Triumph Japan Recycles Old Bras Into Power-Generating Fuel

Worried about throwing out your used bras lest they be stolen by perverts? American women may find such fears unwarranted, but they’re genuine concerns for their counterparts in Japan, according to the Japan Times. Responding to those anxieties, as well as growing concerns about the environment (which might be more relatable for us Western gals), Triumph International is accepting used bras in select...

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Water Facts

Today’s water crisis is not an issue of scarcity, but of access. More people in the world own cell phones than have access to a toilet. And as cities and slums grow at increasing rates, the situation worsens. Every day, lack of access to clean water and sanitation kills thousands, leaving others with reduced quality of life. Water 884 million people lack access to safe water supplies; approximately...

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The Global Water Crisis

Water crisis is a general term used to describe a situation where the available water within a region is less than the region's demand. The water supply and sanitation situation around the world can only be described as abysmal. Currently, 1.5 million children under 5 die of preventable water related diseases every year (4,000 every day), around 900 million people (1 in 6) have no access to safe...

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Artificial trees could help reduce Global Warming

  A new kind of tree could reduce global warming by removing a major greenhouse gas from the planet's atmosphere. What researchers are calling artificial trees are actually towers filled with various materials that adsorb carbon dioxide from the air. They could play a major role in reducing climate change -- if they prove profitable. Scientists are proposing that one of the most practical...

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Saving Lake Chad: The Way Forward

Lake Chad is a historically large, shallow, endorheic lake located mainly in the far west of Chad, bordering on northeastern Nigeria. The entire geographical basin of the Lake Chad covers 8 percent of the surface area of the African continent, shared between the countries of Algeria, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Libya, Niger, Nigeria and Sudan. Lake Chad is the largest, fresh water...

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Solar Powered Camel Clinics carry Medicine across the Desert

Kenya’s camels recently started sporting some unusual apparel: eco-friendly refrigerators! Some of the African country’s camels are carrying the solar-powered mini fridges on their backs as part of a test project that uses camels as mobile health clinics. Organizers hope the eco-friendly transport system will provide a cheap, reliable way of getting much-needed medicines and vaccines to rural...

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How to Recycle Your e-Waste

According to the United Nations Environmental Program (UNEP), 20-50 million tons of e-waste is dumped into landfills all over the world each year. These range from old phones, TVs, microwaves, computers and more. Most of the time, it's not because these gadgets are defunct; they're being dumped in favor of new releases. While getting a new piece of technology device can bring more fun and entertainment,...

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