Harvard, the oldest university in the United States – founded in 1636, less than two decades after the Mayflower landed on nearby Plymouth Rock – has reached the historic goal of 50 LEED certified buildings. Covering some 1.5 million square feet, the Cambridge, Massachusetts institution became the first university to complete 50 LEED projects on [...]
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Harvard University Unveils its 50th LEED Certified Structure
August 13th, 2011 
Eric Wilson 
Posted in Education, Energy Efficiency, Eric Wilson, Featured Posts, Green Building 
Tags: Composting, LEED, Water 
No Comments »Recycling Takes All Forms: Oyster Shells in Charleston
August 12th, 2011 Justin Manger From the “meant to write that up a long time ago and never got to it” files comes a post about recycling in Charleston, S.C. Only in the last couple years have parts of South Carolina – such as where my sister used to live on James Island – started recycling programs in their neighborhoods [...]
Posted in Agriculture, Behavior, Education, Justin Manger, Oceans, Policy, Recylcing, Sustainability Tags: Environment, Food, Water No Comments »Five Friday Facts: Land and Water (Continued)
July 29th, 2011 Eric Wilson Last week’s Five Friday Facts came courtesy of Lester Brown’s Plan B 4.0, which was published in 2009. The following facts come from the same chapter, “Population Pressure: Land and Water” as last week’s. The book is available in print or as a downloadable PDF from The Earth Policy Institute’s website. For previous Five Friday [...]
Posted in Agriculture, China, Energy Efficiency, Eric Wilson, Five Friday Facts, Transportation Tags: Bio-fuels, Biodiesel, CAFE Standards, Plan B 4.0, Water No Comments »Rainstorms, Runoff, and Repaving Roads
July 28th, 2011 Eric Wilson Summer storms have ripped through Colorado over the past several weeks leaving the landscape decimated. The picture associated with this post was taken in Denver at a newly completed hospital with a retaining wall, catchment system for snow melt and storm waters, and landscaping which can help prevent soil erosion. Walking down the street reveals [...]
Posted in Eric Wilson, Featured Posts, Transportation Tags: Colorado, New York City, Video, Water, Water Conservation No Comments »Five Friday Facts: Land and Water
July 22nd, 2011 Eric Wilson 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 [...]
Posted in Agriculture, Behavior, Eric Wilson, Five Friday Facts Tags: Food, Plan B 4.0, Water No Comments »Five Friday Facts
July 8th, 2011 Eric Wilson 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 [...]
Posted in China, Eric Wilson, Five Friday Facts, Renewable Energy Tags: Denmark, Geothermal, Plan B 4.0, Solar Energy, Water, Wind Power No Comments »Hidden Dangers in Tornado Debris
June 28th, 2011 Guest Author The monster tornadoes that recently tore through the Southern Midwest did more than destroy property. As they shredded homes and other buildings they also released deadly environmental hazards. The most common of these are lead paint and asbestos. Asbestos is a mineral that easily breaks into small fibers that can linger in the air. When [...]
Four Friday Facts: Drinking Water
May 13th, 2011 Eric Wilson In yesterday’s post about the EZH2O water dispenser from Elkay comes the following facts about drinking water. According to Food & Water Watch, more than 17 million barrels of oil — enough to fuel one million cars for a year– are needed to produce the plastic water bottles sold in the United States annually. – [...]
