An innovative solution using advanced fuel cell technology is being offered by a company named Bloom Energy, one of 26 businesses recognized as the 2010 Tech Pioneers by The World Economic Forum for making a positive impact on business and the way people live. Their solution? The Bloom Box.
Who says a small group of people can’t accomplish great things? Take the 95 inhabitants of the Isle of Eigg, for example. This beautiful, unspoiled Hebridean Island, off the western coast of Scotland, was for a long time subject to neglect due to absentee landowners who did not invest in the tiny island.
According to a report by the WWF, the majority of major European retailers are not sourcing sustainably the more than 4.7 million tons of palm oil imported annually by that continent.
With fall well along and trees becoming more ’see-through’ as the last few leaves flutter to the ground, don’t just rake up those colourful pieces of nature into bags for garbage pickup. A compost pile is a happy leftover eater, and fall provides a smorgasbord of tasty offerings.
Turns out it’s Waste Reduction Week for Canada. While every week of the year is a good time to reduce, reuse and recycle, this week brings the three R’s into the spotlight with chief spokesperson being none other than Oscar the Grouch.