Steve Hargreaves
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Visa-seeking Chinese fund giant NY Ferris wheel
A giant Ferris wheel under construction on New York's Staten Island is partially funded by Chinese investors seeking green cards. → Read More
California landscapers making a mint off the drought
Landscapers specializing in native California designs see business boom as incentives help homeowners switch to more sustainable lawns. → Read More
California drought program gives away $350M
Southern California's 'cash for grass' program that pays people to get rid of their yards proves so popular it runs through $350 million in six months. → Read More
Obama plans to put solar panels on low-income homes
President Obama offers new ways to put solar panels on low income housing and others wit limited access to clean energy. → Read More
This milkshake is made with 96 crickets
Burger chain Wayback rolls out a milk shake made with crickets, one of several new food offerings touting the benefits of bugs. → Read More
Turning 'food deserts' into an oasis of healthy
Several programs offer money and design advice to convenience store owners in a effort to get them to sell healthier food. → Read More
Google transforms old coal power plant into renewable-powered data center
Google is building a new data center on the site of an old coal power plant in Alabama, and will power it will renewable energy. → Read More
Americans waste $640 in food a year, and they don't even care
Americans throw away $640 in food a year, and are way more concerned about that it costs than the planet. → Read More
Getting $15,000 a month from an old shipping containter
Corner Stalk farms uses old shipping containers to grow 30,000 plants a month. → Read More
Solar is growing fast, but coal will continue to dominate
New report sees $3.7 trillion in solar investments by 2040, but still not enough to ward off potentially disastrous climate change. → Read More
'Cash for caulkers' was a bust
Home energy retrofits cost twice what they saves in energy bills, according to a new study. → Read More
Uber driver is, in fact, an employee
California regulators say Uber drivers are employees -- a ruling that could undermine the company's business model. → Read More
Robots are not taking your job
New report shows no correlation between the amount of robots used and drops in employment rates. → Read More
Google wants to make your city better
Google partners with former Bloomberg exec on Sidewalk Labs, a new company that aims to make city living better through data. → Read More
Hugh Jackman wants you to drink better coffee
Actor Hugh Jackman stars in a new documentary on why you should buy Fair Trade coffee. → Read More
Work, travel, get paid
Two new startups help people work while they globe trot -- you just need to bring the job. → Read More
Shell's former chairman says fossil fuel divestment is rational
Mark Moody-Stuart, former chairman of Roayal Dutch Shell, lends credit to divestment movement by calling oil stock selling 'rational.' → Read More
3 cool technologies that could save the world's water
Minnesota is developing a thriving sector in clean water technology, including start ups that use use moss, stone and chemicals to novel effect. → Read More
One sentence can make you pay all your taxes
A team of British behavioral scientists had found that simple tweaks in government communication can have a big impact. They are now coming to help U.S. cities. → Read More
U.S. green energy use highest since 1930s
Renewables now account for 9.8% of U.S. energy use, the highest level since the 1930s, when people used a lot more wood. → Read More