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French cities to be powered by water from rivers

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A tidal HydroQuest installed in Orleans. (Photo credit: Orléans Council)
A tidal HydroQuest installed in Orleans. (Photo credit: Orléans Council)

The water current: difficult to find a cheaper and cleaner source of energy. However, the giant dams are often not accepted by the population. The natural sites are often threatened by these maxi-projects, as in Sivens or even some dwellings. HydroQuest has developed small turbines powered by the river current. This is a local source of renewable energy and more environmentally friendly than the dams.

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Norway is the first country to commit to zero deforestation

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Pine forest in Norway

This is good news for forest conservation: Norway is becoming the first country to officially choose the path of zero deforestation. This is one of the main causes of pollution and climate change.
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A planetary call to ‘Break Free’ from fossil fuels

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BreakFree

Australia, Turkey, Philippines… Throughout the month of May, activists have mobilised to put some countries to face their contradictions. Because our leaders lack the courage to tackle fossil fuels, citizens must take action. (Article extracted from Liberation, 15 May 2016) Read more

Recycling is remaking: a new life to recycled materials

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As part of the campaign ‘Recycling is remaking’ on various platforms (television, radio, print and web) Éco Entreprises Québec and RECYCQUÉBEC continue the campaign over three years by deploying the machine to recreate; a fun and experiential operation held in theaters in Montreal and its surroundings. Both partners have demonstrated, once again, to the public the second life that can be given to objects thrown in recycling bins!
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Grow your salads indoor with an hydroponic kit

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With people who are, more and more, living in apartments, there is a lack of space outside the houses for gardening. Indoor gardening is then gaining momentum and growing.

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Neal Gorenflo: “The sharing economy crystallizes around technology”

in New economy by
Neal Gorenflo
Neal Gorenflo

Neal Gorenflo is the co-founder and editor of “Shareable” a non-profit online magazine focused on sharing and evolving social innovation. He recently gave a conference in Buenos Aires, Argentina on wealth sharing by highlighting the potential of decision making and ownership. Read more

Norway wants to become the greenest country in the world

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Norway

Norway ambitions to top the list in Greenest Countries in the world. Already in the second spot behind Sweden, according to the rankings of the Global Green Economy Index, the country now intends to ban the sale of all vehicles running on gasoline by the next decade. Read more

Constructive journalism tackles the big issues of our time

in Change by

constructive journalismWar, terrorism, corruption and political crisis are the headlines in newspapers, radio and television broadcasts. We eventually think that only atrocious things happen in the world. But lots of positive things also happen with perhaps less immediate impact than a geopolitical crisis, but also essential: invention of new drugs, spending less energy…

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Revolutionary barrels improve the lives of villagers worldwide

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It is an invention that gives a smile to millions of women worldwide. Known as the Hippo Roller, the Q Drum or the Wello WaterWheel, this barrel was designed for the same purpose: ease the burden of women living in rural areas, particularly in Africa and India where water is inaccessible. This barrel, which can be pushed, can transport water more easily and more efficiently than the traditional way in which women were forced to carry heavy buckets or pots of water on the head by walking kilometers. Read more

Metro de Santiago to run mostly on solar and wind energy

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Metro chili

Chile President Michelle Bachelet announced that Santiago (capital of Chile) train soon would run on solar and wind energy! The Metro de Santiago is far from being a small commuter train. Used daily by 2.5 million people, it has 5 lines to 108 stations and 110 km of railways! No less.

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