I never know whether to laugh or cry at articles like this. They make it sound on the surface like there's some great trick to saving the natural world - with technology! - but when you read the piece, the real answer is ancient and analog: in this case, plant wildflowers and native grasses around everything to improve insect populations.
The "progress" here is simply respecting what we already know works.
@MLClark: I figure they're just trying to sell people on the new tech. Why? Because a) "It's cool!" and b) "It's good for the economy!"