These high-tech sensors track exactly how fresh our produce is to stop wasting food How often have you gone to a grocery store, picked out what seems to be a fresh pint of blueberries, and opened the refrigerator door the next day to find half of them covered in mold? If your answer is “all…
When “Made In China” means sustainable, ethical and expert! Les Lunes, a fashion label headquartered in Paris and San Francisco, makes its clothes in a factory in the Qingpu district, on the outskirts of Shanghai and it’s a world away from the typical image–and reality–of factory life in China. Every few months, a new scandal about the bleak…
This zero-waste pop-up in Brooklyn will help you live a sustainable lifestyle While we all agree that we produce too much waste (about 4.5 pounds per day per person in the United States), few of us have truly adopted a waste-free lifestyle on a daily basis. A lot of times, it’s simply because we don’t…
Instagram actually helps users eat healthily, study says Instagram users post millions of food photos – whether to show off a sophisticated palate, make friends drool over chicken and waffles, or artfully arrange colorful macarons. A new study from University of Washington researchers describes how some people also turn to posting photos on Instagram to…
This app helps refugees get bank accounts by giving them a digital identity Many refugees lack the paperwork necessary to open an account, forcing them into the black market. Taqanu wants to use what they do have: smartphones and social media. If you move to Berlin, you need a bank account to rent an apartment,…
Volunteers giving free Yoga classes to homeless in Brazil The group is giving free Yoga classes to a lot of people, most of whom are homeless and live on the streets of the city. A group of volunteers in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, has found Yoga as a means to bring smiles in the lives…
Norway will spend almost $1 billion on new bike highways Norway announced a new tool in its fight against transit emissions: a new network of bike highways. As part of a plan, the country will spend a massive 8 billion Norwegian Kroner ($923 million) creating 10 broad, two-lane, cross-country bike tracks in and near Norway’s…