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From Guest Blogger Devin Morrissey: The Environmental Impact of Burial Methods and Finding Green Alternatives
We often think about the ways that our lifestyle choices can either positively or negatively affect the planet, but have you considered how your burial arrangements might make an impact? Traditional burials pose a number of ecological concerns, and even …
Nothing Not To Like About Aeroponics:
It’s been quite a while since we’ve had any discussion of aeroponics, the cutting-edge agricultural system for growing plants (and raising fish) in an extremely compact manner, with a fraction of the environmental impact of conventional farming. It’s funny, it …
The Turimiquire Foundation Addresses Sustainability
It’s that time of the year when we all start thinking about holiday gift-giving. I had a Jewish roommate in college, a funny but ornery character, who summarized Christmas as “crass commercialism.” Though I was raised a Presbyterian, he didn’t offend me …
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The Abundance of Natural Gas Is a Double-Edged Sword
The newfound abundance of natural gas carries with it a few main issues, some good, some bad, which I abbreviate as follows: 1) Good news: It holds the potential to lessen the cost and environmental impact of our energy consumption …
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Eating Low on the Food Chain Reduces Environmental Impact
In the course of the radio show I recorded yesterday the interviewer asked me, “Craig, what do you think college students can do to lead ‘greener’ lives?” “Wow,” I responded. “It’s hard to know where to begin. Obviously, we’re all …
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