BY: CAROLINE ROLF The growing demand for energy plays a remarkable part in the way we live in communities around the world. Until about 30 years ago, energy sustainability was only considered in terms of availability relative to the rate…
New home-sized composting unit easily converts waste into fuel for the green city-dweller
BY: JESSICA BEUKER For the city-dweller, composting can be an absolute pain in the ass. For example, I live in a townhouse in downtown Toronto, and I do not have a yard. My building only provides us with a communal…
Two physicists are defying the Israeli army to bring this village sustainable energy & clean water
BY: SWIKAR OLI Palestinian residents in the Southern Hebron hills of the West Bank don’t have access to electricity, save for a rare few who can afford expensive diesel generators. Israeli soldiers have tried restricting the villages’ energy access and…
Here is what a modern Scottish island powered almost entirely by renewable energy looks like
BY: MATTHEW CHIN On the western coast of northern Scotland, just 16 kilometres away from the mainland, lies Eigg Island, an island that runs almost entirely on renewable resources. The nine kilometres long and five kilometres wide island was bought…