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Should Gardeners End Their Love Affair with Peat?

Should Gardeners End Their Love Affair with Peat?

By The Guardian on April 8, 2012

Mining peat unlocks stored carbon into the atmosphere, and there are far better alternatives to help your garden grow

Category: Living | Tags: Carbon emissions, climate change, environment, Environment blog, gardening, Gardens, UK news

White Roofs Linked to Global Warming?

White Roofs Linked to Global Warming?

By Becky Striepe on November 1, 2011

White roofs were getting a lot of press for their ability to help fight global warming. Heck, we wrote about the virtues of a white roof right here! Last summer, the U.S. Energy secretary had the Department of Energy install a white roof to lead by example. Now, new research is showing that white roofs may not be all they’re cracked up to be. In fact, they could be making things worse.

Category: Home+Decor, Innovation, Living, Nature & Science | Tags: climate change, Global Warming, white roof, white roof global warming

Biodegradable Plastics and the Methane Problem

Biodegradable Plastics and the Methane Problem

By Becky Striepe on June 27, 2011

We’ve talked before about the trouble with biodegradable plastics, and a new study highlighted yet another issue with these plant-based plastic alternatives: in the landfill, biodegradable plastics break down and produce methane.

Category: Food+Drink, Living | Tags: bioplastic, climate change, compostable plastic, compostable plastic methane, Global Warming, greenhouse gases, methane, plastic

What's the carbon footprint of ... doing the dishes?

What’s the carbon footprint of … doing the dishes?

By The Guardian on August 20, 2010

Finally, an answer to one of the most frequently asked green-living questions: is it better to handwash or use a dishwasher?

• More carbon footprints: nuclear war, cycling a mile, more
• Understand more about carbon footprints

Category: Living | Tags: Article, Blogposts, Carbon emissions, Carbon footprints, climate change, Duncan Clark, environment, Green living blog, Mike Berners-Lee, What's the carbon footprint of ... ?

Solar, Wind and Bicycle-Powered Christmas Tree in Peru [photos]

Solar, Wind and Bicycle-Powered Christmas Tree in Peru [photos]

By Levi Novey on December 15, 2009

As promised, here are several photos of the eco-friendly Christmas Tree using LED lights, wind power, solar power, and bicycles in Lima, Peru.

Category: Innovation, News+Opinion | Tags: artificial christmas trees, bicycles, Christmas, Christmas Tree, climate change, LED, LED Light Bulbs, Lima, Peru, solar, solar energy, solar power, wind, wind energy, wind power, zero emissions

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