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Top 10 Most Exciting Environmental Stories From 2019 Raise Hope for An Eco-Friendly Year Ahead
Contrary to what some pessimistic news outlets might have you believe, this year's environmental progress was not all doom and gloom.
Coastal Dutch ‘Farm’ Grows Seaweed to Filter Pollution From Their Favorite Beach –And Tackle Climate Change
The Sea Farm Ijmond in the Netherlands grows seaweed to cut CO2 from the atmosphere while filtering water pollution from their favorite beach.
In World First, German Steelmakers Power Their Furnace Using Only Hydrogen Instead of Coal
With the steelmaking industry producing 7% of the world's CO2 emissions, this breakthrough from Germany could be pivotal in curbing its carbon footprint.
Rather Than Importing Their Food, Coastal Cities Can Build Their Own Floating Farms—Like This One
This 3-story floating farm is the first of its kind in Rotterdam—and the creators hope that it will inspire other cities to build their own.
New Zealand Passes Historic Carbon Neutrality Legislation in Near-Unanimous Vote
In a landmark display of bipartisan cooperation, the nation's new commitment to carbon neutrality before 2050 was approved by 119 votes to 1.
Working in Secret, Bill Gates-Backed Solar Company Reveals Tech That Could Spell the End of Fossil Fuels
This is the first time that a commercial technology has been able to reach temperatures of 1,000 degrees Celsius using only renewable energy.
Three-Story ‘Water Battery’ Has Already Slashed University’s Electrical Costs By 40% in One Month
By storing the energy from 6,000 solar panels, this university is powering all of its air conditioning—which is the largest contributor to energy costs.
10-Year-old Recycling Hero Swoops into Capitol Hill to Help Save U.S. Recycling From Collapse
10-year-old Ryan Hickman, who started his own recycling business at 3-years-old went to DC to lobby for the bill supporting standardized recycling labels.
This Carbon-Negative Vodka is Brewed ‘From Thin Air’ Using Solar Power, Water, and CO2
In what is being hailed as a “world-first”, this vodka is brewed using only simple ingredients: air, water, solar electricity, and CO2 from the air.
New York City Launches Dramatic Transportation Project With 250 Miles of New Bike Lanes
The recently-approved transportation plan for The Big Apple involves 250 new miles of protected bike lanes that are physically separated from traffic.
MIT Engineers Unveil ‘Revolutionary’ Carbon Capture Tech to Absorb CO2 Using ‘Significantly’ Less Energy and Money
A new method of removing carbon dioxide in any concentration, was unveiled by MIT that uses significantly less energy, and at a lower cost.
New Lithium Ion Battery Design Allows Electric Vehicles to Be Charged in Just 10 Minutes
The design allows EVs to be recharged for a range of 200 to 300 miles—and the battery can be recharged more than 2,500 times.
Toronto Garbage Trucks Will Soon Be Powered by Biogas From the Very Food Scraps That They Collect
Toronto is one of the first North American cities to harness the biogas from their food waste and turn it into something useful.
New Factory That Uses Enzymes to Recycle All Plastics At Once Has the Backing of Major Corporations
Carbios created the first PET-bottle made with 100% bio-recycled waste—and is poised to solve the toughest recycling problems with backing from major firms.
Rather Than Sending Old Pillows Straight to Recycling, Hotel Chain is Using Them to Host Pillow Fight Clubs
Rather than letting hundreds of thousands of pillows go to waste, this hotel chain is hosting a “Pillow Fight Club” for families and friends.
Carbon-Neutral ‘Artificial Leaf’ Produces Clean Gas Which Could Help to Replace Fossil Fuels
The device, which “sets a new benchmark in the field of solar fuels”, could help to sustainably produce syngas.
The Largest Trash Collectors in the U.S. Have Stopped Shipping Waste to Poor Countries
Waste Management, Inc, the largest trash hauler in America has joined with several other companies to stop exporting plastic overseas to poor countries.
In Helping His Dad With Diabetes, Young Mexican Chemist Pioneers Healthy—and Cheap—Sugar Substitute
When 18-year old Javier Larragoiti was told his father had been diagnosed with diabetes, the young man, who had just started studying chemical engineering...
New Power Plant Turns Waste into Energy—and Doubles as a Ski Slope and Climbing Wall
This innovative Copenhill power plant turns trash into energy, and doubles as a ski slope and climbing wall that is open to the public in Denmark.
Drought-Proof ‘Cooling Houses’ Use Saltwater and Cardboard to Grow Tons of Healthy Produce in the Desert
Just ten square miles of these plantations could produce enough crops and vegetables to feed a country of four million people.