Fall Color is Coming Later
Looking out my window reminds me of a painting. I see trees painted in shades of red, orange, and gold. The grass is littered with bright leaves, and when the wind blows the sky is full of swirling color that makes your heart ache it’s so pretty. Fall has finally arrived, and the warm days [...]
GM Made $1 Billion…From Recycling
Here’s something awesome about GM I didn’t know: the automaker is trying to make all of their plants zero-waste. And, the company is well on their way. Last year, they were able to recycle a whopping 92% of all the waste they generated. That’s a huge accomplishment! What’s even better is that 92% is the [...]
Want to Help Change the World? Get On a Bike.
I’ve been involved in the green movement for several years now. I buy used whenever possible, I made my home energy efficient, I recycle, and I compost. One important action I’ve never really taken, however, is to bike more.
Taking a bike instead of a car is a wonderful way to help the environment. Obviously, you [...]
School Bus Pollution: What You Can Do
Most of us likely have vivid memories of taking the school bus to school. Those brown vinyl seats, the jostling, squeaky ride, and the sharp smell of exhaust will likely be burned into our memories forever. And, this doesn’t change with each new generation that climbs into the bright yellow buses each morning.
Many school districts [...]
Dead Fish in Southern California to be Turned Into Fertilizer
By now you’ve probably heard about the unusual death of over a million sardines in the Southern California town of Redondo Beach.
If not, here’s what happened: the sardines swam into the narrow harbor to, scientists think, escape strong winds. The large school of fish began to pile on top of each other, and they quickly [...]
Solar Competitive With Coal, Cost-Wise? It Might Be On the Way…
You might not think the inventor of the Super Soaker would know anything about solar power. But it turns out, he knows a lot. And according to the November 2010 issue of The Atlantic, he thinks he’s found a way to make solar power competitive. Very competitive.
Lonnie Johnson, said inventor of the Super Soaker, is [...]
GM Crops Now Growing in the Wild…
Remember that scene in Jurassic Park, when all the archeologists are touring the “nursery” for the baby dinosaurs?
In that scene, the main character, Sam Neill, asks one of the genetic scientists how they’re managing to control the population of all the dinosaurs.
The scientist gives him a smile, and says, “Oh, all the dinosaurs in Jurassic [...]
The LED Lighting Revolution
We’ve all heard by now just how ineffecient regular incandescent bulbs are. And although CFLs use around 75% less energy, and last 10 times as long (around 10,000 hours), many people aren’t happy with the quality of light they’re getting from these bulbs.
LEDs have been around for awhile. And, they solve a lot of the [...]
What’s Your Water Footprint?
We’ve all heard about the carbon footprint, and how important it is that we know ours (and continually try to keep it low).
But, National Geographic writes that labeling our water footprint could become as important as, say, the Energy Star label.
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