Cargo Bicycles Are More Efficient Than Cargo Vans
Delivery vehicles are a significant cause of delays in city as they stop and block other transportation modes at a frequent basis. I’m sure everyone can relate to being frustrated…
Adam Clare
Video Games Don’t Harm Brain Development
Video games are fun, and they won’t cause harm to your kid’s mental development. Of course, moderation is key since it’s good to experience a multitude of things to do;…
Plant Based Diet Connected to Lower COVID-19 Rates
It’s been years that we’ve been living with COVID-19 and it looks like we missed the window to fully eradicate it, which means we need to adapt our lifestyles to…
Batteries Still Works in Winter
The myth that batteries are useless in the winter continues to spread despite the overwhelming evidence to the contrary. This myth has slowed the uptake of elective vehicles, which is…
House Eating Mushrooms are Good for the Planet
For the last one hundred years in North America we’ve been building low density energy inefficient housing and now we need to deal with the economic and environmental harm from…
Brazilian City Planting Mangroves to Protect Itself Against Climate Change
Down in Brazil there’s a city in that is increasing the size of their local mangrove forest to protect itself against raising seas and more intense storms. Mangrove forests are…
Get Your City to Experiment With Joy
A new book wants you to make your city a better place by brining joy into the equation. In The Joy Experiments the authors who work in real estate and…
Greenhouse Gases Now Count as Maritime Pollution
The International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea has ruled the greenhouse gas emissions can count towards damage to our oceans. Small island nations have praised the ruling because…
mRNA Vaccine Used to Fight Brain Tumour
Brain tumours are scary and very difficult to deal with, current treatments include invasive surgery and/or radiation. The advent of mRNA based vaccines is making a difference in how we…
How Solar Supports Ukraine
In the ongoing war caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine power plants have been attacked by both sides to hurt military and civilian operations. Beyond the obvious horrors of war…
Bike Lanes are Really Good for Businesses (seriously, there are too many studies proving this)
Bike lanes are good for business and everybody knows it, except for business owners and local politicians afraid for of small minded businesses. Over at Business Insider they’re running an…
Packing Potential Power: Better Batteries Blasting Baselines
Source: Ziegler and Trancik (2021) before 2018 (end of data), BNEF Long-Term Electric Vehicle Outlook (2023) since 2018, BNEF Lithium-Ion Battery Price Survey (2023) for 2015-2023, RMI analysis. The baseline…
Walking Increases Wellbeing and Productivity
Are you looking to improve your productivity AND your well being? Then just go walk it off. Walking is a good way to stay fit and have fun, but it’s…
This 28-ton Kite Provides 1.2MW of Power
One of bizarre criticisms of solar power is that it only works when the sun hits them which means some areas are hesitant to install large solar arrays (honestly, this…
Improve Your Mental Health by Ignoring Celebrities
Are you interested in the comings and goings of the celebrity set? If so, you may want to put down your mobile and go touch grass. Researchers have found a…
Cool Cities Have Botanical Gardens
If you live near a park you know that even a small amount of nature can cool the local environment, and you know that the bigger the park the more…
eBikes are Killing the Oil Industry
This Earth Day it’s good to reflect on one’s own love for the planet Earth. If you want to express your love and appreciation for this ball of rock and…
Floating Flowers Clean Pollution in Waterways
Industrial farming, golf courses, and some industries all contribute an incredible amount of nutrient runoff that enters our waterways. This influx of unexpected nutrients can cause algae blooms and otherwise…
Let’s End Gas Subsidies
For some strange reason countries like Canada keep giving tax money to ultra wealthy oil and gas companies even though they keep killing all life on the planet. Let’s stop…
Hot People are More Likely to be Depressed
There’s a popular theory that hot people have it easier in life, and that might be true for looks but not for temperature. People were asked to self report their…