Nara is a city in Japan that attracts a lot of tourists. It’s the home to several ancient temples and artwork of historic meaning. But this city is best known for the Deer Park where visitors are allowed to interact with the sacred Nara deer. Unfortunately, these animals have frequently […]
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Floating Wind Farm Could Help Power 80,000 Homes
Norway’s Wind Catching Systems have released a new concept which changes how we think about wind farms. This floating power grid consists of 100 small, multi-rotor turbines which the company claims are to produce sufficient energy to power 80,000 homes in Europe. This company was founded in 2017 and their […]
Coca-Cola Unveils Its New Sustainable Paper Bottles
Plastic pollution is a major problem that concerns all of us. So, with consumers looking for more sustainable choices, brands need to bring more responsible decisions and adapt their products accordingly. Coca-Cola is no exception. The brand had to reconsider its business practices after it was discovered they’re the worst […]
LEGO Unveils New Sustainable Toy Bricks Made from Recycled Plastic Bottles
LEGO, the Danish toy manufacturer is renowned for its production of colorful bricks made of plastic. However, recently, the brand has decided to make a change that’s eco-friendly. In fact, in 2018, they made the first-ever sustainable collection from sugarcane. Now, they’ve gone further in their mission to lower plastic […]
Inventor of Hand-Cranked Washing Machines Donates the Time-Saving Device to Iraqi Refugees
70 percent of the world’s population doesn’t have access to an electric washing machine. So, to clean their clothes, people hand-wash them using available water. This is a time-consuming task and it’s mostly done by women. Therefore, the British engineer Navjot Sawhney developed the hand-cranked and efficient washing machine which […]
Carbios Is Changing the Recycling Game: Breaking Down Plastic Bottles Using Leaf Enzyme
In 2020, GNN reported that the French company Carbios had taken an enzyme from decomposing leaves and adapted it to be able to decompose plastic. Their hopeful project is already happening at the demonstration plant at Clermont-Ferrand. The company is presenting the recycling process and showing it can help achieve […]
Librarian Transforms a 110-Year-Old Tree Stump into a Free Library for the Community
When a librarian has a 110-year-old tree stump near her home, she turns it into a library. The librarian Sharalee Armitage Howard works at the Idaho Coeur d’Alene Public Library and when an aging cottonwood tree started to rot and was planned for cutting due to safety, she knew she […]
World’s First: All-Green Eco-Friendly Tractor Will Fight against European Farming Emissions
AUGA Group is the largest vertically integrated organic food producer in Europe and they’ve recently presented the first hybrid biomethane and electric tractor in the world, intended for professional farming. The AUGA M1 is the first green tractor that’s suitable for large scale farming. The CEO of AUGA explains that […]
Prison Inmates Learned to Quilt & Make Personalized Gifts for Foster Care Kids
Fred Brown was 25 years into a 15-years-to-life prison sentence when he found a new passion: quilting. He enjoyed cutting out squares of Care Bears and princesses and make beautiful quilts. Brown who’s 66-years-old and an inmate at the Licking’s South Central Correctional Center in Missouri explains that when he […]
Solar-Powered Desalination Device Turns Sea Water into Fresh Water for 400,000 People
Turning seawater into drinkable water is usually an expensive and polluting process. But Climate Fund Manager and Solar Water Solutions may have a revolutionary solution on the way. Their invention has no carbon footprint and may change this process forever. Solar-Powered Devices Desalinate Sea Water into Fresh Water The two […]