Ok, I know that I am tired of hearing about and reading about coffee pods….and you must be as well. However, it seems that we are addicted to them for their convenience. Why is it so hard to either make a recyclable pod, or get to a reusable coffee pod? As reported in Grist, the […]
Mr. Grant Grissom is a brave man. Mr. Grissom’s full page advertisement “A Plea For Donald Trump To Resign” in the New York Times on Sunday March 2, 2025 says so much in a short space. While I normally post only environmental issues here…this is, in its own way, an environmental post. Mr. Grissom has […]
There was a time when the general store had large bins that we used to fill refillable containers…and yes, that was way before my time!!!!!! But the idea does have merit. As is usually the case, Europe leads on this front…and while the attached touts a deposit scheme…and I love the word scheme, I must […]
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 […]