Showing posts with label biodegradable. Show all posts
Showing posts with label biodegradable. Show all posts
Wednesday, September 28, 2022

Science 101: Plastics

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As I was perusing my way through the National Geographics Resource Library , I found myself tumbling through so many amazing finds. I think ...
Wednesday, July 13, 2022

Biodegradable Mushroom Packaging

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I find that mushrooms are one of those things most people have strong feelings about--they either love them or they hate them. I personally ...
Saturday, April 9, 2022

Have Yourself an Eco Easter & Planet Friendly Passover

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Spring has sprung as evident with the popping of flowers and the warming of the weather. We all are probably ready to bid winter "adieu...
Wednesday, March 17, 2021

Green Your Day o'Green: Happy St. Patty's Day

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As we have all learned during this last year, levity, fun, and humor have been the things that have severely missing. Given the weight of th...
Sunday, January 3, 2021

Repurposing Your Christmas Tree

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Depending on when you take your tree down, this post may be in the category of "day late & dollar short." Or maybe it's ...
Wednesday, November 4, 2020

Snarky Tea For Me

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About 3 weeks into the new school year, when pandemic-style hybrid back-to-school teaching this fall felt like running triage, a girlfriend ...
Wednesday, November 13, 2019

Plastic Is Not Fantastic--Emily De Sousa's TEDxTalk

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"9.1 billion tons of plastic created to date." How heavy is one plastic bag? Hardly anything! Emily De Sousa details what that we...
Wednesday, April 10, 2019

Compost Cab

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For those of you who have been around awhile, you know I'm a fan of composting . Sadly though, I had to bid adieu to composting. Seem...
Wednesday, April 3, 2019

Waste Not, Want Not

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I love Sir David Attenborough. A wise voice in our world today. His message--one we all need to hear: let's not waste. Here are so...
Saturday, November 17, 2018

No-Waste Thanksgiving

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I don't know about your Thanksgiving traditions, but as for many Americans, I'm nearly certain they center around the food, the fe...
Saturday, July 28, 2018

Bar Shampoo: A Plastic-Free Variety

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 Most of us probably spend more time singing in the shower rather than thinking about our carbon footprint or plastic footprint. "We...
Wednesday, May 30, 2018

Bye Bye Plastic Bags With Melati & Isabel Wijsen

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Following up on my last post on National Geographic's Planet Or Plastic, this TED Talk from 2015 by Melati and Isabel Wijsen seems more ...
Wednesday, May 23, 2018

Nat Geo's Planet Or Plastic Campaign

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Just last week, National Geographics launched their latest magazine and newest multi-year campaign with a striking cover. Planet or Plastic?...
Wednesday, January 24, 2018

Is Algae the Answer to the Petroleum Problem?

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After reading my eco-reads of 2018 ( Unstoppable: Harnessing Science to Change the World by Bill Nye and  Being the Change: Live Well and S...
Wednesday, November 15, 2017

The Cup Monster Cometh

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What is that eerie and looming creature over there?  Is the Demogorgon or Shadow Monster from "Stranger Things?" A meta-human ...
Saturday, November 4, 2017

Bee's Wrap: Sustainable Food Storage

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The buzzzz is all around...there's a new kind of food storage in town. It's from Bee's Wrap , a company created by Sarah Kaeck...
Wednesday, July 19, 2017

Turning Tires & Trash into Outdoor Furniture in Senegal

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My dad worked his entire career, 39 years, as a chemical engineer at the Firestone Tire & Rubber Plant in Decatur, Illinois--even before...
Saturday, March 11, 2017

Garbology Revisited

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Garbage isn't sexy, but you certainly can learn a lot from it. One go-to place for students to learn is My Garbology . The website ...
Saturday, January 7, 2017

The Common Denominator: Disposable Plastic

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As we're still getting used to writing "2017" on our checks and correspondences, we probably still have strong memories of o...
Saturday, October 29, 2016

Not Your Typical Halloween Costume: TrashMe

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Despite the fact that we are here on the cusp of Halloween, and despite the fact that this outfit looks like a costume, this outfit and this...