It's got all three: low transportation energy, low embodied carbon, low operating energy.

We used to say this stuff should be banned because it was always installed badly. Has anything changed?

The Swedish activist is 'delighted' that the new-to-science species will bear her name.

By 'fertilizing the oceans,' icebergs are actually helping to sequester more carbon. But that doesn't mean we should keep on polluting.

Plus a bounty of facts about these freewheeling islands of ice.

It solves the young activist's dilemma of wanting to attend two U.N. climate change summits without relying on fossil fuels.

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Was it the Uber car, the safety driver, the victim, or the traffic engineers who designed that road?

It remains to be seen how green (or not) new Pope Francis aka Jorge Mario Bergoglio will be, but this photo of him riding the subway in Buenos Aires, Argentina, certainly makes a good ad for public transportation.

But is it "the last flourish of a high-resource approach to design and construction"?

Bromberg, then a young lawyer working for an environmental NGO in Tel Aviv, was frustrated that environmental issues were not

In part one of this interview, Gidon discussed FoEME's work in promoting cross-border

The 16-year-old climate activist holds nothing back when addressing the UN Climate Action Summit – this speech shows why she is having such an impact.

The teenage climate activist said the planet "doesn't need any more awards."

It's no longer safe for groups of people to gather in public places.

To highlight the accelerating disappearance of Arctic sea ice, this man plans to survive alone on a melting iceberg for up to one year.

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A new survey suggests that women are experiencing physical symptoms of severe anxiety and burnout at up to twice the rate of men amid the Covid-19 pandemic. Here's what Sheryl Sandberg, COO of Facebook and Rachel Thomas, co-founder and CEO of LeanIn.Org, suggest companies do to provide support.

Stocks flirt with record highs. Gluskin Sheff's David Rosenberg on the odds for another rate cut this year. With CNBC's Seema Mody and the Futures Now traders, Brian Stutland and Jim Iuorio, both at the CME.

Gluskin Sheff's David Rosenberg reinforces his recession forecast following the Federal Reserve's September meeting.

Gluskin Sheff's David Rosenberg reinforces his recession forecast following the Federal Reserve's September meeting.

Mike Bloomberg is taking aim at President Trump with a TV ad buy that could be worth $10 million. Bloomberg's plan to run an ad during the National Football League's most watched game of the season comes as he focuses his attention on the delegate-rich Super Tuesday states. Their primaries are scheduled for March 3.

Mike Bloomberg is outspending his rivals in the race to become the 2020 Democratic Presidential Nominee. His campaign spent $188 million during the fourth quarter of 2019. That's more money than any of his democratic competitors have raised over the entirety of this election cycle. But there's another big difference between those candidates and Bloomberg. Bloomberg didn't compete in the Iowa caucuses. Here's why and how he may still qualify for upcoming debates.

Brazil, France and Germany say UN can’t hear complaint against five countries of flouting child rights to clean air

Greta Thunberg and a group of other children have pushed forward their legal complaint at the UN against countries they accuse of endangering children’s wellbeing through the climate crisis, despite attempts to have it thrown out.

The 16 children, including the Swedish environmental activist, lodged a legal case with the UN committee on the rights of the child against Argentina, Brazil, France, Germany and Turkey last September.

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Fighter against apartheid in South Africa who spent 22 years in jail after being convicted with Nelson Mandela in the Rivonia trial

Denis Goldberg, who has died aged 87, was sentenced to life imprisonment alongside Nelson Mandela and nine others in the 1964 Rivonia trial, in which he was found guilty by the South African authorities of sabotage.

The only white man to be convicted and, at 31, the youngest of the defendants, Goldberg was a mainstay of the ANC’s military operation in Cape Town, obtaining bomb ingredients and instructing recruits on how to handle them. There was no doubt about his guilt, and he did not deny it.

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A person died Thursday night after being hit by a plane as it was landing at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport, according to airport officials.

Priyanka Chopra Jonas has joined hands with Swedish teen activist Greta Thunberg to protect vulnerable children across the world from the coronavirus. Priyanka Chopra took to social media to express her concern over the effect of Coronavirus on vulnerable children.

She tweeted: "It's heartbreaking to see the effect of Covid-19 on vulnerable children across the world. They now have to cope with food shortages, strained healthcare systems, violence & lost education. We need to protect them.. the onus is on us."

Join me in supporting this much needed campaign by @UNICEF & @GretaThunberg
Donate here: https://t.co/d1BYjjRvqg

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— PRIYANKA (@priyankachopra) April 30, 2020

Priyanka and her American pop singer husband Nick Jonas contributed to several charities to lend support to the ongoing battle against the COVID-19 pandemic. Priyanka took to Twitter to announce that the couple has donated to organisations like the PM-CARES Fund, Unicef, Feeding America and Goonj among many others.

She also pledged to donate USD100,000 to women doing their bit in health crisis.

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What is "gameplay" anyway? Many fans were critical of the lack of gameplay shown throughout the presentation, which seemingly ran counter to the stream's marketing.

The Secretary-General attended the OECD Skills Summit 2016. He also met with Ms. Erna Solberg, Prime Minister of Norway, and high-level officials from several countries.

French regulator says agency failed to verify false story that sent Vinci shares down 18%

Mark Wahlberg revealed on The Ellen DeGeneres Show that his children misinterpreted his hint about getting a new puppy and thought he invited Kim Kardashian and Kanye West to dinner.

Scottish Water has now launched a new pilot project in Fife, which, if successful, will be rolled out to other parts of the country.

Bondi Icebergs head chef Monty Koludrovic has spoken highly of MasterChef contestant Sashi Cheliah in a gushing message, amid backlash from viewers.

Monty Koludrovic is hitting back after viewers slammed his guest appearance on last Wednesday's episode of Masterchef.  

Bondi Icebergs head chef Monty Koludrovic was accused of 'bullying' MasterChef contestant Sashi Cheliah in an episode aired last week.

It's not only the Masters at Augusta that continues to be an elusive target for Rory McIlroy. The European Masters at Crans-sur-Sierre keeps slipping from his grasp as well.

JEFFREY ARCHER: Julian didn't reply. He was distracted by a screeching sound outside, as if a car was trying to avoid a collision.

Last week Greta Thunberg retweeted a post calling the tennis player out on the sponsorship. Federer then released a statement this weekend saying he takes the threat of climate change very seriously.

Former New York mayor Mike Bloomberg swatted down suggestions he get out of the race during a campaign swing through Florida on Super Tuesday.

Donald Trump skewered his critics and toasted his own success on Twitter as Super Tuesday results rolled in from across the nation, taking particular aim at both Warren and Bloomberg.

Billionaire Bloomberg had just 44 delegates after blowing through as much as $1 billion - while Warren even came third in her own state. Now Biden and Sanders both want a head-to-head race