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Algae is helping this brewery in Australia cut carbon emissions
The process of fermenting beer releases a whole lot of carbon dioxide (CO2). In fact, it takes a tree about two days to absorb the CO2 released from producing just one six-pack of beer. By adding algae to the beer production process, a brewery called Young Henrys in Australia hopes to dramatically Read More...
Zappos expands adaptive line with single and mixed-sized shoe sales
Most of us take it as a fact of life that shoes are sold in complete pairs, but for those who require adaptive footwear, such as those who use prosthetics or individuals with different sized feet, a pair of matching shoes isn’t too useful. Now, online shoe retailer Zappos is making their platform Read More...
A green recovery could create as many as 400m jobs by 2030
As scientists and business leaders from different industries, as well as religious and medical institutions, have recently stressed, driving a post-pandemic economic recovery that focuses on the environment is paramount in our efforts to solve the climate crisis. Now, a report brings in new data on Read More...
Statue of BLM activist replaces that of a slave trader in Bristol
The British city of Bristol was once a hub for the Atlantic slave trade. A statue of Edward Colston, a slave trader, stood in the city until last month when it was toppled by protestors. Now, a statue of Black Lives Matter activist Jen Reid has replaced the monument. The statue, named A Surge Read More...
Colin Kaepernick and Impossible Foods team up to feed 1 million people
Civil rights activist and former NFL player Colin Kaepernick has teamed up with Impossible Foods in order to achieve a big target: feed 1 million people. Kaepernick’s Know Your Rights Camp, a nonprofit organization that advances civil rights through education and empowerment, has made Read More...
Instead of laying off workers, Verizon is giving them new skills
Rather than lay off employees during the pandemic, Verizon has retained its 135,000 employees and even retrained 20,000 for new careers in an increasingly automated economy. The initiative, called Citizen Verizon, aims to prepare low wage workers for the jobs of the future with skills and Read More...
These 15 states will join California in electrifying all buses and trucks
Fifteen states and Washington, DC have announced that they will follow California’s lead in switching all heavy-duty trucks, vans, and buses over to running on electricity, in what could be one of the most significant efforts to reduce harmful diesel engine pollution in the United States. It Read More...
Twitter engineer leads movement to replace racially-loaded tech terms
What sort of impacts do words have in our everyday jobs? For Regynald Augustin, a programmer at Twitter, the unquestionable drive to change the terminology used in his day-to-day job was an effort that started back in January. The impetus for change started after he received an email with the Read More...
Are you an authentic leader? These traits will tell you
Trying to be a charismatic leader when that’s not the type of person you are is incredibly difficult and really stressful. In truth, it’s always hard to be someone you are not. Instead, the best thing you can do as a leader is to tune into your own strengths and weakness in order to lead Read More...
Johnnie Walker whiskey to come in plastic-free paper bottles starting 2021
As consumer product companies are coming under increasing pressure to reduce the amount of plastic in packaging, giant retailers are slowly starting to rethink the design of their products to the benefit of the environment. Among the latest protagonists of such efforts to tackle plastic waste is Read More...