The creative mind behind the smog-eating tower and the smog-jewellery is collaborating with China's largest bike-sharing scheme provider to come up with a fleet of smog-eating bikes for the city of Beijing. But will they just be biting off more than they can chew?
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Tip Me is an initiative to help consumers ensure that the producers of their stuff receive a decent wage. Offering more transparency than conventional Fair Trade label however - by dropping a few coins into an electronic tip jar.
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Every time we do laundry, fibres shed off our clothes - microscopic synthetic pieces that end up in our waterways and eventually on our plates. Now, thanks to a successful crowdfunding campaign, the Cora Ball is here to help.
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Carbon capture plants - that filter carbon dioxide directly out of the atmosphere - could help provide the solution to the world's growing CO2 problem. In Switzerland, Climeworks has inaugurated the first ever commercial plant of this type - a tower of giant air filters located just outside Zurich.
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Electric cars that aren't currently on the move could be used to help stabilise energy grids, make electricity from renewable energy sources more viable and generate extra income for EV owners. That's the goal of the Munich-based company The Mobility House and their smart Vehicle-to-Grid technology.
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The idea is as clever as it is simple: Ubitricity's EV charging system allows cars to plug into the power source offered by city lampposts. In London, the scheme is already underway, with streetlights around the city transforming into charging points. Could the system be coming to a city near you? Time to take a closer look.
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A new model of vertical ocean farming is making waves, and it promises not just to help reduce the effects of overfishing and ocean acidification - it has also the potential to mitigate climate change and turn an ailing small fishing industry into a thriving restorative ocean farming one.
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Tip Me is an initiative to help consumers ensure that the producers of their stuff receive a decent wage. Offering more transparency than conventional Fair Trade label however - by dropping a few coins into an electronic tip jar.
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Every time we do laundry, fibres shed off our clothes - microscopic synthetic pieces that end up in our waterways and eventually on our plates. Now, thanks to a successful crowdfunding campaign, the Cora Ball is here to help.
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Crowd investing platform Trine lets people invest small amounts of money in solar energy systems for off-grid communities. Successful projects mean a return on your investment, and people around the world gaining access to clean electricity.
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Would you like to travel more than your bank account allows you to? Do you enjoy talking to people and experiencing different cultures with locals? Then this platform may be just the thing for you. TalkTalkBnb allows you to see the world for free and mingle with the locals, all while using your language skills. So, where would you like to go?
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Afghanistan recently launched its first all-female television channel, ZAN TV. With content created by and for women, it aims to raise women's profiles in Afghan society and inform about gender equality and female rights.
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The creative mind behind the smog-eating tower and the smog-jewellery is collaborating with China's largest bike-sharing scheme provider to come up with a fleet of smog-eating bikes for the city of Beijing. But will they just be biting off more than they can chew?
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By bringing together locals and foreigners through intercultural exchange, Migraflix is helping to flip the typical immigrant paradigm on its head. Rather than being seen as foreigners in need of help from their new country, instead they become entrepreneurs, enriching their new communities with their own unique skills.
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