Positive Future #617 (Feature photo – Wildfire – Public Domain, USDA) The IEEE Spectrum brings news of an invention from Australia that can prevent wildfires from power lines. Seems there is an answer to the forced power-outages that millions of people experienced this year. You can read the full story here: https://spectrum.ieee.org/energywise/energy/the-smarter-grid/breaking-pges-cycle-of-blackouts-and-wildfires
Touch the Soil News #1484 (Feature photo – FAO Headquarters in Rome – Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported, Scopritore) If you answered the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) you are right. The FAO is the only international organization that tracks global hunger and strives for sustainable goals to food and agriculture. However, reaching everyone…
Touch the Soil News #1483 (Feature photo – Michigan Urban Farming Initiative – courtesy of MUFI https://www.miufi.org/) YES news portal brings us the story of MUFI – Michigan Urban Farming Initiative. It is a 3 acres urban farm focusing on the food insecurity of one of Detroit’s poor neighborhoods. The closest fresh produce store to…
Touch the Soil News #1482 (Feature photo – Indoor Farming – Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported, Goldlocki) AgFunder News brings us more insights into the costs and direction of vertical farming. Vertical farming with the latest technologies can now cost tens of millions of dollars. You can read more of the story here:…
Touch the Soil News #1481 (Feature photo – Robot – Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International) Phil Lempert (https://www.supermarketguru.com/) brings us the story of the infiltration into the job market by robots. On thing is for sure is that manufacturers and big companies that use robots will loose business from people whose jobs have been…
Touch the Soil News #1480 (Feature photo – Lettuce Greens – Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic, Oregon State University) FastCompany brings us the latest in the vertical and indoor farming trend. The story features Bowery Farms. Bowery has attracted millions of dollars of venture capital in its vision to grow big. You can read…
Positive Future #616 (Feature photo Recycle Logo – Public Domain) BrightVibes brings us the story of the shopping mall in Sweden where everything sold is recycled. Goods enter the mall in a warehouse where products are sorted. The warehouse alone employs 14 people. Interestingly, the mall is owned by the municipality of Eskilstuna, a political…
Positive Future #615 (Feature photo – DPD EAV Electric Cargo Bike – Courtesy of https://www.eavcargo.com/) Most of us have not ever heard of DPD courier service. However, this company delivers over 5 million parcels a day and has over 40,000 employees. Now the company is testing electric cargo bikes for urban package delivery. InsideEVs journalist…
Positive Future #614 (Feature photo – Proterra Electric Bus – Public Domain) You may not know it, but Wichita, Kansas is also known as the “Air Capitol” of the world. Home to airplane manufacturers like Learjet, Cessna, Beechcraft and Airbus, the city is at the center of American aviation. Now Wichita is making another leap…
Touch the Soil News #1479 (Feature photo – pigs – Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International) China is fighting an almost losing battle with the African Swine Fever and the nations withering pork supplies. Estimates are that China may have to cull over 200 million pigs this year. In attempts to fill the shortages and…
