The carbon capture startup Climeworks recently opened up the world’s biggest direct air CO2 capture and storage system in Iceland. This plant takes CO2 from the air and turns it into stone underground. The $15 million Orca plant boasts the size of two shipping containers and collects CO2 from the […]
Erik Solheim is a Norwegian diplomat who shared a photo of an ice cream cup made from banana leaves and the internet was very fond of the idea. He saw the photo elsewhere and was amazed by the idea. This type of ice cream cup is an effort to reduce […]
With plenty of plastic waste and insufficient protective gear from COVID-19, Thailand is now using the trash to transform it into protective clothing for at-risk people. They’re using mostly upcycled bottles. Millions of these bottles have been shredded and turned into threads that are weaved into fabrics and eventually used […]
East of England has noted a rise in solar farm applications. In fact, the number has doubled in recent months as more and more farmers are replacing growing food crops with crops for solar energy. Thanks to this, new solar projects there have risen to 840 megawatts or enough to […]
Sally is a pit bull and terrier mix who has been available for adoption at the Always & Furever Midwest Animal Sanctuary for almost 500 days. This 11-year-old dog might be closer to finding a forever home thanks to a billboard that’s promoting her “search for a home”. Since 2020, […]
21-year-old Gabe Tavas won the 2021 US James Dyson Award. His mission was successful and it was to create wood without having to cut down trees. This is what led to the creation of Pyrus: a petroleum-free and wood-like material which is sustainably produced using repurposed bacterial cellulose waste from […]
A group of Texas firefighters, paramedics, police officers, and other city workers worked around the clock to help rescue a 15-year-old deaf dog who was trapped in a storm drain. The sweet dog named Zoey was found during the weekend to be stuck in a drainage pipe. Her owner, Andrea […]
The first customer delivery of green steel made without coal happened in Sweden, according to the manufacturer. The Swedish venture Hybrit said that they delivered the innovative steel to the truck maker Volvo AB as a trial run before they go full commercial production in 2026. Volvo said that they […]
A bill was passed to connect more veterans and service dogs that are trained to support mental health issues and it’s now at the desk of President Joe Biden. Recently, the Senate passed the Puppies Assisting Wounded Servicemembers of PAWS, for Veterans Therapy Act, which requires the Department of Veterans […]
Last year on Christmas Day, Eliot Middleton showed up unannounced at the home of Melanie Lee in Andrews, S.C., with a 1993 Oldsmobile. Middleton, who she had never met before, placed the car keys in Lee’s hand. He didn’t charge her anything. The 59-year-old Lee said she had no idea […]