HAPPY PUPPY
I made Sweetie Pie’s coat from an old down coat’s sleeve, men’s ties and random bits of fabric. Only 15%[…]
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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.
HERE COMES THE SUN
Photograph: FLPA/Mike Powles/Rex/Shutterstock Global supplies of renewable electricity could expand by 50% in the next five years, powered by a[…]
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BACKSTAGE BEDFELLOWS
Wisconsin now has a bill making it a felony to trespass on the grounds of an oil or gas pipeline.[…]
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PIE IN THE SKY?
Credit: © abriendomundo/Adobe Stock A specially designed photovoltaic cell could generate up to 50 watts of power per square meter[…]
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GOING, GOING, GONE
95 environmental rules are either being rolled back under Trump or have already been rolled back, not to mention withdrawal[…]
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THE POWER OF WATER
Credit: © Guy Sagi / Adobe Stock It seems that a drop of of water released from a height of[…]
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PITCH BLACK
Tar sands (or oil sands) extraction averages about 70% more greenhouse gas per unit of energy than the global mean.[…]
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WONDERFUL WOOD
I made this lamp using a newel post and stair spindle taken from a building about to be demolished. Wood[…]
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BUGS ON THE BRINK
Garden locust. Photo by Charles J Sharp (Wikimedia) More than 40% of insect species are declining at a a precipitous[…]
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