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May 31, 2019 11:46AM
Norway recycles a whopping 97 percent of its plastic bottles by making bottle deposit returns simpler, and rewarding participating companies with lower taxes.
May 31, 2019 11:46AM ● By Jim Motavalli
Imagine, if you can, pedestrian- and transit-friendly cities with new homes pre-wired for electric vehicles and office buildings planned without parking spaces. It’s already happening.
Apr 30, 2019 02:45PM ● By April Thompson
Plants may not be raising an audible ruckus, but scientists are finding they communicate silently with each other through smells, hearing and underground networks.
Apr 30, 2019 11:46AM
Proposed legislation in California would mandate digital receipts as a way to lower the carbon footprint and endocrine-disrupting effects of paper receipts.
It is now legal to compost human remains in the State of Washington, a pioneering process that can lower the carbon footprint of cremation and casket burial.
Apr 02, 2019 02:08AM ● By Ariana Rawls Fine
Family dynamics evolve over time and living arrangements often do as well. It is common that family decisions are made for parents or a pare...
Mar 29, 2019 11:53AM
To avoid the hazardous chemicals of conventional dry cleaning, consumers can opt for “green” cleaners that use such processes as liquid silicone, “wet cleaning” with non-toxic agents and liquid carbon dioxide.
Mar 29, 2019 11:53AM ● By Jim Motavalli
Costs are down, technology is up and tax credits are up for grabs. There’s never been a better time to declare energy independence and explore solar, wind and geothermal options.
Mar 29, 2019 11:53AM ● By Avery Mack
Native plants need less water, fewer chemicals and live longer than exotics and cultivars, supporting birds, bees, butterflies, wildlife and a healthy ecosystem.
Mar 04, 2019 02:42PM ● By Jim Motavalli
Fresh water supplies are dwindling globally, including in the U.S., yet we can do things on a personal level to help hold onto this finite resource.
Feb 28, 2019 11:49AM
Swedish scientists are developing a liquid molecule composed of carbon, hydrogen and nitrogen that when exposed to sunlight, converts into a new isomer that theoretically can be released later to heat a household.
A new, lightweight synthetic wood made of polymer resin and chitosan, a sugar polymer derived from the shells of shrimp and crabs, can withstand fire and water damage.
Feb 28, 2019 11:48AM
Getting rid of the old can by done step by step, opening up space not only in our closets but in our psyches.
Feb 01, 2019 01:52PM ● By Ariana Fine
The legislative session in Hartford is underway and Connecticut’s leading environmental oorganizations, such as Live Green!, are working wit...
Feb 01, 2019 01:50PM
The Northeast Organic Farming Association of Connecticut’s (CT NOFA) 37th annual OrganiConn will be held on February 23 at Housatonic Commun...
Jan 31, 2019 12:27PM
National Geographic Documentary Films, in partnership with Bloomberg Philanthropies and RadicalMedia, has released the new film Paris to Pit...
