The World’s Worst Composter Hits Pay Dirt
By Pam Lazos Let me start by saying that I’m relatively new to the sport of composting. For the decade I lived in Philadelphia there was no place for a bin, and for next decade I had my hands full with...
View ArticleSpring Time to Prep the Garden!
Each Monday we write about the New England environment and way of life seen through our local perspective. Previous posts By Gina Snyder The crocuses and birds have been greeting me in the mornings...
View ArticleThe Story of “Less” Stuff
By Ellie M. Kanipe A couple of weeks ago, I met the coolest person. Stephanie totally inspired me. She’s part of a movement called the “Small House Movement”, and is actually moving into a tiny house....
View ArticleEarth Month Tip: Compost
Composting your food and yard waste reduces the amount of garbage you send to landfills and reduces carbon pollution. Using food and kitchen scraps, yard trimmings, and other organic waste to create a...
View ArticleLunchroom Battles!
The 7th grade doesn’t know it yet, but we 6th graders are going to win the Going Green competition at school, which also means…….PIZZA PARTY!! Ok, so the pizza party would be awesome to win and so...
View ArticleDiving Green for Science
By Sean Sheldrake EPA’s Seattle dive van loaded up with a full ton of dive gear—plus a bicycle. In previous blog posts, we’ve shared how EPA diving scientists support cleanups in the nation’s...
View ArticleSister Blog: Small Business Innovation is Mushrooming
EPA Connect, the official blog of EPA’s leadership, recently shared a post featuring Ecovative, one of our favorite success stories! Small Business Innovation is Mushrooming By Judith Enck Sometimes I...
View ArticleEl control de porciones para un mundo más verde
Por Lina Younes Como he batallado con mi peso a lo largo de mi vida adulta, estoy muy consciente de la importancia de controlar las porciones de alimentos. Aun cuando trato de convencerme de que estoy...
View ArticleMy Very Own Brown Bin
By Sophia Kelley #BrownBin in Brooklyn I was elated to see a flyer in my mailbox from the NYC Department of Sanitation this week. Why? Because it said that my building would be one of the 35,000 new...
View ArticleUrban Composting: It’s Always Worth It
By Barbara Pualani Any household organic material can be composted (and used again!). Earth-friendly urban dwellers know just how precarious composting in the city can be. Storage bags of frozen food...
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