SALVAGING FOOD WASTE
About 2% of the 80 billion pounds of food the U.S. discards annually comes from food manufacturing and processing –[…]
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Author: Gail McCormick
Gail McCormick has been a leader in climate change activism for over 40 years. Her relevant award-winning art has been shown in museums, university galleries, and at the landmark UN Rio Conference. As a board member of HealthLink, she helped eradicate antiquated Massachusetts coal power plants and has been chair of Sustainable Arlington, MA. She has a Master’s degree from Columbia University. Follow her on Twitter @GailMcCormick20.
A BELEAGUERED BOSTON
Photo: Boston Seaport Sea level rise from the melting of arctic ice appears to be accelerating. Levels rose about 9[…]
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EV CHARGING STATIONS FUNDS
There’s now federal funding for building out a national network of 500,000 EV chargers to accelerate creation of zero-emission vehicle[…]
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LOUSY FEEDBACK LOUPS
Scientists have identified 27 global warming accelerators (feedback loops like warming in the Arctic, leading to melting sea ice, which[…]
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CARBON ABSORBING WOOD
Using structural materials like steel or cement comes at a high cost in dollars and CO2 emissions, with building construction[…]
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INCREASED SEA ICE DECLINE
There’s currently less sea ice in the Antarctic than at any time in the forty years since the beginning of[…]
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BETTER BUILDINGS
Buildings consume 32% of our global energy supply. That’s expected to double by 2050. Designing facades like the skins of[…]
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THREAT FROM GLACIAL LAKES
Worldwide glaciers are melting rapidly, leaving massive glacial lakes in their wake. If a lake rises too high or the[…]
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INSPIRATION FROM SQUID AND KRILL
Over a quarter of a building’s energy is lost through today’s glass-pane windows. Inspired by the color-changing skins of squids[…]
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MORE ALARMING AMAZON NEWS
Human activity and extreme drought are causing far more damage to the Amazon rainforest than previously thought. Up to 38%[…]
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