Pumping Carbon Into the Ground? Not a Good Idea.
As scientists and lawmakers struggle to find solutions to our growing global warming problems, they’ve come up with a whole host of ideas about what to do with our pollutants.
One idea that actually has a lot of support is called carbon capture and sequestration. The idea is simple: we take the carbon that many factories [...]
Global Warming Could Contribute to Colder Winters…
With a headline like that, you might be scratching your head. After all, how could global warming be causing colder winters? It seems like a paradox, right?
Well, a recent article in Yale’s Environment 360 explains why. It all has to do with melting Arctic ice.
According to a new study from the Potsdam Institute of Climate [...]
New Gas Tax Proposed
The New York Times reported today that a bipartisan pair of senators have proposed a 25 cent rise in the federal gasoline tax to pay for road and bridge construction, as well as debt reduction.
Tom Carper, of Delaware, and George Voinovich, of Ohio, have proposed the gas tax hike. What’s so astonishing is that the [...]
How to Recycle and Reuse Clothing
So, you think a post on how to recycle clothing might be a bit, well, obvious.
But it’s not. Why? Because a shockingly high number of people still pitch their old clothing straight into the trash. In fact, grownNYC reports that the average New Yorker tosses over 41 pounds of clothing into the trash each year.
That’s [...]
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