“Travel is more than the seeing of sights; it is a change that goes on, deep and permanent, in the ideas of living.” — Miriam Beard
There are various shades of green travel. To find yours, start by taking your growing environmental consciousness along on your trip. Apply the same effort to preserve and protect the [...]
On June 10, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors approved what may be the toughest recycling law in the nation, adding mandatory composting of food scraps and biodegradables to its already acclaimed recycling program.
Beginning this fall, residences and businesses will be required to sort their refuse into three, color-coded containers: blue for recycled items, green [...]
Harnessing the Power of the Jet Stream
Researchers have compiled the first global survey of wind energy at high altitudes, where currents blow more steadily and 10 times faster than near-surface winds. If the energy of the jet stream energy could be harnessed using tethered, generator-kites, it could provide a major source of electricity for cities [...]
Chinese Ban on Plastic Bags Saves Oil
“Banning flimsy plastic bags has been dismissed as a drop in the ocean when it comes to dealing with the world’s environment problems, but multiplied on a China scale, it appears to have made a big difference.”
Recycling? Fuhgeddaboudit
Susan Burton takes an entertaining, sometimes disturbing but informative look at the [...]
This week is International Compost Awareness Week — really!
International Compost Awareness Week (ICAW), established in 1995, promotes awareness about the importance of this valuable organic resource. ICAW takes place this year from May 3-9. This year’s theme is “Compost!…Recycling The Way Nature Meant It To Be.” In nature, compost just happens. Leaves, plant debris, dead [...]
According to Allen Hershkowitz, senior scientist and authority on waste management at the Natural Resources Defense Council, electronic hardware — or e-waste — is “the fastest-growing component of the municipal waste stream worldwide.”
Thanks to ongoing development of newer, faster, smaller and more capable devices, the computers, cell phones and other electronics that consumers crave and [...]
I’ve always wanted to be the perfect recycler. Recently, I had some terribly worn hiking boots and wanted to recycle them.
I did some online research and found out that recycling your shoes is, indeed, possible. I went to www.soles4souls.org and found out that this great group of people will take gently worn footwear to give [...]
