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‘Plugging in’ to Produce Environmentally Friendly Bioplastics
Environmental News Network
JUNE 30, 2021
Plugging in’ to Produce Environmentally Friendly Bioplastics
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Two Dozen Large Cities Produce 52 Percent of Urban Carbon Emissions
Environmental News Network
JULY 13, 2021
Two Dozen Large Cities Produce 52 Percent of Urban Carbon EmissionsJust 25 cities globally are responsible for 52 percent of urban greenhouse gas emissions, according to a new study that highlights the role that cities must play in reaching the goals of the 2015 Paris Climate Agreement.
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Avocado and Persimmon: November’s Seasonal Produce
Green Prophet
NOVEMBER 17, 2020
This bodes well for the produce of late fall. The post Avocado and Persimmon: November’s Seasonal Produce appeared first on Green Prophet. Originally from China, persimmon trees have been grown for thousands of years for their delicious fruit and beautiful wood.
Osokoa produces fun, playful organic children's clothing
Inhabitant
JULY 14, 2021
These fun, gender-neutral children's clothes are made from organic cotton
Ceramic tile factory Turkey produces roof tiles as bird shelters
Green Prophet
JUNE 4, 2020
The post Ceramic tile factory Turkey produces roof tiles as bird shelters appeared first on Green Prophet. The Turks and earlier the Ottomans have a rich tradition for pottery and ceramics.
Shopper’s Dilemma: Buy Fair Trade or Locally Produced?
AGreenLiving
APRIL 30, 2021
Eco-minded consumers have a lot of options to weigh, and the labels and certifications designed… The post Shopper’s Dilemma: Buy Fair Trade or Locally Produced? Continued here: Shopper’s Dilemma: Buy Fair Trade or Locally Produced?
Markets for Homegrown Produce
Green (Living) Review
AUGUST 27, 2014
How to earn a financial harvest from your garden More customers than you might imagine are eager to buy that wonderful organic produce growing in your back yard. To find out if a particular market is a cost-effective venue for selling your produce, talk to the market’s manager. Portland, Oregon, just changed its zoning to make it easier for people to sell produce at roadside stands,” Miller says.
UK Government Introduces New Policy for Renewable Energy Producers
Green Prophet
SEPTEMBER 20, 2019
FIT officially closed in March, halting the payments of domestic and commercial green energy producers. This new scheme is being promoted as a mechanism that pays people to produce small amounts of renewable energy and electricity they export to the grid. Homeowners are only paid for the energy they export back to the grid, not simply for producing renewable energy. A wind turbine that uses dragonfly biomimicry to maximize the wind’s energy.
Onondaga Nations eco-friendly firehouse produces all of its own energy
Inhabitant
MAY 27, 2021
Environmentally friendly materials, community-focused design and renewable energy combine in Tsha’thoñswatha’, the Onondaga Nation’s new fire station
France Takes Producer Responsibility to New Levels
AGreenLiving
JUNE 18, 2020
Buying less stuff is one of the most obvious ways … The post France Takes Producer Responsibility to New Levels appeared first on Earth911.com. Read more: France Takes Producer Responsibility to New Levels. Eco appeared-first are-constantly books consumerism earth911-com- most obvious-ways policy / legislation producer producer-responsibility product disposal ban unsold merchandise
Food preservation methods to make the most of seasonal produce: Part 1
Low Impact
DECEMBER 2, 2020
Keen to make the most of seasonal produce? Choosing and using seasonal produce is key. In these articles, we’ll take a look at using traditional food preservation methods for making the most of seasonal produce. Why eating local, seasonal produce is so important.
Increase producer responsibility
Green (Living) Review
APRIL 30, 2010
by Michael Smith (Veshengro) The Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management (CIWEM) is calling for a revision of the current waste strategy to focus on resource efficiency and waste minimization through increased producer responsibility. Both CIWEM’s Manifesto and Waste Management Policy Position Statement call for resource efficiency and waste minimisation through increased producer responsibility.
Food preservation methods to make the most of seasonal produce: Part 2
Low Impact
DECEMBER 16, 2020
From drying and canning to pickling, bottling and more, Ethical.net share a second instalment of food preservation methods to make the most of seasonal produce throughout the year. The post Food preservation methods to make the most of seasonal produce: Part 2 appeared first on Lowimpact.org.
A woeful year for wool in 2020 – and how you can support your local producers
Low Impact
SEPTEMBER 9, 2020
How have producers been faring and what can we do to support them as best as possible? For small-scale producers, direct sales to craftspeople may offer some hope.
Food preservation methods to make the most of seasonal produce: Part 3
Low Impact
JANUARY 6, 2021
Keen to plan ahead to make the most of seasonal produce this year? After the traditional hungry gap period, the first harvests of spring will begin to arrive, and whether you grow your own, or buy local, seasonal produce, you may be able to preserve these fresh flavours in a range of ways.
Aguanomics: Pigouvian taxes do NOT produce deadweight losses
Environmental Economics
JANUARY 16, 2013
David Zetland: For my final exam question, I asked students to compare the pros and cons of cap and trade and Pigouvian taxes for reducing the negative externality from pollution. Many students gave useful answers, but many also made two big mistakes. The first was to claim that an advantage was their propensity to reduce consumption (an excellent example of rewriting the question as the answer :). The other was simultaneously frustrating and enlightening to me.
New way of producing useful compounds from birch for the cosmetics industry
Green Living Guy
DECEMBER 29, 2020
Cell cultures originate from birch leaves and seeds, produce pigments. The post New way of producing useful compounds from birch for the cosmetics industry appeared first on Green Living Guy.
Water-Producing Eole Wind Turbine Has Gulf States Drooling
Green Prophet
OCTOBER 10, 2012
Eole Water from France has developed a water-producing wind turbine and Gulf states are drooling at the jowls to have at least one of their own. Meeting three needs with as many blades, the turbine generates 30kW of energy and up to 1,200 liters of water each day without producing any kind of carbon emissions. Cleantech, Science & Technology Abu Dhabi clean tech Eole Water Gulf states renewable energy water-producing wind turbine wind power
Farmer swears his billygoat produces milk
Green Prophet
AUGUST 19, 2014
And then produced milk. In addition to retaining his reproductive organs, “or the parts that make him male,” says Al Alwi, he also started to produce ‘milk’ from two new udders. Although he is confident that his billy goat is producing delicious milk, Mr. Al Alwi has chosen a cautious path and sent the milk for laboratory testing to ensure there’s nothing too freaky about it – before he considers allowing others to have a taste.
How the Produce Industry Built Resilience During Changing Times
AGreenLiving
OCTOBER 7, 2020
How the Produce Industry Built Resilience During Changing Times The produce industry has long been building resiliency through sustainability strategies. Read the original post: How the Produce Industry Built Resilience During Changing Times. Business Eco Green carbon food giles-avatar organizations president produce second-harvest senior-manager sustainability time-datetime
Falling in Love with Fall Produce
Green Living Ideas
NOVEMBER 4, 2013
Unlikely as it is that all of the below-mentioned produce is the current season’s favorites where you are, I hope you can take advantage of some of the bounty. Food and Cuisine farmers markets holiday produce recipes Just like that we find ourselves in the last quarter of the year! Tis the time for Halloween and Thanksgiving and Christmas and each brings its own plethora of delicacies to have your kitchen filled with abundance and tummies with joy.
Osokoa produces fun, playful organic children’s clothing
AGreenLiving
JULY 14, 2021
Barcelona brand Osokoa stands as an example of how passion and determination gave birth to a longstanding vision of producing a premium, organic clothing line for children. Read the original: Osokoa produces fun, playful organic children’s clothing. The year 2020 stands out as the year of the pandemic, and inasmuch, many people took advantage of opportunities to follow their dreams.
We Earthlings: Local Produce = More Jobs
AGreenLiving
JUNE 23, 2020
Reduced carbon emissions from food transport is not the only … The post We Earthlings: Local Produce = More Jobs appeared first on Earth911.com. View original post here: We Earthlings: Local Produce = More Jobs.
The Fight Over the Right to Produce Your Own Food
Green (Living) Review
MAY 22, 2016
In recent years, however, FTCLDF has spent an increasing amount of time and resources fighting for the right of people to produce their own food. The Farm-to-Consumer Legal Defense Fund (FTCLDF) was initially formed to protect the rights of farmers and consumers to engage in direct commerce, and that remains a major focus of the organization’s work.
Earth911 Podcast: The World Benchmarking Alliance Reports on Energy Producers’ Carbon Footprint
AGreenLiving
JULY 27, 2020
The World Benchmarking Alliance (WBA) monitors the sustainability and environmental … The post Earth911 Podcast: The World Benchmarking Alliance Reports on Energy Producers’ Carbon Footprint appeared first on Earth 911.
How to properly freeze fresh produce
AGreenLiving
AUGUST 4, 2020
Before you freeze Before you freeze any produce, thoroughly wash it and examine it for any spoiled areas. You should only freeze ripe, unspoiled, clean produce. Once everything is cleaned and the extras are removed, you can begin the process of properly freezing produce.
Missouri Food Pantries Help Clients Grow Their Own Produce
Green (Living) Review
JUNE 30, 2015
In the U.S., 1 in 6 people struggles with hunger. Food pantries across the country pass out food to help these people put meals on the table. But what if they could help teach the pantry visitors how to grow their own food, too? Grow Well Missouri , a program that travels to food pantries around central Missouri, is one of several food-aid groups trying to do just that, passing out seeds and starter plants to low-income locals. On a recent wet spring morning, the group set up in Columbia, Mo.
Community Gardens May Produce More than Vegetables
Green (Living) Review
APRIL 26, 2013
That finding was not surprising, as researchers had expected that spouses would benefit from eating food produced in the garden, and perhaps from helping out with the gardening activities. Study suggests health benefits beyond nutrition People who participate in community gardening have a significantly lower body mass index—as well as lower odds of being overweight or obese—than do their non-gardening neighbors.
Nebraska egg producer inspired to do even more for disabled
Green (Living) Review
JANUARY 9, 2015
Far too many people focus on the first three letters of “disability,” rather than the last seven. That message, delivered by U.S. Secretary of Labor Thomas Perez at a White House event honoring “Champions of Change” last week, stuck out to Dan Hromas of York, Nebraska. Hromas, a 37-year-old disabled military veteran, runs an egg-laying operation, Prairie Pride Poultry. He was one of 10 honorees at the Oct.
Beacon Food Forest offers foraging, free garden produce during harvest
Green (Living) Review
OCTOBER 3, 2014
And through October 8th, people looking for tomatoes, zucchini, green beans, acorn squash, Swiss chard and other produce, can stop by a free roadside stand staffed by garden volunteers along 15th Avenue South. The Beacon Food Forest is a labor of love. Volunteers have carved the public garden from two acres of Seattle Public Utilities-owned property adjacent to Jefferson Park, with plans in the future to add more tilled property for a total of 7 acres.
Tomatoes and Eggplants, July Seasonal Produce
Green Prophet
JULY 9, 2013
A perfect example for July produce is tomatoes and eggplants. Take into account how produce wilts in the Middle Eastern summer, and go shopping in the morning. See our June seasonal produce post about tomatoes and suggestions for their use. Cooks who shop at the local open-air markets know that vegetables and fruit in season at the same time, often cook together well.
IRENA Produces Free Global Renewable Energy Atlas
Green Prophet
FEBRUARY 3, 2013
It’s a sea-change for a region so linked to the hydrocarbon, but new clean energy initiatives are heating up the Middle East.
7 Spring Ideas To Grow into Healthy Produce
The Green Samaritan
APRIL 7, 2015
Spring is here! Time to get out and enjoy all that nature has to offer. If you didn’t know, April is National Gardening Month, not to mention Earth Month, so a great reason to think about. See the full post and more at www.TheGreenSamaritan.com. Green Living
Emefcy Funded to Make Bugs Produce Energy
Green Prophet
JULY 1, 2011
The organic material in the waste produces power and treated water. Rather than using conventional energy-intensive aerobic processes or methane-producing anaerobic digestion to treat wastewater, Emefcy claims that they can harvest renewable energy directly from the wastewater. Two serial water technology entrepreneurs from Israel, Eytan Levy and Ronen Shechter, who also founded Israel’s AqWise , have come up with another way to put bacteria in wastewater to work for us.
Chicago’s urban farming produces fresh veggies all year, 24/7
Green Prophet
JUNE 21, 2016
The project produces a number of green vegetables and herbs ; including basil, baby greens, broccoli, and kale. He says that this investment is worthwhile, considering the demand for fresh vegetable produce in the Chicago metro area alone. This company aims to connect urban farms everywhere for data, community and eventually selling produce grown.
Earth911 Podcast: Emerald Packaging CEO Kevin Kelly on Plastic Use and Producer Responsibility
AGreenLiving
SEPTEMBER 14, 2020
Plastic pollution surged along with COVID-19 as the world’s human … The post Earth911 Podcast: Emerald Packaging CEO Kevin Kelly on Plastic Use and Producer Responsibility appeared first on Earth 911. See original here: Earth911 Podcast: Emerald Packaging CEO Kevin Kelly on Plastic Use and Producer Responsibility. Business Eco along-with business & policy earth earth911-podcast emerald packaging human inspire kevin podcast producer-responsibility world
7 Spring Ideas To Grow into Healthy Produce
The Green Samaritan
APRIL 3, 2012
Spring is here! Time to get out and enjoy all that nature has to offer. If you didn’t know, April is National Gardening Month, not to mention Earth Month, so a great reason to think about. See the full post and more at www.TheGreenSamaritan.com. Green Living
Nearly half Europe’s electricity could be produced by households by 2050, study shows
Green (Living) Review
MARCH 16, 2017
by Michael Smith (Veshengro) More than a quarter of a million Europeans could be producing their own energy by the middle of the century if certain policies are pursued, a new report has found. The study, commissioned by Greenpeace, the European Renewable Energy Federation, Friends of the Earth and REScoop.eu, sees so-called ‘energy citizens’ producing 611 TWh of electricity by 2030 – a fifth of Europe’s forecast demand.
Argan Oil Now Produced in Israel
Green Prophet
OCTOBER 24, 2011
The fabulously expensive oil is now produced in Israel – without goat droppings. Much of Morocco’s argan oil still comes from nuts excreted by goats. Ever get the feeling that you’re barking up the wrong tree? Well, this goat up a tree is bleating with joy at his favorite nosh: argan nuts. As Karin revealed to us in this post about argan oil production, in Morocco, Berber women process argan nuts the laborious traditional way till this day.
THIS GROCER NOW HAS AN IN-STORE VERTICAL FARM SO YOU PICK YOUR PRODUCE
Green (Living) Review
JULY 24, 2016
( UR ) Berlin, Germany — The produce section of the supermarket is changing. Designers of “indoor vertical farms,” INFARM has partnered with METRO AG to produce the first-ever in-store farm. Rather than simply selecting the freshest veggies that have all been transported in some capacity, shoppers can basically harvest their own produce. You might say it is getting a technological facelift. The change, however, is more than merely cosmetic.
Sorry Greta, World to produce 120% more fossil fuels by 2030 – drastically at odds with warming limit
Green Prophet
NOVEMBER 20, 2019
The Production Gap Report – produced by leading research organizations and the UN – is the first assessment of the gap between Paris Agreement goals and countries’ planned production of coal, oil and gas. The world is on track to produce far more coal, oil and gas than would be consistent with limiting warming to 1.5°C Oil-powered Shoaiba Desalination plant looks like Gotham City. Desalination used in dry countries like Saudi Arabia is a major cause of greenhouse gases. .
How the Produce Industry Built Resilience During Changing Times
AGreenLiving
OCTOBER 7, 2020
How the Produce Industry Built Resilience During Changing Times The produce industry has long been building resiliency through sustainability strategies. Original post: How the Produce Industry Built Resilience During Changing Times.
Student creates solar reactor to produce hydrogen
EcoFriend
APRIL 6, 2012
Sonia Renthlei: Generating hydrogen from renewables is a question which has baffled scientists the world over. But, a doctoral student from the University of Delaware thinks that he may have found the answer. Traditionally, hydrogen is created from natural gas. The process facilitates the release of greenhouse gases as it is transformed into hydrogen. Erik Koepf, a doctoral student in mechanical engineering, along with his advisers Ajay Prasad, George W.
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