Tag: Living on Earth
'Green' grocery store lets you package your own food
A new supermarket lets shoppers bring in their own reusable containers for everything from butter to beer....
Global violence linked to severe weather
How extreme weather increases competition for scarce natural resources and increases violence towards the world’s poorest citizens....
Harnessing tides for electricity
Clean energy entrepreneurs are exploring how to turn tidal power into zero-emissions electricity with very little environmental impact....
What the internet is hiding from you
How personalization on the internet, combined with the influence of social media, creates a 'filter bubble' that limits access to certain kinds of information....
Shedding light on the light bulbs debate
Efficiency standards for light bulbs have some conservatives asking why the government is dictating what people choose to use in their homes....
An app that identifies trees
The LeafSnap app allows users to take pictures of leaves and upload them in order to identify different species of trees....
Study links environmental factors to autism
Growing evidence suggests environmental factors may play larger role than genetics as cause of autism....
Earth enters period of turbulent solar weather
The Earth is entering a period of heightened solar activity -- how this affects power grids and wireless signals....
White House, automakers negotiate fuel efficiency standards
The White House has reportedly suggested a 56-miles-per-gallon standard....
The best and the worst U.S. cities for pedestrians
Transportation experts say Cleveland and New York are the safest cities for pedestrians; Orlando, Tampa and Jacksonville the most dangerous. ...
