopeful, agrees that clean air retards ageing by keeping the skin glowing and the body’s organs healthy, skin being the largest organ. The US armed…
The Antique Technology Still Taking the Ocean’s Pulse
The Continuous Plankton Recorder has been measuring the ocean’s plankton (almost) continuously since the 1930s. In the winter of 2013, a mass of warm water began to spread throughout the eastern Pacific Ocean. The Blob…
Your shoes are made of plastic. Here’s why.
Sports, sex, and fashion shaped modern footwear design—and left shoes filled with plastics. There may be solutions in sight. YOUR SNEAKERS ARE PART OF THE PLASTIC PROBLEM The average American bought seven pairs of shoes…
Plant-based diet might not support your healthy lifestyle
Researchers identify plants that might pose adverse effects on health. There’s no denying in it that a plant-based diet supports a healthy lifestyle, but not all of them stay true to serving their purpose! Researchers…
Beverage companies aim to get bottles recycled, not trashed
Every year, an estimated 100 billion plastic bottles are produced in the U.S., the bulk of which come from three of America’s biggest beverage companies: Coca-Cola, Pepsi and Keurig Dr Pepper. The problem? Only one-third…
4 Reasons Why Off-Grid Energy Is Grown-Up and Ready to Scale
Industry leaders at GTM’s Off-Grid Energy Access Forum on why the stars are aligning for “the next billion” electricity customers. Sometimes good ideas take off right away. Nobody buys suitcases without wheels these days. Other great ideas,…
5 ‘Green’ tech startups you need to know about in 2019
As the challenge of global warming is posing a serious threat to the environment, many tech entrepreneurs are coming up with concepts focused on sustainability. Especially, millennials are inclined towards minimalism, zero waste, and other…