When you die, you can take it with you, if what you want to take is reducing your carbon footprint. Although you might think that your responsibility to the environment stops when you bite the big one, think again. The dead are not proving to be environmentally responsible. However, there ... keep reading
Written by Rena Sherwood this week, about Clean Technologies, Emissions, Health (2 comments)
Nothing has really gone right for China's environment in the past year as they prepare to host the summer Olympics. So far, they have had to contend with: a freak snowstorm in February the devastating May earthquake waves of rope-like green algae swarms of locusts smog that looks worse ... keep reading
Written by Rena Sherwood this month, about Climate Change, Environment & Wildlife, Environmental Disasters, Politics, Pollution, Water (3 comments)
Although it would be nice to know that women who wear bras on the outside of their shirts would soon become extinct, there is a slightly more serious message in this low-budget Deep Forest video. Although the lyrics of the French dance duo of Eric Mouquet and Michel Sanchez are ... keep reading
Written by Rena Sherwood this month, about Environment & Wildlife, Media
Youtube link ("Old paper, new paper" Sesame Street film from 1970) By now, you probably automatically look to see that all the paper products you buy are marked as being made from recycled paper or "post consumer waste." But, how can we be sure that if a product is marked ... keep reading
Written by Rena Sherwood last month, about Clean Technologies, Consumerism, Deforestation, Industry, Recycling (2 comments)
It seemed like such a good idea in 1999 with the launch of the first e-book reader, the Franklin EBookMan. E-books were predicted to not only revolutionize the publishing industry, but help save a lot of trees. Storage space would also be saved by carting around entire personal libraries in ... keep reading
Written by Rena Sherwood last month, about Consumerism, Recycling
When it comes to engineering, nobody beats Mother Nature. This was shown in an advanced design for a windmill turbine (blade) made by Pennsylvania professor, Frank Fish (no, seriously, that's his name). In making a more efficient windmill blade, he definitely thought outside of the box - and thought about ... keep reading
Written by Rena Sherwood last month, about Architecture, Clean Technologies, Energy Saving, Environment & Wildlife
American climate change activists are still pinching themselves to see if they are dreaming. But, no, Pennsylvania on July 3 passed PA Senate Bill No. 266, which will look into just how much the state contributes to global warming. Dog-rescuing Governor Ed Rendell has already championed many alternative energy programs ... keep reading
Written by Rena Sherwood last month, about Agriculture & Food, Climate Change, Industry, Politics
"That's all a house is - a pile of stuff with a cover on it." -- George Carlin Humans seem to share a collecting gene with pack rats. If we have the opportunity, we will gather together just as much stuff as we can, whether we will eventually need it or ... keep reading
Written by Rena Sherwood last month, about Architecture, Consumerism, Economics, Energy Saving, Philosophy & Religion
Let's face it -- grass lawns are nothing but green concrete. They serve no actual constructive purpose other than to look pretty. Grass has such a shallow root system that most of the water put onto them runs off. And if you placed fertilizers or pesticides on your lawn, then ... keep reading
Written by Rena Sherwood last month, about Architecture, Energy Saving, Environment & Wildlife, Philosophy & Religion, Water
From the "And You Thought You Were Having a Bad Day" department: In May, workers at the Mohnton, Pennsylvania post office noticed some strange noises coming from a few packages – scratches. They immediately became suspicious, since the vast majority of their packages are completely silent. These packages came from Taiwan ... keep reading
Written by Rena Sherwood in June, about Environment & Wildlife, Events, Health
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