Concentration of CO2 in the Atmosphere
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Cassandra Hemenway
The phrase “Zero Waste” has been bandied about by gorgeous thirty-something Instagrammers long enough, so most of us have at least heard the term. It can seem like a nearly impossible goal, especially when the social media mavens hawking it have professional photo shoots of their not-quite-full-pint jar of yearly trash (while the […]
Electric Groomer Keeps the Trails in Shape at a Local X-C Ski Center
Incorporating a 2015 Smart Fortwo electric vehicle in the design, this all-electric groomer gets 10-15km of grooming range pulling a six-foot wide drag at Sleepy Hollow Ski Center. Image courtesy of Eli Enman.
N.R. Mallery
“We have completed our […]
Jessie Haas
Communities dig terraces to stop soil erosion in Lushoto, Tanzania. Image: Georgina Smith/CIAT
What if we really could have it all? Abundant, nourishing food for everyone, farmers able to make a good living while producing it, beautiful wildlands, a resurgence of threatened plants, bugs, birds, and animals, and a cooler […]
Reduce Exposure to Toxic Household Plastics
Reprinted from U.S. PIRG. Originally posted at https://uspirg.org/feature/usp/how-avoid-harmful-chemicals-plastic
Image: www.humannhealth.com
Everyday plastic items contain many chemicals, some of which have documented negative health impacts. Most notably, phthalates and bisphenols are known endocrine disruptors and have health impacts ranging from reproductive development and fertility […]
Refinery in Anancortes, Washington. Mt Baker is in the background. Photo: Walter Siegmund, Wikimedia Commons http://bit.ly/2uhVLJu.
George Harvey
Looking through the news on energy recently, I came across an article at CNN with the title, “Exxon’s Market Value Has Crumbled By $184 Billion.” (https://cnn.it/37JUisS) It said ExxonMobil stock was down […]
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Abby Overton
Home furnishings make up about 6% of what goes into landfills in the U.S. Americans threw away 48% more furniture and furnishings in 2015 than in 2000. We send 9.7 million tons of furniture to landfills each year! Let’s stop doing that! As a rule of thumb, your best bet for […]
Application at a local farm. images courtesy of Rich Earth Institute.
Julia Cavicchi
The Rich Earth Institute is reclaiming urine as a precious resource. From their base in Brattleboro, Vermont, they have developed a novel approach to pee, diverting it out of the waste stream and returning it to the environment as fertilizer. Through […]
Q: What’s wrong with this picture?A: No Handle!Q: What else is missing from this picture?A: No YOU!
N.R. Mallery, publisher of G.E.T.
Robots are all around us. From vacuum cleaners to vehicles, at work and home, they have arrived.
My personal favorites are my two robot lawnmowers. I tell everyone, they are the next […]
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 […]
Image: asiapacificreport.nz
George Harvey
Single-use plastics include such things as bags we get in stores, plastic table wear, and drinking straws. They include the plastic-based wipes Larry Plesent objects to in his “Ingredient of the Month” article in this issue of Green Energy Times (G.E.T.). In cases like plastic bags, […]
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