Abby Overton Home furnishings make up about 6% of what goes into landfills in the U.S. Americans threw away 48% more furniture and furnishings in 2015 than in 2000. We send 9.7 million tons of furniture to landfills each year! … Continue reading →
EarthTalk®, From the Editors of E – The Environmental Magazine Environmental advocates do spend a lot of time harping about threats to our oceans, but sadly for all of us the facts bear out the concern. According to the World … Continue reading →
Julia Cavicchi The Rich Earth Institute is reclaiming urine as a precious resource. From their base in Brattleboro, Vermont, they have developed a novel approach to pee, diverting it out of the waste stream and returning it to the environment … Continue reading →
Larry Plesent This issue’s “Ingredient of the Month” focuses on light and specifically the blue-white light that is wavelength 483 nanometers; just before the UV (ultra violet) range. Several disturbing reports have come out in the past year about old … Continue reading →
David Fried What gives plants the strength to grow through so many obstacles? What gives people the strength to go on day after day doing their work in the world? I have been noticing the strength of plants lately. By … Continue reading →
Array to Save Taxpayers Over $4 Million ReVision Energy has completed the installation of the largest rooftop solar array in the company’s history. The project at the Dover High School and Career Technical Center includes 2,581 solar panels, increasing the … Continue reading →
Mark Koprowski While shopping at a local retail store, I noticed that incandescent light bulbs were still for sale, and I watched customers picking them up to compare their purchase cost to that of LED bulbs. I wondered if they … Continue reading →
George Harvey NHSaves is a partnership of the New Hampshire utilities, Eversource, Liberty Utilities, New Hampshire Electric Co-Op, and Unitil. Last year, it established the annual Drive to Net Zero competition to showcase especially high-performance homes, designed to achieve net-zero … Continue reading →
Basics for an Efficient Roof Bob Tortorice Roof covering materials, whether they are basic shingles, solar shingles, architectural shingles or metal coverings, have very little effect on the energy efficiency of one’s home. Real energy efficiency, along with a more … Continue reading →
Dave Keefe It sure is annoying when your exterior doors leak a bunch of air – cold air in, or your warm air out, or both – but there are things you can do to tighten them up. First, consider … Continue reading →