Canada legalizes Cannabis — then it almost sells out of it. Welcome to Green Entrepreneur’s video recap of the cannabis news you might have missed this week, hosted by our cannabis correspondent Conrad Martin. Canada Federally Legalizes Recreational Marijuana Wednesday was a historic day as Canada federally legalized marijuana for recreational use. Across the country, adults of legal age […]

Sustainability can be a hard concept for adults to grasp, let alone children. The talks I have with my two young children about our “green lifestyle” take time and patience, but they are worth the effort. Here are a few of the most effective strategies I’ve found for incorporating eco-friendly practices into our family routine. […]

A few years ago, I gave up plastic for a week for a story. I already lived a relatively eco-friendly existence, so I didn’t think it would be too hard. Well, those seven days proved a disturbing reality check. While items like plastic to-go cups and takeout containers were pretty easily avoidable, the packaging around […]

A once homeless veteran is revealing some of the struggles faced by soldiers returning to civilian life through his work as an artist. A mural unveiling was held Thursday at Klein Hall in Chippewa Falls. Klein hall provides housing and programming for homeless veterans and Veterans and Housing Recovery Program member James Heber said he […]

CHARLESTON, S.C. – Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center, in partnership with Palmetto Goodwill and Palmetto Warrior Connection, will hold its 19th Annual Stand Down Against Homelessness on Friday, Oct. 19 at the VA Community Resource and Referral Center, 2424 City Hall Lane, North Charleston, from 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. The event will offer […]

Herman Gref, CEO of state-owned Sberbank – Russia’s largest banking conglomerate – believes that global governments won’t “let go” of centralized models to “allow” decentralized cryptocurrencies to flourish within the next 10 years, local news agency RIA Novosti reports Oct. 18. According to Gref, governments are not yet ready to part with centralized currencies and thus will not let decentralized […]

Increasing tensions in China-US trade relations may portend tougher times ahead for Chinese bitcoin mining hardware maker Bitmain, with shipments to one of its major overseas markets facing new tariffs since August 23. The South China Morning Post reports that Bitmain is seen by analysts as the cryptocurrency mining hardware firm with the most potential exposure to […]

LONDON – OPEC is struggling to add barrels to the market after agreeing in June to increase output, an internal document seen by Reuters showed, as an increase in Saudi Arabia was offset by declines in Iran, Venezuela and Angola. The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and allies agreed in June to boost supply […]

Officials expanded their investigation to two new locations, a police source told NBC News. ISTANBUL — A senior Turkish official on Friday denied reports that America’s top diplomat was given an audio recording capturing the killing of Saudi Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi. “Turkey has not given a voice recording to Pompeo or any other […]

Twitter became aware of some of the bots on Thursday when NBC News presented the company with evidence of coordinated activity. Twitter suspended a network of suspected Twitter bots on Thursday that pushed pro-Saudi Arabia talking points about the disappearance of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in the past week. Twitter became aware of some of the […]