Archive for 2019
Is Germany’s energy strategy at risk?
Germany's economic growth has slowed significantly. Part of the reason is the country's flawed energy strategy.
Want to reduce food waste? Turns out kids love ‘ugly food’
There are times when children might receive some parental prodding to stop playing with their food, but one researcher in New Zealand thinks maybe we should encourage them to have some fun with “ugly food” that might otherwise be thrown
Can we transition to renewables without tradeoffs?
There are many ways to get to a sustainable energy future. Each has its winners and losers, promises and risks.
In Uruguay, hopes for an EV noise that benefits the planet
One concern about electric vehicles (EVs) is that they’ve been considered a safety risk because they’re so quiet. That’s changing with new laws in the European Union and beyond, which require EVs to have Acoustic Vehicle Alerting Systems, known as
Corporations ‘should rethink’ how they treat freshwater
Corporations are learning to use water more sustainably, but they can still be doing a better job.
Bacteria will worsen climate change, scientists say
Invisible to the naked eye, bacteria are often overlooked by people. Yet we ignore them at our own peril.