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Chicago Program Takes Fridge Recycling to the Streets

Posted on January 30, 2013 by

Midwest Energy News recently mentioned a quirky art project sponsored by Commonwealth Edison, an Illinois electric utility. To promote its refrigerator recycling program, the utility paid artists to take its message to the streets by recycling refrigerators. The reworked refrigerators … Continue reading →

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How Solid Is Your Understanding of Coal?

Posted on January 27, 2013 by

How does seeing this infographic make you feel? When you see how much coal you’re using, does it motivate you to green your home? Or does it leave you saying, “So what?” The infographic, originally published in an article by … Continue reading →

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Lead and Crime: A Poisonous Link

Posted on January 14, 2013 by

This month, Mother Jones published the results of a surprising investigation into the foul effects of lead in the United States. The article claims leaded gasoline caused a wave of crime in the last century. Crime rates dropped once the lead was removed. The … Continue reading →

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It’s Time to Reframe the Apocalypse

Posted on December 25, 2012 by

I’m starting to believe apocalyptic predictions are becoming a journalistic cliché. Just this last week, an anticlimactic end of the world generated a considerable amount of tourism in Central America. And this isn’t the first time people have expected the world to end recently. The … Continue reading →

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How Nonprofits Can Earn News Coverage Using Data Visualization

Posted on December 1, 2012 by

The Boston Foundation launched a new resource for community organizations and media on November 27 – the Boston Indicators Project website. The site now contains data visualization tools, thanks to a collaboration with the Institute for Visualization and Perception Research … Continue reading →

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A Green Communication Guide

Posted on September 30, 2012 by

Sometimes I joke that sifting through environmental news is a forbidding task. Depending on what is going on in the world, it can be intimidating to log into Twitter, visit RSS feeds, and see what is happening. What keeps me … Continue reading →

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Simplifying Science Writing

Posted on August 11, 2012 by

I am ghostwriting part of an environmental physics book. That is why my blog posts have been sporadic recently. Writing about physics has taught me more about simplicity in science writing. Although I was almost a physics major during college, … Continue reading →

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Saving Sea Turtles from a Plastic Dinner

Posted on July 7, 2012 by

Leatherback sea turtles are tough, but waterborne plastic can kill them. See Turtles, a nonprofit organization, says “hundreds of thousands of sea turtles… die each year from ocean pollution and ingestion or entanglement in marine debris.” Many of these pieces … Continue reading →

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Like Biodiversity, Cultural Diversity Creates a Healthy Environmental Movement

Posted on June 26, 2012 by

Orion Magazine hosted an online meeting, “Bringing Cultural Diversity to the Environmental Movement,” on June 19. The speakers set the stage for the conversation by talking about alienation. They’ve noticed a culture of subtle silencing, unintentional exclusion, and institutionalized discrimination … Continue reading →

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The Leverage of Buying Locally

Posted on June 15, 2012 by

The Sustainable Business Network of Massachusetts’ Sustainability Leadership Summit 2012 on June 7 opened my eyes to the multidimensional value of supporting local businesses. This value is especially high when communities develop  business-to-business relationships. Before attending the summit, I was already aware … Continue reading →

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