Giving Compass’ Take: · Rice University has found a way to scale salt water purification by concentrating sunlight with the addition of inexpensive plastic lenses that bring in more light.…
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Click here for more.Giving Compass’ Take: · Futurity reports that a research plant in Zurich has created a solar refinery that can transform sunlight and air into liquid hydrocarbon fuels by extracting and splitting CO2…
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Click here for more.Giving Compass’ Take: • The Guardian reports on a UK-funded program that is working with Colombian researchers on removing the contaminants from coffee bean wastewater and generating electricity in the…
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Click here for more.Giving Compass’ Take: • Karl Greenberg at NYU writes for Futurity on new research discovering a remarkable way to make organic solar cells more robust, including conferring resistance to oxygen,…
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Click here for more.Giving Compass’ Take: · Writing for Fast Company, Suzanne DiBianca explains the importance of creating a carbon-neutral future and provides four easy steps for businesses to lead the way. · How…
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Click here for more.Giving Compass’ Take: • Amelia Harper reports that Maize High School in Kansas is switching to solar energy to save money, reduce emissions, and educate the public about the technology. •…
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Click here for more.Giving Compass’ Take: • Emily Skeehan at Shareable reports on Barcelona’s plan to fight climate change through implementing a Solar Thermal Ordinance (STO) – requiring solar thermal technology to heat their water. …
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Click here for more.Giving Compass’ Take: · Sangwon Suh, a professor in University of California, Santa Barbara, discusses a new strategy to use carbon dioxide as a carbon source through carbon capture and utilization…
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Click here for more.Giving Compass’ Take: · Fast Company takes a look at 15 urban design projects around the world, from the US to Iceland, and explores the transformation of abandoned areas into zero-carbon…
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Click here for more.Giving Compass’ Take: • California’s wildfire season is upon us and although power outages and blackouts were intended to be a last resort in PG&E’s wildfire mitigation plan, the company…
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Click here for more.Giving Compass’ Take: • Carbon (CO2) capture technology, which helps remove emissions that are already in the air, could be key in fighting climate change. However, as Fast Company reports,…
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Click here for more.Giving Compass’ Take: • A dam that was supposed to bring clean energy and development along the Mekong has hurt local communities that rely on fishing for sustenance. • How…