Bioswales clean the water flowing into Lake Ontario
The bioswales that are being installed along the roads in a new development in Mississauga, Ontario, is like a Brita filter for rainwater, says Lukasz Wagner, VP of development…
Running a grocery store with an app
Technology created by a Stockholm-based startup to run self-service grocery stores remotely is helping rural communities in Sweden, and the idea is catching on elsewhere as well, as smartphones make…
Greening the bare hills of West Bengal
Hills that were denuded by logging have come back to life in the past 20 years in the Indian state of West Bengal, driven by villagers who have recognized…
Restoring native forest in the Andes
By 2045, the community-based initiative Acción Andina aims to protect and restore one million hectares of the native forest ecosystems in the high Andes across Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia,…
Together New Orleans is becoming self-reliant
Eventually, when a disaster causes the power grid to go out in New Orleans, most people will be only 15 minutes away from a Community Lighthouse, where they can find light, heat, power, and food,…
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Dominica protects its sperm whales – and the climate
The tiny Caribbean island of Dominica has created the world’s first marine protected area for its sperm whales, which can grow up to 15 metres and have the largest brain in the world. The reserve…
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From fracking site to geothermal well
It’s quite a turnaround. A small English village where Third Energy wanted to frack for natural gas eight years ago, is about to become the site of the UK’s first geothermal well, extracting clean, renewable…
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Turning the ocean into a battery
A UK-based startup, Global OTEC, is breathing new life into a century-old technology that could power tropical island nations with virtually limitless, consistent, renewable energy by treating the ocean like a battery. Ocean thermal energy…
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