“If you could change the price of one thing to lift up the lives of the world’s poorest people, it would be the price of energy.” – Bill Gates [youtube]https://youtu.be/MzDE8rTRqY4[/youtube] As the Climate Conference gets underway in Paris, Bill Gates publishes this video to explain the rationale for the Breakthrough Energy Coalition, formed with other […]
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Counter Crop Eliminates Food Miles by Growing in your Kitchen
New on Kickstarter is CounterCrop, a garden on your countertop developed by Intelligent Light Source (ILS), a San Diego start-up. ILS’s advanced LED lighting products are currently installed at MIT’s CityFarm project to study sustainable indoor agriculture at scale. The company claims that growing indoors uses 70-90% less water, saves energy, and provides a viable solution […]
Transport Minister Launches Dublin Port Company’s first Sustainability Report
The Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Paschal Donohoe, TD, today launched Dublin Port Company’s first Sustainability Report. The new report, to be published annually, provides an account of Dublin Port Company’s sustainable development responsibilities, challenges and achievements from the previous year with regard to economic, environmental and social considerations. At the launch of the […]
Starpath: Cost Effective Alternative To Traditional Lighting
Harnessing technology to be both more environmentally friendly and cost-effective is a winning combination. A UK company is currently piloting a new technology with Cambridge city council. In common with a lot of other public authorities Cambridge faced the challenge of both providing lighting in public areas coupled with rising costs. The “Starpath” technology is […]