Gosun

Australia has been hit with devastating wildfires. As of January 8, 2020, almost 800 homes were destroyedin the New Year. According to the state's Rural Fire Service, nearly 1,700 homes were destroyed in New South Wales alone. Bushfires affected those on the grid by bringing down vital transmission lines; those off the grid who relied on solar panels or solar ovens were affected by days of heavy smoke haze. Thankfully, there are resources available to ride out the fires even if the grid fails, or if there is too much smoke for solar oven or solar panels to work well. Here's how GoSun customer named Kerry who lives off the grid in Victoria, Australia (in an area not directly impacted by blazes but heavily impacted by smoke at times) has been able to weather these conditions, providing the comfort of hot food, using the Fusion (the first solar + electric oven to work off the grid). [I] just want to say again, thank you Gosun, I would not be able to cook at the mom...

Millennials are the emergent leaders in every industry, with baby boomers retiring en-masse and only set to accelerate in the 2020s. By default, they are also becoming the largest consumers of energy. Previous generations may have been indifferent to where their energy came from; whether it was generated in a coal plant or hydroelectric dam didn't matter as much as the utility bill. But this is changing. The trajectory is different for Millenials because of their different values. Millennials desire to have meaning in their work, their products, and even the type of energy they consume. Those are the findings in the new book The Purpose Revolution: How Leaders Create Engagement and Competitive Advantage in an Age of Social Good. It notes that 60 percent of millennials said "a sense of purpose" is part of the reason they choose to work for their company or consume the products they do. In 2016, approximately 76 percent of millennials said they would prefer ...

Some companies have a vested interest in the world getting worse. Oil companies top that list, although not for reasons you would expect. As global investment moves away from fossil fuels and toward renewable energy (especially solar), oil companies are turning to plastic production as the cornerstone of their financial future. But as governments are cracking down on plastic garbage that clogs landfills and large segments of the Pacific Ocean, even this approach looks unsure. “Oil companies are saying, no problem, we’ll invest in petrochemicals,” said Paul Bjacek to Bloomberg. “But petrochemicals, after the circular economy happens to the maximum extent, is likely to be a low-growth market. ” Local bans on plastic products and stronger recycling programs could be driving this change. Whatever the reason, the proof is in the profit sheets. Exxon mobile reported in August 2019 that its second-quarter profit fell from $3.95 billion the previous year to $3.13 billion; tota...