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Bulldozer at Coventry landfill. Photo: Jonny Finity. By Clare Innes Why does Vermont care what you do with your food scraps? It all started about a jillion years ago, when cave-dwelling humans needed somewhere to dump their leftovers. They tossed their banana peels into a hole in the ground and called it “Landfill […] The Scream (1893, Edvard Munch). By George Harvey Are you ready to watch the scariest movie plot ever produced play out? This one is especially scary because it is in full 3-D, accompanied by surround sound and real sensations ranging from the smells to the physical pains. It promises to give you […] How the Rivals are Both Scoring Home Runs in Sustainability PLUS: Super Bowl LII Goes Green! The famous “Green Monster” at Fenway Park in Boston, Pixabay.com user. Map: Ben Blatt/Harvard Sports Analysis Collective By Chris Gillespie Whether you’re wearing Red Sox red or Yankees navy blue, if you’re attending one of these […] Ratings for the top ten states To determine the clean energy momentum state ranking, UCS analyzed the 50 states on 12 metrics, such as job creation, pollution reduction, renewable energy in the electricity generation mix, and policies to advance clean energy. California leads the way, with strong showings on eight metrics and the number […] By George Harvey Donald Trump would abdicate America’s climate leadership. But states, towns, cities, schools, businesses, and ordinary people are stepping up to make America great again. And that just may be the year’s biggest story. By withdrawing from the Paris Agreement, Donald Trump left America’s seat at the table […] Hanover, NH, 29th US municipality to commit to replacing fossil fueled energy with renewable energy. Image: Dartmouth Flickr By Rick Wackernagel On May 9, 2017, the townspeople of Hanover, New Hampshire voted to make their town the 29th municipality in the United States to commit to getting all its energy from renewable […] Trump, the EPA, and the Clean Power Plan By George Harvey Donald Trump has acted to trash the Obama Administration’s Clean Power Plan (CPP). For some of us who cherish Mother Earth and our own progeny, this was a truly frightening action. Some have gone so far to call it a “planetary […] Leilani Munter, vegan, hippie chick with a racecar and a mission for the planet. Photo credit: Scott LePage By Sara Gutterman If you’ve never heard of Leilani (www.greenbuildermedia.com/ready-for-anything-2017), the beautiful and talented environmentalist race car driver, you’re missing out. Münter, the only carbon-neutral NASCAR driver, uses her sport in the most unlikely way […] Jessica Kilroy at work (YouTube screen shot) What Do You Do for a Living? By George Harvey One of the most interesting videos I have seen recently is “Climbing Wind Turbines for a Living | That’s Amazing” (http://bit.ly/wind-technician-video), produced by the Weather Channel. In it, Jessica Kilroy, an attractive young woman […] You Can’t Fire the Planet By George Harvey Many Americans think of science as beyond the reach of ordinary people or even local government. Where amateurs among our founding fathers enjoyed making exciting scientific discoveries and developing inventions, in our more recent history we came increasingly to regard ourselves as dependent on large […] |
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