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Here Is the World’s First Floating Eco-Lux Hotel Suite, Worthy of a Bond Villain
Here Is the World’s First Floating Eco-Lux Hotel Suite, Worthy of a Bond Villain

6 Feb 2020, 14:11 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Anthénea is a fully sustainable floating pod that allows you to luxuriously live off the grid for longer stretches. It is also modular and comparatively cheap

 
Freedom Without an Engine: Tarform E-Bike Made With Recycled, 3D-Printed Parts
Freedom Without an Engine: Tarform E-Bike Made With Recycled, 3D-Printed Parts

19 Jan 2020, 05:52 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Tarform CEO Taras Kravtchouk says the goal is to make riders more interested in electrification, with a sustainable product that’s also pleasing to the eye

 
German Protesters Say Tesla Is “Stealing” Their Water With Berlin Gigafactory
German Protesters Say Tesla Is “Stealing” Their Water With Berlin Gigafactory

19 Jan 2020, 04:51 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Around 250 protesters and about 50 counter-protesters came out in Brandenburg, outside Berlin, as Tesla prepares to open 4th Gigafactory here

 
EVs Could Soon Run on More Efficient, More Powerful Seawater Batteries
EVs Could Soon Run on More Efficient, More Powerful Seawater Batteries

21 Dec 2019, 22:51 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / IBM Research’s Battery Lab has come up with a battery that beats standard lithium-ion on all considerations, including length of life and low flammability

 
Maybe Jeremy Clarkson Is Right About Greta Thunberg: She Is “Mad and Dangerous”
Maybe Jeremy Clarkson Is Right About Greta Thunberg: She Is “Mad and Dangerous”

5 Dec 2019, 19:05 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Jeremy doubles down on his comments, insists the Swedish activist should “go back to school,” learn science and actually do something about the climate crisis

 
Ford Will Be Putting McDonald’s Coffee Bean Skin Into Your Car
Ford Will Be Putting McDonald’s Coffee Bean Skin Into Your Car

4 Dec 2019, 22:00 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / The latest partnership aims to reduce waste by using usually discarded coffee chaff to create a new material that can be used to enforce certain vehicle parts

 
Jeremy Clarkson’s Hatred for Greta Thunberg Burns Bright: She Killed Car Shows
Jeremy Clarkson’s Hatred for Greta Thunberg Burns Bright: She Killed Car Shows

27 Nov 2019, 15:13 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Outspoken television personality says the teen activist is an “idiot” for spreading panic and teaching her generation that “cars are evil”

 
Your Apple Watch Series 5 Can Turn Green with a Band Made of Actual Wood
Your Apple Watch Series 5 Can Turn Green with a Band Made of Actual Wood

5 Nov 2019, 16:15 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Bandly aims to use your timepiece to help you (re)connect with nature, replacing leather, rubber and silicone with flexible wood

 
Do as I Say, Not as I Do: Unmasking the Hypocrisy of Eco-Warriors
Do as I Say, Not as I Do: Unmasking the Hypocrisy of Eco-Warriors

11 Oct 2019, 14:42 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Celebrities, CEOs and public figures love to preach, but they also love to travel comfortably, which goes against their preaching

 
Jeremy Clarkson Slams Greta Thunberg, “Having A Meltdown Isn’t Going To Help"
Jeremy Clarkson Slams Greta Thunberg, “Having A Meltdown Isn’t Going To Help"

29 Sep 2019, 19:38 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / While the world may be getting hotter, Greta Thunberg has a general and biased view of who's to blame. It's not the old folks, though, it's all of us

 
Thousands of Cyclists Take On the 2019 Frankfurt Motor Show in Protest
Thousands of Cyclists Take On the 2019 Frankfurt Motor Show in Protest

16 Sep 2019, 14:00 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / “This Motor Show represents the past century,” activists say, urging for only electric vehicles, micromobility solutions and accessible public transport

 
Diesel Car Emissions Are Higher by 30 Percent on Hot Summer Days
Diesel Car Emissions Are Higher by 30 Percent on Hot Summer Days

12 Sep 2019, 22:03 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Research in Paris by the TRUE Initiative shows real-world conditions lead to an increase in car emissions when temperatures top 30 degrees Celsius

 
Electric Nissan Leaf Hearse Is Here to Give You a Green Sendoff
Electric Nissan Leaf Hearse Is Here to Give You a Green Sendoff

12 Sep 2019, 21:00 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Funeral director in the U.K. is offering an adapted Nissan Leaf hearse to customers looking to make a positive impact on the environment

 
Micromobility Has Potential to Reduce Car Trips, Congestion, Emissions
Micromobility Has Potential to Reduce Car Trips, Congestion, Emissions

11 Sep 2019, 13:53 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Study of 50 million car trips shows that half of them are under 3 miles, which means drivers spend too much time stuck in traffic

 
Climate Activist Greta Thunberg Sails Into NYC on Zero-Emissions Yacht
Climate Activist Greta Thunberg Sails Into NYC on Zero-Emissions Yacht

30 Aug 2019, 17:28 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Thunberg is in town for next month’s climate change conference and spent 2 weeks at sea to avoid flying. She also has a message for President Trump

 
Andrew Yang Wants Giant Mirrors in Space to Tackle Climate Change
Andrew Yang Wants Giant Mirrors in Space to Tackle Climate Change

29 Aug 2019, 11:03 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Presidential candidate unveils climate plan, setting 2049 as deadline achieve n net-zero carbon emissions and the option of putting foldable mirrors in space

 
Heat From the London Underground Will Be Used to Warm Up 450 Homes
Heat From the London Underground Will Be Used to Warm Up 450 Homes

27 Aug 2019, 14:19 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / New plan will tackle climate change crisis and use “waste heat” to add another 450 homes to the existing network in the Islington borough in London

 
Singapore: Elon Musk Is Selling a Lifestyle, Not a Solution to Climate Change
Singapore: Elon Musk Is Selling a Lifestyle, Not a Solution to Climate Change

26 Aug 2019, 11:59 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Musk previously criticized Singapore for being slow in adopting EVs, and Singapore is now saying Teslas are not an efficient means of decarbonizing transport

 
Emissions Reductions Are Only Possible If You Put People on Bikes, Not in EVs
Emissions Reductions Are Only Possible If You Put People on Bikes, Not in EVs

23 Aug 2019, 21:23 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Parliamentary reports urges the British government to think of new ways of reducing emissions, instead of replacing existing cars with lower-emissions versions

 
Elton John Will Have You Know Prince Harry Flies Carbon-Neutral Private Jets
Elton John Will Have You Know Prince Harry Flies Carbon-Neutral Private Jets

20 Aug 2019, 12:22 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have come under fire for flying private for a second vacation in 2 weeks, despite their stance on climate change