It’s been a rollercoaster week for environmentalists – first Ivanka and Donald trump met with Al Gore to discuss climate change, but then the President Elect turned about face and picked a climate change denier and friend of the fossil fuel industry to lead the EPA.
And then this morning we learned that Leonardo DiCaprio met with Donald Trump to try to school him on climate change. At least there’s some good news in Standing Rock – this week the US Army officially blocked the Dakota Access Pipeline in a major win for protestors. (But don’t get too complacent about this issue yet…)
In design news, America’s first urban “Agrihood” has risen in Detroit and it’s feeding 2,000 households for free. Researchers developed a new type of super battery that could charge phones in seconds and electric cars in minutes. And PLP Architectures proposed a network of crazy CarTubes that could move city traffic underground.
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NEWS
US Army blocks Dakota Access Pipeline
Donald Trump taps climate denier to head EPA
Leonardo DiCaprio schools Trump on climate change
Al Gore meets with Donald and Ivanka to talk climate
Leo DiCaprio gives climate documentary to Ivanka Trump
These crazy CarTubes could move city traffic underground
Earth’s rotation is slowing – and days will be 25 hours long
The US’ first urban agrihood feeds 2000 households for free
70-mile crack appears in Antarctic ice shelf
New super batteries could charge phones in seconds
Google will run entirely on renewable energy by next year
Futuristic Droneport is a hub for flying delivery bots
Japanese kindergarten features awesome green courtyard
Snails defeat Trump: Irish seawall scrapped
Work shirt made from reflective fabric lights up at night
We finally know just how much humanity’s footprint weighs
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