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Instead of Sending Holiday Cards to Customers, Business Buys Renewable Energy...

This company divested the funds that they would usually be spending on holiday cards to make a difference in the world instead. Qmarkets, a global provider of enterprise idea and innovation management...

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Saudi Arabia to Curb Oil Use With $50B Renewable Energy Plan

Saudi Arabia, the nation ranked as one of the world’s top crude oil exporters, has launched a $50 billion initiative to phase out fossil fuels in favor of renewably energy. The country plans on...

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Man Creates Gardens For Unwanted Bees, Grows Free Food in 30 Abandoned Lots

Even though the Ninth Ward of New Orleans has never fully recovered from the destruction of Hurricane Katrina, this man has created a lush oasis of free food and sustainability right in the heart of...

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Beer Giant Commits to 100% Renewable Energy

Anheuser-Busch InBev has just announced their commitment to becoming 100% dependent on renewable energy sources by 2025. 75% to 85% of the electricity is planned to be provided through direct power...

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Sweet Sustainability: Sugar Cane Waste is Fuel of the Future?

This exciting new research has proven that sugarcane can be genetically engineered to produce oil in its leaves and stems for biodiesel production. Surprisingly, the modified sugarcane plants also...

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Student Invents Biodegradable Packaging From Seagrass That Washes Up on Beaches

This German college student has created a completely biodegradable packaging material made entirely out of seagrass, which simply washes up in heaps on the beach. The seagrass is mixed with a binding...

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Chicago City Buildings to be Powered by 100% Renewable Energy

Government representatives of Chicago just announced their commitment to converting their city pulling buildings’ electricity supply to 100% renewable energy by 2025. When implemented, Chicago will be...

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This Restaurant Chain Might Be The Greenest Grill Out There Today

Ted’s Montana Grill’s isn’t just serving up tasty comfort food – they’re also serving up some of the most impressive eco-friendly practices in the restaurant business today. The owners of the grill,...

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Germans Switch on ‘World’s Largest Artificial Sun’

The world’s largest ‘artificial sun’ was switched on this year, illuminating a brighter future for renewable energy. The “Synlight” facility, as it’s called at the German Aerospace Center Institute for...

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India Unveils Ambitious Plan to Make Every Single Car Electric by 2030

In a bid against the hazardous air pollution plaguing the country, the energy minister of India has just announced earlier this week that they will be making sure that every car in the nation will be...

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LEGO Reaches 100% Renewable Energy Goal 3 Years Early

After expending almost $1 billion in investments, LEGO has finally achieved its target of balancing 100% of the energy used by all of its factories, offices, and stores worldwide, with clean renewable...

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India Makes Moves Toward Sustainability and Less Pollution

Though India currently generates most of its power through coal-powered plants, the country has been making great strides implementing more environmentally-friendly initiatives. For starters, according...

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Company is Offering to Retrain Coal Miners as Wind Farmers For Free

As demand for coal drops further and further in light of expanding renewable energy sources, more and more American workers are faced with unemployment and poverty. That’s why this company plans on...

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Renewable Energy Now Employs Almost 10M People Worldwide

Renewable energy isn’t just good for the environment – it’s good for the worldwide workforce, too. A new report published earlier this week by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) says...

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New “Instantly Rechargeable” Battery Could Ensure the Future of Electric Cars

One of the biggest inconveniences of owning an electric or hybrid vehicle is how long it takes to recharge the batteries. Depending on the size of the battery and the speed of the recharging station,...

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Hawaii Becomes First U.S. State To Adopt Goals in Paris Climate Accord

Hawaii has just become the first American state to ensure their accordance with the Paris Climate Agreement. The announcement came just days after President Trump announced that the United States would...

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Solar Paint is Cheap, Revolutionary Future for Clean Energy

Researchers have developed a solar paint that can absorb water vapor and split it to generate hydrogen – the cleanest source of energy. The paint contains a newly developed compound that acts like...

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Dutch Households to Use Heat From Servers for Free Hot Showers

If you’ve ever sat with a laptop on your legs for a long period of time, then you must know how warm computers can get. Tech companies have spent millions of dollars trying to find innovative ways to...

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France Plans to Eliminate Coal by 2022 and Petrol Cars by 2040

French representatives have just announced plans to ban the use of petrol and diesel fueled cars by 2040. The decision was released just one day after Swedish automotive company Volvo announced that...

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Jack Johnson Insists on Making His Concerts Sustainable-And Starts With the...

At two sold-out performances this week in California, Jack Johnson gave each and every concert-goer a souvenir stainless steel cup to eliminate single-use plastic and build on his legacy of greening...

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