Influencers come in many forms. Many are self serving, but there are those that are interested in serving others. In Bogota, Colombia, an organized recycling program does not exist in a form that we would recognize…and that is sadly true in many parts of the world. However, that doesn’t mean that people don’t care about […]
California has moved to correct a problem with their initial plastic bag ban. Specifically, they are moving to remove the exception for “heavy duty” reusable bags made from plastic…..and mandating that reusable bags get back into the recycling stream at some point. Further, they have taken a step that we tried to get done in […]
Imagine combining farming with clean energy…Well, we don’t have to imagine really….It is already being done and its called agrivoltaics. Allowing sheep to graze the grasses and plants under the panels services the fields…keeps the plants at the correct height, pays the sheep herder, allows for renewable wool and fertilizes the ground in a natural […]
Wow. Great Britain is phasing out coal. A country that built the industrial revolution on coal has realized that it must move forward and be cleaner. Having had the pleasure of visiting England and Wales, and seeing the results of coal mining. Having taught about moth evolution and pollution…look it up…I am amazed at the […]
Wow, who would have thought that NYC would beat New Jersey to the gate for residential composting. The City is moving to gather organic material, food and yard clippings and make it mandatory to recycle these materials in all five boroughs. I suspect that a good deal of the residential composting material will go to […]