Technology

Written by: Sue Palminteri Courtesy of Mongabay Conservation scientists are increasingly automating their research and monitoring work, to make their analyses faster and more consistent; moreover, machine learning algorithms and neural networks constantly improve as they process additional information.Pattern recognition detects...

Written by: Yale Climate Connections Team John Deere — the company behind the iconic green tractors — plans to go even greener. By 2026, John Deere plans to make and sell a variety of electric tractors and construction equipment. As a step toward...

The Earth Prize has announced the winner of its $200,000 environmental sustainability competition.  The Earth Prize named Team Delavo victorious in its 2023 edition of the competition. Comprised of four young women, Yagmur, Avjin, Damla, and Irmak from Diyarbakir, Turkey,...

Written by: Sean Fleming The breakneck speed of China’s economic and urban growth has gone hand in hand with some of the worst traffic congestion anywhere in the world. But in one city, a new development promises a glimpse of...

Written by: Elliot Honeybun-Arnolda and Lucas Friche “Progress! What progress? You’ve removed the river. Destroyed nature. Driven the animals out!” said Snufkin to the park-keeper in Melody of Moominvalley. The recent release of the video game Snufkin: Melody of Moominvalley marks a continued...

Written by: Audrey Henderson Normal, Illinois, aspired to be part of the electric vehicle revolution long before Rivian came to town.  In 2011, Normal dubbed itself “EVTown” in a marketing effort to make the city an early destination for Mitsubishi’s all-electric i-MiEV subcompact....

Written by: Geoffrey Holland In September 2020, Barron’s reported on a Goldman-Sachs study that says, ‘Green Hydrogen’ will become a $12 trillion market. Futurist Tony Seba and his ReThink team at Stanford University believe that most of the world can make...

Written by: Christian Betancourt In 1939, bright yellow buses became the symbol for students traveling to school. Today, the buses alleviate traffic congestion while taking millions of children to school daily. But most of them are powered by diesel, which harms the environment...

Written by: Gaye Taylor Coming soon to a community near you: the opportunity to test drive an electric vehicle, courtesy of a Canada-wide tour aiming to prove that “EVs are for everyone”. Toronto-based Plug’n Drive is going national with its EV...

Written by: Kimberly White  Hyundai Motor Company is launching a new brand dedicated to electric vehicles.  The brand is based on Hyundai’s existing vehicle named IONIQ that launched in 2016. The electric sedan was the first to offer three different electrified...