Diane Pham
inhabitat
New York, NY, United States
Contact Diane
Discover and connect with journalists and influencers around the world, save time on email research, monitor the news, and more.
| Recent: |
|
| Past: |
|
Past articles by Diane:
7 tips for a red, white and GREEN Fourth of July!
Ready to celebrate Independence Day? Check out Inhabitat's top seven tips on how to celebrate a red, white and green Fourth of July! → Read More
California’s “Butt Lady” picks up 1,000,000 littered cigarette butts in 3.5 years
Sally Dawly collected 1 million cigarette butts off the street in 3.5 years, and now her goal is to pick up 2 million. → Read More
Venice’s canals go dry following weeks without rain
A lack of rain and low tides have caused Venice's iconic canals to go dry. → Read More
India plans to build the world’s largest solar-wind power plant
The plant will have a capacity of 160 megawatts—120 megawatts coming from solar and the other 40 megawatts via wind. → Read More
Switzerland just opened the world's steepest funicular railway
The tiny village town of Stoos, Switzerland is now home to the world's steepest funicular. → Read More
Millions of insect species will go extinct before we even discover them
With deforestation, sprawl, and, above all, climate change putting the planet in jeopardy, scientists believe millions of insect species will die off before we will even encounter them. → Read More
Tesla's all-electric semi truck has a bold new competitor
Thor Truck's ET-One boasts a sleek, futuristic aesthetic, an all-electric motor, the ability to haul up to 80,000 pounds of cargo, and a 300-mile-range per charge. → Read More
Scientists use banana skins to create new cancer detection technique
Researchers have been using banana skins in a new study to develop techniques for locating, mapping, and killing cancer in the body. → Read More
France is the world's most sustainable food country
Thanks to banning supermarkets from throwing away food, and requiring restaurants to provide customers with doggy bags, France is now the world's most sustainable food country. → Read More
Man buries 42 school buses to build North America's largest nuclear fallout shelter
"The Ark Two" made with 42 school buses sits 15 feet beneath the earth and can accommodate 500 people for several months. → Read More
New rooftop solar hydropanels harvest drinking water and energy at the same time
SOURCE panels can be installed atop any building just like a standard photovoltaic, but harvests drinking water in addition to solar energy. → Read More
MIT and Harvard create soft robotic muscles that can lift 1,000 times their weight
MIT CSAIL and the Harvard Wyss Institute have developed soft robots with origami-inspired muscles able to lift 1000 times their weight. → Read More
Egyptians discover three 1,000-year-old sunken ships full of treasure
The wrecks, determined to be of Roman origin, were discovered filled with ancient artifacts dating back at least 1,000 years. → Read More
NASA's new airless titanium tires are almost indestructible
NASA's shape-memory alloy tires have been developed to take on the most punishing of terrains. → Read More
Picturesque Swiss Alps town wants to pay new residents to move there
The Swiss village of Albinen is offering new residents $25,200 USD per adult and $10,000 USD per child to live in their village for 10 years. → Read More
London buses swap out diesel for a coffee-based biofuel
U.K. startup bio-bean, Shell, and Argent Energy are making plans to fill up London's diesel-run double-deckers with an innovative new java-based fuel. → Read More
Massive sinkhole opens up in the middle of a Brazilian farming town
A 65-foot sinkhole appeared overnight in the thick of a local soybean farm swallowing up earth, crops, and putting some 28,000 Coromandel, Brazil residents on alert. → Read More
Top 10 deliciously modern gingerbread houses
We've rounded up 10 of the most deliciously modern gingerbread houses around, just to appease your architectural sweet tooth! → Read More
VIDEO: How to Winter-Proof Your Home, With Eco-Blogger Starre Vartan
Learn how an energy audit can help you winter-proof your home and cut your monthly utility bills, in our latest video starring eco blogger Starre Vartan. → Read More
5 Tips to Cut Your Electricity Bill With Energy Efficiency Expert David Johnston
Energy expert David Johnston shares his 5 tips on how you can best green your home, cut your energy bill and more. → Read More