Vertical Farms Edinburgh-based company Shockingly Fresh has opened a vertical farm in Offenham, Worcestershire, and has plans to open many more such vertical farms across the UK. Working with ...

Cactus leather can be used for handbags, shoes, furniture, and more. We look at its environmental impact and how it compares to cotton and leather.

The pyramid of energy conservation. Minnesota Power In 2006, electric utility Minnesota Power published the Pyramid of Energy Conservation, which recommended the order of what you should do when ...

A modular is a portable home or commercial building that is built at an off-site facility and transported to a more permanent plot for assembly. The product can be of higher quality because it's ...

Ahead of the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) starting this weekend in Glasgow, Scotland, I wanted to put together a list of climate actions I believe cities should be taking ...

“When we say the largest marine reserve in Europe, it’s exciting, because it really is a sense of leadership and ambition,” Paul Rose of Pristine Seas, who led an expedition to the islands ...

How Solar Lighting Works Solar lights use photovoltaic (PV) cells, which absorb the sun’s energy and create an electrical charge that moves through the panel. Wires from the solar cell connect ...

However, this report clearly demonstrates that progress has been made. Sarah Burch, lead author of the IPCC report, noted in a tweet, "Options now exist across ALL sectors and regions that can cut ...

Honey Bee Loss Has Multiple Causes “Honey bees are vital pollinators for more than 100 species of crops in the United States, and the widespread loss of honey bee colonies is increasingly ...

Adaptavate Former plasterer and contractor Tom Robinson developed Breathaboard as his thesis while doing an MSC degree. Adaptavate has been selling lime plaster as it gears up to build a pilot ...

A great example of this kind of labor of love is this modern straw bale homestead in Minto, Ontario, that operates off the grid. Home to couple Chris Vander Hout and Christine Hoy and their son ...

"For a sustainable forest to regenerate the quantity of wood used in the construction of The Black and White Building would take approximately 137 minutes—meaning that it’s possible to grow ...