Tag: climate
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Hundreds of Solar Farms Built Atop Closed Landfills Are Turning Brownfields into Green Fields
Turning brownfields into greenfields, energy firms are building solar power plants on top of closed-off landfills. — Read on www.goodnewsnetwork.org/solar-energy-farms-built-on-landfills/
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Can Architecture Bring Us Joy? – Architizer Journal
It can, and it should! As communities navigate ongoing health and environmental crises, the ability for architecture to raise spirits has never been more vital. — Read on architizer.com/blog/inspiration/industry/architecture-plus-joy/
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Sea level rise: What US cities will look like with sea level rise, according to scientific projections
A series of dramatic photo renderings make the prospect of “sea level rise” hit startlingly close to home. — Read on fox5sandiego.com/news/national-news/what-us-cities-will-look-like-with-sea-level-rise-according-to-scientific-projections/
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Towering Over the City, This ‘Farmscraper’ Will Produce 270 tons of Food from Hydroponics on 51-Stories
A new 51-story ‘farmscraper’ in China, designed by an Italian architecture firm Carlo Ratti, will have food growing for Schenzen city. — Read on www.goodnewsnetwork.org/farmscraper-schenzen-china-hydroponics/
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Solar-Powered Desalination Device Will Turn Sea Water Into Fresh Water For 400,000 People
A shipping-container hosting the world’s first zero-emissions, solar powered desalination technology is bringing clean water to rural Kenya. — Read on www.goodnewsnetwork.org/solar-powered-desalination-plant-to-bring-clean-water-to-rural-coastal-kenya/
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Maine Becomes First US State to Make Corporations Pay for Recycling if They Don’t Use Sustainable Packaging
Maine holds companies responsible by taxing the packaging they import into the state and reimbursing municipal recycling for its disposal. — Read on www.goodnewsnetwork.org/maine-law-makes-companies-responsible-for-paying-the-recycling-costs-of-their-packaging/
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