There’s nothing especially sanitary about sanitary landfills. Where society’s solid and liquid wastes go to die but they never really do. They change form as they slowly decompose, which leads to all manner of unintended consequences. Full article on Bloomberg
“New Orleans only recycles 3 percent of waste, one-tenth of national average”Article: https://thelensnola.org/2022/01/28/new-orleans-only-recycles-3-percent-of-waste-one-tenth-of-national-average/ Humanity’s foulest, most dangerous and most widely downplayed environmental threat is the routine disposal of household and business trash, garbage, waste biomass and sewage via open dumping, landfills, incinerators and wastewater treatment plants. People who think these archaic and inefficient waste management […]
Is Recycling Worth It Anymore? People On The Front Lines Say Maybe Not “As America continues to lead the world in per capita waste production, it’s becoming more and more clear that everybody — from manufacturers to consumers — “over-believes” in recycling. This is a story about responsibility and what happens when everyone keeps trying […]
From ClimateandSecurity.org: Washington, DC, February 24, 2020 — In a comprehensive report released by the “National Security, Military and Intelligence Panel (NSMIP)” of the Center for Climate and Security, experts warn of High-to-Catastrophic threats to security from plausible climate change trajectories – the avoidance of which will require “quickly reducing and phasing out global greenhouse gas […]
The future of municipal waste management? It’s not incineration. It’s gasification and clean fuel synthesis. “Turning waste into energy has usually meant incineration – that is, burning our trash. But this method has major environmental drawbacks. Gasification could be a better alternative. It’s an old technology that proponents hope to repurpose as a cleaner and […]
Upper Lewis Creek, California: Before and after fire passes through a thinned forest area. Photo: USGS “Forests are feeling the heat. In places like the American West, rising temperatures and drought mean less water for trees, sometimes shriveling swaths of woodland. Now, scientists have found that thinning early in forest growth creates tougher trees that […]
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Bioroot Energy was recently selected by Startup Energy Transition as one of its GET100 picks for top 100 most innovative energy startups. “Global energy transition is one of the biggest challenges in human history. But it is also an amazing opportunity for combining innovative business and political will to create growth, jobs and a sustainable […]
Official National Geographic trailer for Before the Flood. Leonardo Di Caprio’s latest climate change documentary is well worth watching for the riveting coverage of environmental problems around the world. But it begs the question, what about solutions? If oil is death, and water is life, what then is alcohol? Furthermore, what is trash? These diverse […]
photo: Julie Burkhart Already over 2,000 acres and growing due to strong winds and dry conditions, the Roaring Lion fire looks ready to live up to its name. Highway 93 is currently closed in both directions and evacuations are underway. Fires in wildland/urban interfaces are particularly dangerous, posing threats to people, wildlife, livestock, homes and […]