Architect Owen Wee addressed overcrowding, food security and issues of community cohesion in one project. The Food Tower incorporates vertical farming with ...
How to make New Orleans’ front yards flood-proof
Reports of rainstorms in the gulf area, including the city of New Orleans, have been hitting the news over the last decade and longer. A local nonprofit ...
Deforestation undermines Australia’s climate efforts
According to new data released by the Government of Queensland, increasing rates of tree clearing in the state are wiping out any cuts to greenhouse gas ...
Travelling to the other side of the globe in an EV
In order to demonstrate that EVs are as comfortable to travel with as fossil fuel-powered vehicles, Wiebe Wakker is travelling from The Netherlands to ...
Cutting carbon footprint with new blockchain-based currency
How can carbon pricing become mainstream? A new blockchain-based carbon currency, developed by Poseidon enables businesses to measure the carbon footprint ...
Preparing for weather extremes by means of nature
Thirty urban pilot projects in China are experimenting with ways to become more resilient against flooding, drought, pollution and heat waves. This is done ...
New York City initiates climate action plan
Mayor Bill de Blasio of New York has released a comprehensive and ambitious climate action plan for New York. It describes how the city is going to ...
Intel measures ocean health with polar bears & whale snot
Intel is using drone technology and artificial intelligence in the framework of two successful wildlife research projects to measure the health of the ...
New York State plans 3,200 MW of offshore wind
The state of New York has asked the U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) to consider identifying and leasing four or more new wind energy areas ( ...
Philadelphia gets world’s first solar powered indoor vertical farm
Metropolis Farms has constructed a 500 kilowatt solar array out of about 2000 solar panels on a roof in Philadelphia. Underneath that roof the company is ...
