Everyone’s eyes are on China. It is growing faster than rabbit make babies and it looks to many of us that it is leapfrogging the U.S. and maybe even Europe as well on clean tech. Nonetheless, it still has huge…
Community Composting and Recycling by Bike [VIDEO]
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This is a great-looking bicycle composting and recycling service, and what is greener than biking, composting, and recycling? As Rory Woods of sustainablog writes, “Motivated by their love of bike culture and the environment, this enterprising group has built a…
How to Save $9,515 a Year
The American Public Transportation Association (APTA) releases figures regarding how much people save by riding transit in the U.S. every month in its Transit Savings Report. It calculates how much the average American saves as well as how much an…
Kalahari Bushmen Fighting for Their Rights
Kalahari Bushmen live in a world we do not understand. They can live in an environment their whole life that we could not survive in for just a few days. Yet local and international government officials have discounted their quality…
Vegetarian Thanksgiving Recipes (my favorites?)
My posts on vegan Thanksgiving recipes have been so popular I decided to branch out a little bit and provide you all with some vegetarian Thanksgiving recipes as well. Of course, each of these recipes could easily be made vegan…
North Should Help South More
A recent study has concluded what many have been saying for years: countries in the “North” (i.e. the U.S., European countries, Canada, etc.) have had a much stronger effect on global climate change than countries in the “South” (i.e. South…
GM Salmon WON’T Feed Hungry World Populations
Genetically modified organism (GMO) proponents constantly proclaim that GMOs will help feed the hungry and solve world hunger. This is one supposed benefit of genetically modified (GM) salmon as well. But a recent report out of Europe, GE Salmon Will…
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge Turns 50 Soon: Help Make it a National Monument
Any time Republicans gain power, the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) is in a little more threat. Some Alaskan conservationists are looking to change that with a push to protect ANWR indefinitely (or as close to indefinitely as possible). The…
EU: Cloning Farm Animals & Livestock Not Allowed, Cloning Fighting Bulls and Racehorses Fine
Good news coming out of the European Union (EU) recently is that it is proposing a 5-year ban on the cloning of farm animals and livestock. However, the EU is fine with other animals being cloned, including sports animals like…
10 Ways to Recycle Clothes & 3 Recycled Clothes Purchasing Options (America Recycles Week)
For this year’s America Recycles Week, I decided to focus on clothes recycling, a seldom-discussed but important recycling topic. As the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) writes, “Thanks to fast fashion, the average American now discards 68 pounds of clothing…