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Five Friday Facts: Land and Water

The following facts come from the second chapter – “Population Pressure: Land and Water” – of Lester Brown’s Plan B 4.0, which was published in 2009. The book is available in print or as a downloadable PDF from The Earth Policy Institute’s website. For previous Five Friday Facts from Plan B 4.0, click here. On [...]

Book Review: Sustainability on Campus

Sustainability on Campus: Stories and Strategies for Change is a series of vignettes from institutions of higher education around the US. Co-edited by Peggy Barlett, professor of anthropology at Emory University and Geoffery Chase, Dean of Undergraduate Studies (formerly) at Northern Arizona University, the compilation includes chapters from 16 schools, with one each from Barlett [...]

Toyota’s Expanded Prius Line to Make US Debut This Fall

The Prius v, a larger version of the “traditional” Prius that has become borderline ubiquitous in many parts of the country, will go on sale across the United States this fall. It represents the first of the expanded Prius line to come to market. In addition, the plug-in Prius, oft discussed (including on 2nd Green [...]

Book Review: Elizabeth Royte’s Garbage Land

While writing a post on biochar, I came across a book I read a few years back. After having written a review of Animal, Vegetable, Miracle two years post-reading, I figured I’d write a review of Elizabeth Royte’s Garbage Land: On the Secret Trail of Trash as well. Despite the fact that I read it [...]

Product Review: Zoe B Organic’s Biodegradable Beach Toys

The other day I received a small box with several items from Zoë b Organic, a company that sells earth friendly products for children. I was expecting to review the biodegradable beach toys (bucket, shovel, and cups), but also found a teething ring and pacifier packed among the toys. When I first took out the [...]

Five Friday Facts: Road Construction

The following Five Friday Facts come via an article written by Derek Singleton of SoftwareAdvice.com. Each year, we spend roughly 7 percent of our Gross Domestic Product (GDP) on transportation infrastructure. For fiscal year 2010, that amounted to nearly $1 trillion. A key input to these costs is the amount of asphalt we use. A [...]

EPA Announces Tighter Regulations for Coal Fired Power Plants

Last week the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that it added protections to the Clean Air Act aimed at reducing smokestack emissions that are responsible for causing air pollution in neighboring cities and states. The protections are aimed to replace the EPA’s 2005 Clean Air Interstate Rule (CAIR). According to the EPA, “a December 2008 [...]

Product Review: Swipes Lovin’ Wipes

Last month I received a product to review. Here’s the thing, this product is a bit different than what we’ve reviewed on the site in the past. Intended for use before and after “intimate moments”, Swipes Lovin’ Wipes are made from 98% renewable materials. The wipes, which come in either individually wrapped “to go” or [...]

Making Road Construction More Environmentally Friendly

Let’s face it, there’s nothing really sustainable about the current transportation sector in this country. While bike sharing programs and walkable, carless cities have emerged both domestically and abroad, the reliance on infrastructure – namely roads and rails, not to mention air travel – alone comes at a great cost to both the pocket book [...]

Five Friday Facts

The following facts come from Lester Brown’s Plan B 4.0, which was published in 2009. The book is available in print or as a downloadable PDF from The Earth Policy Institute’s website. For all of the Five Friday Facts culled from Plan B 4.0, click here. Denmark gets more than 20% of its electricity from [...]

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