Cinder blocks await their final destination at a construction site. The process of making concrete creates a whole lot of carbon dioxide, but one company wants to change that by trapping and injecting CO2 emissions into the concrete itself. What’s the most abundant man-made material in the world? Spend too much time scrolling through posts […]

Recycling was shaken up by China’s trash ban. On January 1, China stopped taking 24 types of waste and recyclable items like plastic and paper from overseas. China was the biggest buyer of New Zealand’s waste and recyclables. The change meant councils had to find other overseas buyers for recyclable waste, but that came with a whole new set of recycling guidelines […]

The practice has prospered for nearly a century, and the playbook is dogeared, yet many brand owners hesitate. Since the origination of brand licensing in the late 1920’s to early 1930’s with Steamboat Willy, licensing has grown at a unfettered rate. So much so that brand owners have wondered, “Should I license? Will licensing my […]

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Hedge fund manager David Einhorn lambasted Tesla Inc (TSLA.O) and its “despondent” Chief Executive Elon Musk on Friday, comparing the electric car company to Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc, where he had flagged accounting problems several months before its 2008 collapse. “Like Lehman, we think the deception is about to catch up […]

Friday was a good day for recycling. The first commercial airline hit the skies fuelled by repurposed waste carbon, Canada started turning old fire hoses into hammocks for zoo animals and Jacinda Ardern opened an Auckland building mostly made from salvaged material. But, when at home Kiwi’s still can’t get their recycling bins right. Kiwis […]

Now that straws are out of the picture, it’s time to set our sights on the next wasteful item we could all live without. To-go coffee cups have my vote! They’re unnecessary, often unrecyclable, and produced in staggering amounts. (Starbucks alone serves about 8,000 per minute.) This fall, let’s all vow to either take a […]

Does your garden look as pretty at night as it does during the day? Here are some options to ensure that it does. Let there be light! Make a plan Think about what you need from your outdoor lighting: safety and security, ambience, highlighting a feature, illuminating a work area. Each type of need requires […]

Flooding from remnants of Hurricane Rosa raised concerns Tuesday after floodwaters rendered roads impassable for the Menagers Dam community near Sells, Arizona, and many residents were evacuated due to “uncertainty over the integrity of the dam,” officials said. The rainfall from Hurricane Rosa produced “unprecedented levels of flooding on the Tohono O’odham Nation, particularly in […]

Only 5 percent of people own bitcoin, but a majority of Americans expect the price to rise in the next five years. How’s this for a hero’s journey: In July 2010, one bitcoin cost just 5 cents. In December 2017, that figure had risen to nearly $20,000. And just three months ago, the price fell […]

Food access is not just a health issue—it’s an issue of equality. Last year 40 million Americans lived in food-insecure households, meaning they consistently did not have access to enough food to live a healthy life. Statistics like this are startling and leave us wondering if anything can be done to combat such a pressing, […]