Brady Hartman – Lifeboat News: The Blog https://lifeboat.com/blog Safeguarding Humanity Mon, 22 Jul 2019 07:02:46 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.2 Hydrogen power is here to stay. How do we convince the public that it’s safe? https://lifeboat.com/blog/2019/07/hydrogen-power-is-here-to-stay-how-do-we-convince-the-public-that-its-safe Mon, 22 Jul 2019 07:02:46 +0000 https://lifeboat.com/blog/2019/07/hydrogen-power-is-here-to-stay-how-do-we-convince-the-public-that-its-safe

Via World Economic Forum

It’s a clean and viable replacement for fossil fuels in transport, energy storage and power-to-gas applications. But public doubts around hydrogen safety are contributing to the delay in its adoption around the world.

]]> ‘BioSolar Leaves’ are better at cleaning the air than trees, say the technology’s developers https://lifeboat.com/blog/2019/07/biosolar-leaves-are-better-at-cleaning-the-air-than-trees-say-the-technologys-developers Mon, 22 Jul 2019 07:02:29 +0000 https://lifeboat.com/blog/2019/07/biosolar-leaves-are-better-at-cleaning-the-air-than-trees-say-the-technologys-developers

Via World Economic Forum

This nature-inspired invention uses microscopic plants to suck pollution from the air while producing organic biomass that can be harvested and used in food.

]]> This sustainable way of growing rice produces bumper harvests https://lifeboat.com/blog/2019/07/this-sustainable-way-of-growing-rice-produces-bumper-harvests Sun, 21 Jul 2019 05:42:44 +0000 https://lifeboat.com/blog/2019/07/this-sustainable-way-of-growing-rice-produces-bumper-harvests

African farmers earned 41% more when using this method.

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]]> Why plastic pollution shouldn’t distract from other environmental challenges https://lifeboat.com/blog/2019/07/why-plastic-pollution-shouldnt-distract-from-other-environmental-challenges Wed, 17 Jul 2019 09:22:44 +0000 https://lifeboat.com/blog/2019/07/why-plastic-pollution-shouldnt-distract-from-other-environmental-challenges

Via environment — world economic forum

Issues like biodiversity loss are much bigger threats to the future of the planet than plastic pollution, according to a recent paper.

]]> Humans are causing larger species to go extinct faster https://lifeboat.com/blog/2019/07/humans-are-causing-larger-species-to-go-extinct-faster Wed, 17 Jul 2019 07:23:06 +0000 https://lifeboat.com/blog/2019/07/humans-are-causing-larger-species-to-go-extinct-faster

Via environment — world economic forum

Larger animals are at greater risk of extinction as relentless human pressure on their habitats takes its toll.

]]> A ‘repair economy’ might fix more than just stuff. It could fix us as well https://lifeboat.com/blog/2019/07/a-repair-economy-might-fix-more-than-just-stuff-it-could-fix-us-as-well Wed, 17 Jul 2019 07:22:33 +0000 https://lifeboat.com/blog/2019/07/a-repair-economy-might-fix-more-than-just-stuff-it-could-fix-us-as-well

From: environment — world economic forum

Repairing goods, rather than disposing of them, might not only have environmental and economic benefits, but social ones too.

]]> India has suffered its driest June in 5 years https://lifeboat.com/blog/2019/07/india-has-suffered-its-driest-june-in-5-years Wed, 17 Jul 2019 06:23:13 +0000 https://lifeboat.com/blog/2019/07/india-has-suffered-its-driest-june-in-5-years

Via environment — world economic forum

If the rains don’t improve over the next two to three weeks, India could face a crisis that hammers harvests and rural demand, analysts said. Companies supplying farmers with everything from tractors to consumer goods would be vulnerable.

The country is still recovering from a drought last year that ravaged crops, killed livestock, emptied reservoirs and drained water supplies to city dwellers and some industries.

Rains first arrived in the southern state of Kerala a week late on June 8, but the developing Cyclone Vayu in the Arabian Sea drew moisture from the monsoon and weakened its progress.

]]> In the Philippines students have to plant 10 trees before they can graduate https://lifeboat.com/blog/2019/07/in-the-philippines-students-have-to-plant-10-trees-before-they-can-graduate Mon, 15 Jul 2019 23:42:48 +0000 https://lifeboat.com/blog/2019/07/in-the-philippines-students-have-to-plant-10-trees-before-they-can-graduate

Growing up.

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]]> 7 astonishing statistics you need to know to understand modern China https://lifeboat.com/blog/2019/07/7-astonishing-statistics-you-need-to-know-to-understand-modern-china Mon, 15 Jul 2019 23:05:29 +0000 https://lifeboat.com/blog/2019/07/7-astonishing-statistics-you-need-to-know-to-understand-modern-china

Home to the world’s largest floating solar energy plant.

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]]> China has 99% of the world’s electric buses https://lifeboat.com/blog/2019/07/china-has-99-of-the-worlds-electric-buses Mon, 15 Jul 2019 23:04:54 +0000 https://lifeboat.com/blog/2019/07/china-has-99-of-the-worlds-electric-buses

Next stop: a cleaner future.

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