7 Things You Can’t Recycle (But Maybe Thought You Could)
What does and does not go into the recycling truck can sometimes be a little confusing. Some people err on the side of overdoing, throwing everything that seems remotely recyclable into the bin. But I...
View ArticleRI Wind Farms Set to Do More Than Expected
Deepwater Wind, the company behind Rhode Island’s first offshore wind farm, has apparently increased the size of its project and it is now projected that the wind farm will generate 1000 MW of green...
View ArticleYet Another Thing to Bum About: Ghost Nets
Ghost nets? Ghost fishing? Sure it sounds cool, but it’s actually pretty gross. What I didn’t know and what you may not know is that all over the sea going world, fishermen and women regularly discard...
View ArticleSome Good News for a Change? The Great Pacific Garbage Patch May Not Be So Great
You may have heard tell of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, which floats lazily in the center of the North Pacific Gyre, and how it is roughly twice the size of Texas or even larger than the...
View ArticleFor Those Not In the Know: Riparian Zone Defined
In last week’s post about whether going green should be a moral duty, commenter Carla brought up “zoning regulations limiting Riparian development” as it pertains to how far one should go when it...
View ArticleWinter Cycling Tips – Bike Green All Year Long
Walking aside, biking is the ultimate form of green transportation!. There are no emissions associated with people power – none that we’ll mention, anyway. While owning a car can cost $8,000 per year...
View ArticleDo You Feel Like You Have to Sneak Dead Batteries Into the Trash?
Well if they’re rechargeable, stop sneaking around and get them to the recycling center. But if they’re not, there’s not all that much you can do with them other than toss them – as this video full of...
View ArticleCan Greener, Smaller Cars Make a Dent In the U.S. Auto Market?
Right now, from my window, I can see SUVs, van/wagon hybrids, full-size vans, and I kid you not, a Hummer. There are a lot of smaller cars, too, but I wouldn’t exactly call them small cars. At least...
View ArticleWhat Are YOU Breathing: Indoor Air Quality In the Winter
How bad is indoor air pollution in the winter, really? According to some people, it can be pretty bad – as in worse than the pollution in the air outdoors. Think of outdoor air as the baseline, and...
View ArticleDeaths of Baby Dolphins and the Health of the Gulf
Since the start of 2011, twenty-four dolphin calves have been found dead on shores of Alabama and Mississippi – about ten times what’s normal. Scientists, as you might imagine, aren’t happy about what...
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