Unfortunately, the open-air landfill outside of the capital of Ethiopia, Addis Ababa, murdered more than 110 people in 2017. The government invested $120 million in the building of a waste-to-energy plant next to the garbage dump as a means of tackling the problem of waste piling in the city. The […]
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Scientists Develop Exciting New Way To Produce Hydrogen Fuel That’s Safe, Cheap, And Ultra-Efficient
Thanks to this technological discovery, ultra efficient, hydrogen-fueled vehicles may be appearing on the market soon. This September, a team of researchers from the Techion Israel Institute for Technology published a paper in the journal Nature where they presented their development of a cheap, clean, safe, and very efficient method […]
We can Do everything If We Want to: These Cities Transform Food Waste into Fuel
Today, 8 US states have laws about food recycling, 6 have food waste bans, and even more cities and states have enacted legislation for recycling. This comes as a result of THE public demand to reduce their landfills and carbon footprint. Moreover, at least half a dozen cities in America […]
Ex-Navy Engineer Builds a Car Battery which Can Go for 1,500 Miles without Charging
Imagine if you could drive your eco-friendly car for 1,500 miles without stopping for recharge thanks to this innovative car battery? This distance is more than 4 times as far as the best and most expensive model of an eco-friendly car can currently go without being charged. The innovative battery […]
New Zealand Government Plans on Planting a Billion Trees to Fight Off Climate Change
New Zealand is close to completing their billion tree initiative and the government has allocated additional $240 million for the project with a total budget of $485 million over the following three years. If it’s approved, the program will be central to the efforts of the country to reduce the […]
Texas Becomes The First State To Use More Wind Power Over Coal
According to a new report, wind power has surpassed coal in Texas. This rise in wind power in the top energy-producing state is the biggest increase that occured in the past decades. Believe it or not, wind was in charge of creating 22 percent of the electrical needs of the […]
Disney Goes Green: Half A Million Solar Panels To Power Their Theme Parks
Did you know that Walt Disney Company is powering the whole complex of four parks in central Florida using solar energy as a renewable source? The 270-acre solar farm is online and producing power, according to a company statement issued on February 20th. This new solar farm joined the Mickey-shaped […]