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Gift ideas: ecofreenlove.com. Jessie Haas One of the ways to trim your carbon footprint is to buy less—but is that any fun during the holidays? This isn’t Lent! Can’t we say ‘I love you to the moon and back’ while still loving the planet? Well, sure, and here are a […] Roy Morrison Roy Morrison Business and pollution as usual have unleashed a rapidly worsening global ecological crisis. We must choose quickly between accepting the dire consequences of global climate disruption, or the embrace of a global ecological reformation. At bottom, an ecological reformation is expressed by two themes that will define the ecological turn […] Donna Carpenter (L), co-CEO of Burton, joined in the climate strike in the UK. Photo courtesy of Burton. George Harvey It might be fair to say that Burton Snowboards (Burton) is the leader in its field, worldwide. Jake Burton Carpenter, one of the first developers of the snowboard itself, founded the company […] Meet the Companies That Are Upcycling Ocean to Turn the Tides on Shoe Manufacturing Adidas Parley mid-sole is 3D printed from recycled ocean waste. Image: www.arch2o.com. By Chris Gillespie When it comes to carbon emissions, the textile industry is the world’s second biggest polluter behind the oil and gas industry. A significant portion […] Sign and solar panels. Note the tiny solar panel used for signage lights. All images courtesy Lars Hubbard. Jessie Haas In 2010, two Vermont home-brewing enthusiasts, Lars Hubbard and Chuck Burkins, took a weekend distilling course in New York State, which turned into a new, sustainable business. Appalachian Gap Distillery […] Climate-related disasters such as flooding possibilities require adaptation to face our future. Image: agriculturewire.com Jessie Haas “A dry year you worry, a wet year you starve,” goes the cheery old Vermont saying, and it’s worse lately. These are stressful times for farmers, with the anniversary of Tropical Storm Irene a reminder that […] ORPC, based in Portland, Maine, develops generating technology based on moving water. This RivGen power system now provides power to a village in Alaska. Credit Ocean Renewable Power Company. George Harvey Here at Green Energy Times, we see an impressive amount of real news. It leads us inescapably to an […] 2050 Is Not Soon Enough For a Fix Shishmaref, Alaska, is falling into the sea. Photo: Alaska Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development. George Harvey Some among us could look at the fact that the United Kingdom adopted a law mandating that it be 100% carbon free by 2050 as good news (See […] Beer. Iva Balk, Wikimedia Commons. George Harvey Most beer is made from barley malt. Perhaps the greatest reason for this is that barley malt, which is dried sprouted barley grains, is particularly rich in amylase, an enzyme that can break down starch into the much smaller sugar molecules yeast use […] View of Squam Lake at the summit of Mt. Fayal from one of the hiking trails at the Squam Lake Natural Science Center. Image: Squam Lakes Natural Science Center. George Harvey Squam Lakes Natural Science Center is not quite a simple wildlife or nature preserve. It is accredited as by […] |
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