For the first time, wind power output has beaten coal as a percentage of power generation in the United States. In March and April of this year wind generation produced more energy than coal. While a short term win, it is a start. I am still amazed at the number of people that think fossil […]
As reported in the Washington Post, scientists have analyzed the shedding of chemicals from packaging that ends up in the food…which basically shows we are eating chemicals and plastic…Yuck. The results are surprising in many ways. Of the total list of known chemicals in packaging, some 3600, or 25% of those chemicals have been found […]
First, before I get to the food waste bans let me say that I hate the term food waste…food is only a waste if it is not utilized to make compost or energy. It is a food resource. Secondly, the findings of the report cited by Fast Company make it clear that the simplest reasons […]
The SEC has recently fined the maker of Keurig $1.5 million for making false claims about the recyclability of those stupid (did I say stupid) plastic pods. For a $50 billion company, this is nothing…but the message is a good start…Don’t lie about the recyclability of your products. New Jersey is pursuing a Truth in […]
PFA’s have been in the news for some time. The NY Times has reported that what we once thought was a good use of biosolids as land applied fertilizer may actually be poisoning our land. Yes, that is right…PFA’s in biosolids are poisoning the land. Sadly, the effects have been detrimental to the very livelihood […]