University of Tennessee makes a boy’s “U.T.”design into an official T-shirt after he gets bullied for making it
A student at the Altamonte Elementary School in Florida made a homemade University of Tennessee t-shirt for “College Colors Day”. He drew a “U.T.” on paper and pinned it to an orange t-shirt. The boy was super excited to show his t-shirt to his teacher Laura Snyder, who was “impressed that he took it one step further to make his own label.” However, she soon found him in tears after getting...
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These compostable t-shirts are made out of wood pulp and algae!
London-based tech startup Vollebak has come up with t-shirts that are crafted out of wood pulp and algae and can be easily composted when you get tired of wearing them. This is the first time a clothing company has introduced t-shirts that are sustainable to such a level. The shirt’s fabric is made out of sustainably sourced eucalyptus, beech, and spruce trees that are chipped, pulped, and spun into textile...
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This Indian man reduced the dependence of rural women on traditional fuels for cooking through super affordable solar cookers
In India, the cost of a regular pressure cooker is more than a thousand bucks, making it almost unaffordable for the less fortunate sections of the society. Women in rural areas depend on traditional fuels for cooking like wood and cow dung. They often have to travel great distances to source wood for cooking. Thanks to Alzubair Saiyed, the senior manager at the Gujarat Grassroots Innovation Augmentation...
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People in Colombia plant 200,000 trees in a single day
Countries across the globe are embarking on reforestation drives to fight the ill-effects of climate change and global warming. Colombia is striving to achieve its goal of planting 140 million across the country over the next four years. Recently, about 400 people in 125 municipalities participated in a plantation drive and managed to plant 200,000 trees in a single day. Through the Bosques de Vida seeding,...
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To save them from Hurricane Dorian, this woman takes in 97 rescue dogs in her home
At a time when Hurricane Dorian is battering the Bahamas, a kind gesture by a woman named Chella Phillips has warmed the hearts of many animal lovers. Phillips has given shelter to 97 homeless and abandoned dogs in her Nassau home since the storm hit the island this week. She has revealed in her Facebook posts that 79 of these dogs are staying in the massive master bedroom of her home—but as long as the pups are...
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This woman is on a mission to feed the hungry using 100% of the profits from her beer company
Jacquie Berglund owns a Minnesota based beer company called Finnegans that is quite popular in four US Midwest states. With the motto “We turn beer into food”, Finnegans is more than just a beer brand. Since the last 20 years, Berglund’s beer company has been donating all of its profits to Finnegans Community Fund which is then used to fund fresh produce for those in need. Finnegans also has a...
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Kids with parents who emphasize kindness over academic achievement are happier, and get higher grades
According to a recent study, children whose parents value kindness over academic achievements tend to have lower stress levels, less anxiety issues, better self-esteem and even better grades. Researchers asked 506 sixth-graders to rank what they believed was most valued by their parents. The list included three achievement-oriented goals and three oriented toward pro-social behavior. They found students whose...
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Giraffes get protections against international trade for the first time at Geneva Summit
Just like many other animal species, giraffes were also inching towards extinction, but not many people were aware of their declining numbers. Recently, however, animal conservationists sounded the alarm when they reported that their population had fallen by almost 40% over the last 30 years. Now giraffes have been given their first ever international protections through a new Appendix II designation by the...
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This engineer develops cheap, transparent concrete that can reduce your power consumption by 30%
When it comes to the most polluting industries in the world, the first name that comes to mind is the plastic industry. But the cement industry is no better. In fact, it has been reported that if the cement industry were a country, it would be the third-largest carbon dioxide emitter in the world with up to 2.8 billion tonnes, surpassed only by China and the US. Cement industry is responsible for 8% of the...
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These musicians gather at crime scenes and play classical music to heal the affected neighbors
A group of classical musicians from Milwaukee, Wisconsin called the Black String Triage Ensemble hope that by playing classical music at traumatic crime sites, they can help comfort the neighbors and other people affected by the tragedy. The youngest member of the group is 11, while the oldest is 75. The group plays music at Milwaukee crime scenes after the law enforcement teams have left. “It’s not necessarily...
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