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Green tech

10 Key Benefits of Residential Solar Power

Solar power demands in the United States increased more than 30 percent in 2014 as residential installations exceeded one gigawatt for the first time. As more homeowners realize the full potential of solar power, the residential market continues to increase at least 50 percent in each of the preceding three […]

Business

How Does a Business Stay Ethical in Hard Times?

The Guardian recently ran a story on The Co-operative Bank, asking the question: “when does an ethical business stop being ethical?” Co-op Bank, after all, just shocked its bondholders twice, first by asking them to absorb losses as Co-op Bank prepared to put its shares on the stock market for […]

Science

The Problem With 3D Printed Weapons

The world took a sudden leap into the future recently, when a law student from Texas built - and fired - the world's first printed gun. Moments later, the blueprints were online and, by the time the Government ordered them to be taken down, had spread across the known internet. […]