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Recycling is Broken. How can we fix it? Do you try to recycle all your plastic – or even some of it?What if we said you could we be doing something else instead of recycling plastic? Remember the 3R’s – Reduce, Reuse, Recycle? You can REDUCE the amount of plastic you use by adding another R =…

There Is No Business As Usual: De-carbonizing Industry Must Start Now The transition away from fossil fuels will further marginalize the traditional energy sectors, accelerating said transition more, as political influence and financial incentives shift.To reach net-zero emissions, it is critical to decarbonize industrial sectors, but how? The transition away from fossil fuels will further…

Forget Silicon. This Material Could Be A Game-Changer For Solar PowerSolar energy is poised for what could be its biggest transformation in over half a century. A group of materials called perovskites are being used to create the next generation of solar panels, which could eventually be twice as efficient as current models, and flexible…

A Monster Wind Turbine Is Upending an Industry Twirling above a strip of land at the mouth of Rotterdam’s harbor is a wind turbine so large it is difficult to photograph. The turning diameter of its rotor is longer than two American football fields end to end. Later models will be taller than any building…

Environmentalists and Dam Operators, at War for Years, Start Making PeaceHow are unlikely partners getting more clean energy from hydro-power while reducing the environmental harm from dams? The industry that operates America’s hydroelectric dams and several environmental groups announced an unusual agreement to work together to get more clean energy from hydro-power while reducing the environmental harm from…

How might a next generation fiber cup be designed? Could the design make it recoverable on a global scale and maintain the performance we expect from a cup? Here are some key takeaways from IDEO to keep in mind when designing a new reuse system.Sure, many headlines about reuse are still in pilot phase, but brands and retailers have to…