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Smart energy benefits the people, and those who deliver it

Smart Energy International

Ahmed Ashour, CEO of utility management platform Pylon, writes about how management of our energy, water and food production will benefit greatly from the application of efficiency-enhancing smart energy technologies. This allows us to feed energy into the grid that previously was untapped or wasted.

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Will sweat help us survive climate change?

Grist

As the body tries to cool down, blood vessels widen, redirecting hot blood from the core of your body toward the surface. Even South America, in the throes of winter, saw unbelievable heat: A town in the Chilean Andes topped 100 degrees F — another all-time high. Other animals can sweat a bit, but not like us.

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A North-Pole, How Much Longer?

Mr. Sustainability

Some have actually called the Arctic the world’s “air-conditioning system” because of the role of the large ice sheets in cooling the surrounding continents. With the Northern sea routes available all year, costs for transporting goods (especially from Asia to Europe and the U.S.) Good news for boats, bad news for polar bears.