Cool Developments

A college student in the United States, Katy Ayers, Central Community College in Columbus, has grown her own canoe from mushrooms. While mushrooms have been explored to break down harmful [...]

Aldo shoes have developed a shoe comprised of recycled water bottles and algae-based foam for only 40$ a pair. Learn More

Concrete is one of the most abundant products on earth after water. The problem is, it uses cement which accounts for about 10% of the global CO2 emissions.  Cabricrete, a Montreal-based company, [...]

Project Vesta mimics the Earth’s natural carbon cycle, but accelerates the steps using one of nature’s fastest weathering rock: Olivine. The result, green (literally) beaches that [...]

An innovative technology brings together Inuit knowledge, sensors and smart technology to create  the world’s first climate change adaptation tool that integrates traditional knowledge of sea ice [...]

An Israeli company has developed a paint that uses sunlight to actively cool infrastructure. The brighter the sun, the better the air conditioning. Learn More   Image source:  SolCold

General Motors EV Hummer made its debut in the Superbowl ads. Now we can have electric gas guzzlers.Learn more!   Image Source: GMC

Who would have thought waste heat from restaurants was a big deal? Turns out it is and Enjay plans to stop it. By filtering exhaust air and using it to heat the interior of the building they [...]

Ekorent is combining two great climate fighting techniques by providing on-demand electric cars to the public. Unfortunately, their operations are currently only in Finland. Learn More. [Image [...]

A new procedure has been developed which artificially increases water retention in desert areas to fight desertification and produce growable land. Learn More or watch their promotional video [...]