Being the largest geothermal installation in North America, these Google campus buildings feature solar roofs boasting a unique, textured coating that collects the solar rays. This state-of-the-art campus also boasts plenty of other creative, energy-saving aspects. Named the Dragonscale, this building is already catching worldwide attention. This 1.1 million square […]
Tag: California
California Installs Solar Panels Over a Canal to Prevent a Major Supply of Water to Evaporate
According to data, the west of the US is in the worst megadrought in the last 1,200 years. The groundwater supplies are overpumped in numerous areas and the wildfires, dryness, and declining water supplies make climate change a personal issue for so many people. Engineers have therefore been working together […]
Firefighters Wrap the Largest Tree in the World in Fireproof Blanket with Wildfires Raging Close
General Sherman is the biggest tree on the planet (by volume) and it’s found in the Californian Sequoia National Park. It stands at 275 feet in height and has a 26 feet diameter. It’s taller than the Statue of Liberty and an amazing sight. However, it’s also at risk. With […]
Green Funeral Movement: How Is the Scattering of Ashes Helping Keep Forests Clean Forever?
Better Place Forests is a startup from San Francisco that provided the first conservation forests for spreading ashes. Located in Point Arena in California, there’s a visitor center. And, every forest has a different building; one may have bathrooms, another one storage area. They were all made with one goal-to […]
Millionaire Left People Speechless when He Invited a Homeless Couple to Live in His $4M Home
This millionaire welcomed a homeless couple to live in his $4 million mansion located in California to take them off the streets and also show others that living on the streets isn’t contagious. A former security guard who was injured at work, Greg Dunston, and Marie Mckinzie, a former cashier […]
93-Year-Old Veteran Sleeps in Car after Fleeing Fire until Strangers Say ‘You’re Coming with Us’
We’re not crying, you are! Hundreds of families were left stranded and helpless after the California wildfires, including one Lee Brundige, a 93-year-old WW2 veteran with a house in Paradise, California who had to evacuate and leave his home. Lee who lived by himself decided it’s best to leave his […]
By 2035, Gas-Powered Cars Won’t Be Sold in California
According to the signed executive order to ban sales of new combustion-engine vehicles in California by Governor Gavin Newsom which will start in 2035, there will be a major change in the infrastructure of transportation. This state is definitely serious about its role in helping our planet. The signed order […]
Photo of Children Using Taco Bell’s Wi-Fi to Do their Schoolwork Goes Viral
Millions of American families and families from all over the world were getting ready for the new school year, but, because of the pandemic, many schools had to continue their education with virtual learning, rather than physical. Children are getting the needed equipment, setting up internet, and, praying for the […]
Shipping Container Design Is Now Built as a Home in the California Dessert
This office consisted of a cluster of angled shipping containers that was originally proposed for a German site by James Whitaker but not realised is now being built as home in the desert in California. The photo renderings of the proposed home by the London-based designer show white cargo containers […]