Arguably the most visible sign of waste are the plastic bottles that can be seen strewn about beaches, classrooms, and airports alike. Water dispensers (picture the old fashion water coolers without the large, five gallon jugs on top) have started replacing water fountains and water coolers in offices and other spaces. Elkay Companies which makes [...]
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What Do We Stand for in This Country?
April 30th, 2011 
Eric Wilson Sifting through the aftermath of the recent budget compromise, one finds cuts to high speed rail, land conservation, clean water, energy efficiency, and clean energy alternatives. According to NPR, “cuts were targeted at programs ranging from FEMA grants to first-responders and high-speed rail projects to assistance for low-income mothers and children and community AIDS initiatives.” [...]
Eleventh Edition of Eco-Trek: Australia, Take Two
April 15th, 2011 Justin Manger In this week’s video, the Eco-Trek team is still exploring Australia. The video below features projects such as Melbourne’s Green Roofs and a “green island” in the middle of Adelaide called Christie Walk, an eco-urban complex developed by Urban Ecology Australia. Green Roofs Project MELBOURNE’S Green Roofs Project at the University of Melbourne is helping [...]
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Tags: Eco-Trek, Economics, Environment, Green Roof, Urban Planning, Water 
No Comments »Wheel of Fortune’s Eco-Awareness Week
April 5th, 2011 Eric Wilson Avid watchers of Wheel of Fortune know the show often has themes throughout the program. This week on Wheel of Fortune, the theme is all things green. On last night’s program, the first puzzle was “solar panels” followed by “national parks”. The next puzzle was “reduce, reuse, recycle“. In addition, they were giving away a [...]
Five Friday Facts Follow Up
April 1st, 2011 Eric Wilson This week’s Five Friday Facts are a follow up to last week’s set. In 2000, total water use in the U.S. was estimated to be 408 billion gallons per day. Electric power generation uses approximately half, irrigation consumes over one third, and public supply accounts for approximately one tenth. The per capita water use in [...]
Posted in Behavior, Eric Wilson, Five Friday Facts Tags: Cars, Coal, Electricity Generation, Natural Gas, Oil Consumption, Waste, Water No Comments »Scotts to Eliminate Phosphorus amid Pollution Concerns, Research Points to Different Source
March 26th, 2011 Chris DeArmond Scotts announced a few days ago that it will eliminate phosphorus from most of its fertilizer products due to laws targeting phosphorus runoff. According to Scotts’ Chief Environmental Officer Rich Shank, “What drives most of the industry is the legislation that’s occurring across the country.” Supporters including Holly Greening of the Tampa Bay Estuary called [...]
Posted in Agriculture, Business, Oceans Tags: Chris DeArmond, Environment, Florida, Pollution, Water No Comments »Site Visit: Alliance for Sustainable Colorado
March 23rd, 2011 Eric Wilson I recently had the opportunity to take two tours of 1536 Wynkoop St in the Lower Downtown section of Denver. A hundred year old brick building that began as a warehouse, the structure is now home to some 38 non-profit organizations and the Alliance for Sustainable Colorado. According to the tour guide, the building was [...]
Posted in Conservation, Energy Efficiency, Eric Wilson, Green Building, Site Visits, Sustainability Tags: AASHE, Biomimicry, Bus, Chemicals, Colorado, Denver, Interface, LEED, Trains, Water, Water Conservation No Comments »Let’s Set This Straight Once and For All: Climate Change Does Not Cause Tsunamis
March 15th, 2011 Justin Manger Eric touched on this in his earlier piece on renewable energy and disasters: the tsunami that literally erased some towns in Northeastern Japan has nothing to do with climate change. There are still people who, through their own deliberately misleading bloviation or due to misinformation from others, think and/or promote the false notion that there [...]
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