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3. October 2019

New Device Uses Night Sky to Switch On Light Bulb

When Stanford engineer Aaswath Raman drove by a village in Sierra Leone that didn’t have a single light on in its streets, he was inspired to build a device that generates electricity using the temperature differences that arise after sunset.

Environment

2. October 2019

Farmers Preserve Trees, Use Branches to Make Money

Mali’s drive to tackle deforestation has led farmers to resort to a sustainable new method of producing much needed charcoal without hurting their income, by preserving the trees on their land instead of cutting them down.

Environment

2. October 2019

Put Sea Urchins on Lunch Menu to Restore Kelp Forests, Say Ecologists

Urchinomics, a Norwegian company, has plans to save underwater forests facing degradation due to large amounts of urchins taking over and eating all the sea kelp.

Environment

30. September 2019

Global Leaders Take Action with New Initiatives to Fight Climate Crisis

Government and private sector leaders are taking major steps towards fighting climate change, as revealed with the announcements of new initiatives at the United Nations Climate Action Summit.

Environment

29. September 2019

Homeless Get Paid to Keep the City Clean

A six-month program in Little Rock, a city in the U.S. state of Arkansas, helps people out of homelessness while keeping litter away from the streets and from affecting the environment.

Heroes

28. September 2019

Canadians Beat Timber Company to Wild Forest with 3 Million Bucks

Timber companies wanted to buy 2,000 acres of a forest full of animals in Canada's wild. Then the British Columbia Parks Foundation asked for help, and more than 3 million Canadian dollars poured in.

Environment

27. September 2019

Let’s Trample on This Clover to Save it from Extinction

The running buffalo clover has overcome the risk of extinction and recovered well enough that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has proposed taking it off the Federal List of Endangered and Threatened Plants. The secret: Lots of trampling...

Environment

26. September 2019

Upcycling: Empty Beer Cans Become Trailblazer for Earth-Friendly Construction

Houses made with everyday objects are becoming more and more popular to promote the benefits of upcycling and show what mixing eco-consciousness with creativity can lead to.

Environment

24. September 2019

Ban of Chemicals Worked: Ozone Hole Smallest Since Its Discovery

The Antarctic ozone hole is decreasing in size and has reached more than half of its usual area this time of year, as it slowly recovers to its pre-1980 state.

Environment

23. September 2019

Abu Dhabi Puts Dollars in UK’s E-Vehicle Charging Station Initiative

The United Kingdom launched the Charging Initiative Investment Fund with the aim of installing three thousand e-vehicle charging stations across the country, and Abu Dhabi’s Masdar is the first to show its support.