Talib Visram
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This app is tackling food insecurity and reducing grocery store waste
Flashfood, one of the 50 Most Innovative Companies of 2023, offers an app that allows grocers to alert shoppers to food being discounted before it expires. → Read More
Europeans love these tiny cars. Could they ever work in America?
'Light electric vehicles' are cheaper and more energy efficient than even standard EVs. But U.S. road regulations and city design may be holding them back. → Read More
Tiny cars are all the rage in European cities. Could they ever work in America?
'Light electric vehicles' are cheaper and more energy efficient than even standard EVs. But U.S. road regulations and city design may be holding them back. → Read More
Inside the fight for a $1 million fund to help California’s low-wage vineyard workers
Natural disasters are hitting Sonoma County's wine country hard. The immigrant workers who prop up the industry are at particular risk. → Read More
On Super Bowl weekend, Phoenix will divert 2,000 tons of food waste. Here’s how
During Super Bowl weekend, Phoenix expects fans to generate tons of food and packaging waste. But it's ready. → Read More
American citizens can now sponsor refugees. Here’s how it works
A new program provides the infrastructure for ordinary Americans to sponsor refugees, speeding up the process and helping with integration. → Read More
Colorado is about to launch the country’s first unemployment fund for undocumented immigrants
Undocumented workers contribute heavily to the economy, yet are shut out of unemployment benefits. → Read More
Why don’t cashiers in the U.S. get to sit like the ones in Europe?
Seated cashiers are the norm in European supermarkets, so why don't more U.S. workers fight for this right? → Read More
Can these ‘micro shelters’ help Birmingham’s chronically homeless population transition to housing?
The 9-by-8-foot cabins from Pallet are designed to be transitionary shelters while people look for permanent housing. → Read More
Now your house can feature an iconic, upcycled part of the New York skyline
Furniture outlet Room & Board is turning New York's iconic water towers into accent pieces for the home. → Read More
The Netherlands was once a cannabis pioneer, but it still hasn’t legalized weed. What happened?
The EU's laws make it difficult for any member country to legalize recreational weed. But Germany and the Netherlands are finally starting to push back. → Read More
Anti ‘woke’ ESG policies are already costing taxpayers millions
Republican politicians are coming down hard on ESG investing, even though their constituents are the ones who pay the price. → Read More
‘Zero waste’ often doesn’t actually mean zero. Not so in this Pittsburgh kitchen
The chef at this nonprofit kitchen can turn random deliveries—be it 40 commercial tubs of sour cream or half a cow’s worth of meat—into meals for the hungry. → Read More
How we can make Thanksgiving travel better for people with disabilities
Boarding and deboarding, wheelchair storage, and even bathroom use can cause worries for air travelers with disabilities. Advocates are pushing for legislation to smooth the process. → Read More
Toyota just released a new Prius. But the company isn’t as environmentally friendly as people think
Climate advocates call ‘greenwashing’ as Toyota touts its eco-credentials at the same time that it lobbies against clean air regulations behind the scenes. → Read More
How to build a platform to let online shoppers offset their emissions
Carbon-offset company Climate Vault usually works with corporate clients—it’s next step is finding ways to help them offer offsetting directly to consumers. → Read More
Are community board meetings the height of democracy or a ‘Parks and Rec’ satire?
Local board meetings favor the loudest and most available. Are they hindering democracy? → Read More
How 5 Black female clergy leaders are building a network of climate activists
The Black Church-The Green Movement is training hundreds of pastors across the country to educate their congregations on climate change and environmental racism. → Read More
Why pro-democracy advocates want to bring back this electoral system from the 1800s
Fusion voting allows a candidate to run on multiple party lines. Could it help end the country’s ‘two-party doom loop?’ → Read More
Inside one company’s journey to revolutionize how electric vehicles are made
From battery mining to manufacturing, producing electric vehicles is extremely carbon intensive. A Swedish company wants to show it can be done better. → Read More