LGBT organization creates equality index to hold power conference schools accountable
Tabbed the “Athletic Equality Index,” the organization developed the report as a way to measure power conference schools’ athletic policies and practices.
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London’s first plastic-free store now open
The products are brandless, instead of hiding behind the familiar brand names and packaging we all know and recognise in the supermarkets.
Harvard pays students to host ‘brave spaces’ for social justice
Created by the Harvard Office for Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (OEDI), the program vows to benefit the university by fostering brave spaces across campus where students can advocate and amplify the voices that need to be heard.
Minnesota’s clean energy jobs grew 3.8 times faster than overall job growth
In the last 12 months, Minnesota’s clean energy industry grew by 5.3 percent, adding 2,893 jobs 3.8 times faster than overall job growth in the state.
U.S. household incomes rose to record in 2016 as poverty fell
The U.S. median household income rose to a record last year and the poverty rate fell, as steady economic growth helped improve the lot of more Americans.
A world first fusion reactor just created its first plasma
Nuclear fusion could produce a potentially limitless supply of clean energy without producing dirty waste or any significant amount of carbon emissions.
China to join forces with Canada and EU to continue fight climate change despite Trump withdrawal
Environment ministers representing Canada, China and the European Union will co-host a meeting in Montreal later this month to advance implementation of the Paris climate change agreement.
Netherlands administration to include Minister of Climate Affairs
The Ministers pool of the Netherlands will reportedly be expanding as the new centered coalition takes office, adding a Minister of Climate Affairs and Environment.
Jaguar Land Rover will only make electric or hybrid vehicles starting in 2020
British luxury automaker Jaguar Land Rover is the latest company pledging to stop production of internal combustion cars.
Scientists invented a pen that can screen for cancer in seconds rather than weeks
In lab settings, using mice and human tissue samples, researchers were able to correctly identify lung, ovary, thyroid, and breast cancers and do so with around 93% accuracy.