Massive Trove Of Manganese Discovered In The Sea: Implications For EV Batteries
Manganese nodules from the ocean floor could help feed the supply chain for EV batteries, but does the world need deep-sea mining?
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Tiny Shells Yield “Remarkable” Increase In Organic Solar Cell Conversion Efficiency
Tiny shells embedded in the surface of an organic solar cell are among the new developments pushing down the cost of solar energy.
Chalk Up Another Win For Invisible Solar Windows
See-through solar windows turn ordinary energy-sucking, carbon-spewing buildings into climate action heroes.
Making Business Better for the Planet with Climate Neutral Certification — CleanTechnica Interview
Much like the USDA Organic certification (or other third party certification), the Climate Neutral certification ensures that companies are using the best-in-class data to measure their carbon use, and to help offset any emissions. Learn more about this innovative new label (set to launch Earth Day 2020) and how your company can jump on board.
Other Avenues, RE-VOLV, & SunWork Team Up For Innovative New Solar Project
In 1974, a group of San Francisco’s pragmatic idealists, the Food Conspiracy, a grass-roots organization of food-buying clubs committed to buying and distributing wholesale food among themselves, became Other Avenues Worker Cooperative. Its mission is and was “food for the people, not profit.” Other stores expanded out of this group and yet, … [continued]
Re-Nuble Offers Odorless (!!) Organic Waste Recycling
Organic waste recycling can be positive — Re-Nuble has what it’s calling a net-positive closed-loop system to get useful stuff out of organic waste. […]
iPhone Device Reveals Whether Your Food Is Really Organic
Want to know if that salad is really organic? There’s an app for that
Billions of Red Worms Get Green Jobs on Coffee Farms
Billions of California red wriggly worms are hard at work cleaning up the coffee industry. Yes, worms. Coffee industry leader Rogers Family Company has been using the worms to combat water contamination caused by mounds of rotting coffee pulp. Using the only tool at their disposal — their “prodigious digestive … [continued]
3 Reasons Manure is Becoming a Cash Crop
You know that times are changing when farmers look to manure as a valuable commodity. Pretty soon, manure from a herd may be more profitable than the beef itself. Manufactured fertilizers has tripled in price in the last year, driving farmers to look for alternatives. This is certainly an indicator … [continued]
