As reported in the Times, about 30% of all food that we have in the United States is thrown away or wasted food…Think about that…30%…It is the single largest volume of material sent to landfills and resource recovery plants in the country!!!!!!!! When it decomposes in landfills, it releases as much green house gas as […]
As reported in the NY Times, a NASA funded study that tracked pollutants from space has shown that the newly built massive warehouses cause pollution, and the corresponding truck traffic that goes with them does indeed increase air pollution to the surrounding neighborhoods. Worse, the NOx that is emitted is known to increase asthma and […]
In light of all of the bad news that we hear lately, I thought that another good news story about people TAKING ACTION was called for. We are probably all aware that there are many abandoned, leaking oil wells in this country, about 3.9 million to be more precise…all of which leak methane and of […]
On April 21, Burlington County hosted its annual Earth Fair. The Sustainable Living Tent which I have the pleasure of working on was again a hit. From a new EV to learning about personal health and wellness to native plants sales and solar powered lawn care, the visitors could leave and take a real action […]
Ok, let me say from the outset that I wouldn’t know high fashion from jeans…well, maybe a bit…but the fact that a designer is working so hard to make sure that fashionable clothing is also environmentally sustainable clothing deserves kudos. Mara Hoffman has made sustainability of her clothing line a key component of each item […]