A US study in Ohio found that replacing gas stoves with electric ones led to a 70% drop in hospital admissions and work/school days off for people with poorly controlled asthma, along with a 70% reduction in indoor nitrogen dioxide.
Despite Donald Trump's push to revive US manufacturing, companies like Zion Foodtrucks in Colorado face increased costs from steel and aluminum tariffs and higher fuel prices due to the Iran war, leading to decreased business and tougher competition from Mexican manufacturers.
REI's annual Anniversary Sale, featuring discounts on camping, hiking, and outdoor essentials, ends today, May 25th. Members can get an additional 20% off with code ANNIV26. Deals include Garmin smartwatches, satellite communicators, portable speakers, cooking gear, sleeping bags, and tents.
A NSW auditor general's report found the state's $100m Resilient Lands Program (RLP) has not delivered a single home or lot after three and a half years. Residents like Liam Bolitho and Rachel Rouse have resorted to self-funding relocations due to program delays.
REI's biggest sale of the year is live, offering discounts on outdoor essentials like tents, sleeping pads, stoves, smartwatches, and more. The sale runs through May 25th, with members receiving an additional 20% off one full-price item.
REI's biggest sale of the year is live, offering discounts on camping, hiking, and backcountry essentials. Deals include Garmin smartwatches, satellite communicators, portable speakers, cooking gear, sleeping bags, tents, and lighting, running through May 25th. Members get an additional 20% off.
BioLite Site Lights are on sale for $74.89 ($25 off) until May 26th, offering solar-powered lighting with up to 20 hours of use. Other deals include Insta360 X5 for $464.95 ($85 off), Anker 747 GaN charger for $59.99 ($50 off), and Atari 2600 Plus Pac-Man Edition for $93.81 (about $76 off).
Families turn to dirty fuels such as firewood, bringing fears over air pollution and fragility of energy transitionIn the ramshackle lanes of a south Delhi slum, Afshana Khatoon crouched wearily on her haunches and began lighting a small pile of firewood.She had only just returned from six hours spent trudging through the urban forests and dry parks of India’s capital looking for kindling to turn into a makeshift stove. As the unforgiving summer heat soared above 40C, she had walked for miles, piling the sticks and fallen branches into a bundle on her head while sweat ran down her face. Continue reading...
India’s military is exploring alternative energy sources amid surging oil and gas prices caused by supply disruption from the Iran war, a trend that analysts say is set to accelerate among other Asian countries heavily dependent on energy imports. According to local media reports, the Indian army plans to get biogas stoves to replace natural gas-fired appliances for cooking. It is also exploring the use of green fuels for army vehicles and administrative work, as well as solar and wind power for...
Across much of India, an energy crunch caused by the Iran war has prompted long queues for cooking gas cylinders. That is not a problem for Gauri Devi. On a stove with blue flames, she flips a chapatti flatbread, burning biogas produced from cow dung – an alternative fuel helping ease pressure on supplies. “It cooks everything,” the 25-year-old said in her courtyard kitchen in Nekpur, a village in Uttar Pradesh, about 90km (55 miles) from New Delhi. “If the pressure goes down, we let it rest for...
Across much of India, an energy crunch caused by the Iran war has prompted long queues for cooking gas cylinders. That is not a problem for Gauri Devi. On a stove with blue flames, she flips a chapatti flatbread, burning biogas produced from cow dung – an alternative fuel helping ease pressure on supplies. “It cooks everything,” the 25-year-old said in her courtyard kitchen in Nekpur, a village in Uttar Pradesh, about 90km (55 miles) from New Delhi. “If the pressure goes down, we let it rest for...
