Because of the climate crisis, and the need to absorb the carbon dioxide already in the atmosphere, many startups are focusing on reforestation projects to solve the problem. One startup might have a solution that can speed up the process, while taking some of the...
A new clever Chrome extension uses machine learning to assist you when shopping on Amazon. It assesses the products by their eco-friendly aspects. This helps customers make more sustainable choices without putting an enormous amount of time into research.The browser...
This summer more than 970 cities worldwide are going to get summertime temperature highs of 35ΛC (95Β°F), C40 Cities reported. Temperatures like that will affect all parts of day-to-day life and cities are well aware of that. In order to provide some respite to their...
Ben Shertzer, wildlife administrator at Pittsburgh international airport, dealt with a puzzling problem back in 2012 – bees or rather swarming bees. The bees landed on the airplanes winglets or obscured lights on the taxiway which delayed flights and interrupted...
According to a press release, US retail giant Walmart plans to put pressure on its suppliers to pay more attention to pollinating insects. Suppliers affected by the plans are those that supply food and flowers, but also some energy suppliers. The reason is that...
Oil spills usually occur in two different ways. Either it is an oil source, or oil platform, that is leaking or it is a ship with oil in the tanks that for some reason leaks or sinks.It also happens that ships intentionally empty their tanks after they have been...