Sustainability & Green Living

SHERIDAN, WYOMING – January 1, 2026 – A new report from Great Wall New Media follows Edward, a Malawian farmer who trained in China’s Quzhou “Science and Technology Backyard” model and has now returned home to share practical farming guidance during Malawi’s December sowing season.

From a Training “Backyard” in Hebei to Real Fields in Malawi

According to the report, Edward recently completed training at the agricultural program in Quzhou and has gone back to Malawi, where he is applying what he learned in China to support local farmers with hands-on, practical advice. The story frames his return as a kind of full-circle moment: learning in a Chinese county known for field-based training, then translating that experience into day-to-day decisions that matter during planting season.

SHERIDAN, WYOMING – December 26, 2025 – The ocean tribute Award 2026 is putting marine protection right where it belongs: in the middle of public attention, not tucked away in expert panels. Launched in 2017 by the Monegasque Prince Albert II Foundation, the German Ocean Foundation, and boot Düsseldorf, the award is built around a simple idea—back the people and initiatives who are actually doing the hard work of protecting the ocean, and make their impact visible to everyone.

Why This Award Feels Bigger Than Boating

Even if you don’t own a boat or live near the coast, the ocean shapes daily life in ways we rarely stop to notice—from climate and food systems to biodiversity and the health of coastal communities. That’s why an award like this lands differently: it turns “marine conservation” from an abstract headline into human stories, practical solutions, and projects you can actively support with a vote.

SHERIDAN, WYOMING – December 18, 2025 – Not every sustainability story starts with a brand-new vehicle. Sometimes it starts with what’s already on the road—and a fuel swap that can make everyday driving feel a little less heavy on the climate. That’s the idea behind the HVO Aurora Trial, a European tour featuring a Citroën Berlingo running on HVO (hydrotreated vegetable oil), a renewable diesel made from waste cooking oil and animal fats.

SHERIDAN, WYOMING – December 10, 2025 – Innovation might sound like a corporate cliché, but for Dr. Deepali Palta, VP Global R&D Innovation and Sustainability at Kellanova, it’s something far more practical: a way to create food that genuinely fits people’s lives, delivers real business value and uses technology with intention rather than hype.

Designing food for real lives, not just for shelves

For Palta, food is never just fuel. Growing up in India, she still remembers the comfort and warmth of her mom’s aloo paranthas — a reminder that food carries memories, emotions and meaning. That emotional connection is now built into how she approaches every new idea: snacks and products should feel like they belong in people’s daily rituals, not just in a marketing campaign.

To keep that focus sharp, she uses a simple three-part lens: Consumer, Business, Technology (CBT). It’s a framework that asks three questions in parallel:

SHERIDAN, WYOMING – December 5, 2025 – Imagine hailing a taxi in the middle of Tokyo, gliding away from the curb in near silence and realizing the car under you runs on hydrogen, not gasoline. That’s not sci-fi anymore – it’s the new reality in Japan’s capital, where hydrogen is stepping out of the lab and into everyday life, one ride and one building at a time.

Hydrogen on the streets: Crown taxis you can actually ride

On the busy streets of Tokyo, a new kind of Crown taxi has started to appear: a fuel cell electric vehicle (FCEV) powered by hydrogen. These taxis are part of a public-private project launched by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government in September 2025 to push hydrogen from “future promise” to “practical option.”