Gleaning is the act of collecting leftover crops in the field after harvest. The practice, which dates to biblical times, is used today to provide fresh foods to those in need, and there are multiple organizations around the world that support it. In the United States, the National Gleaning Project works to connect modern gleaning…
Mounting evidence shows that EV charging stations are not only good for businesses, but they’re good for the planet as well. Public EV chargers are good for the planet. They’re also good for business. https://grist.org/business/public-ev-chargers-are-good-for-the-planet-theyre-also-good-for-business/ Related Reading
Composting food scraps benefits everyone, and whether you live in a tiny apartment or on a sprawling country estate there are ways you can participate. Here’s a guide: How to Compost No Matter Where You Live: Transforming Food Waste into Gardening Gold https://sustainableamerica.org/blog/how-to-compost-no-matter-where-you-live-transforming-food-waste-into-gardening-gold/ Related Reading
Traffic gridlock has become such a major problem in that people are moving into the suburbs, which increases commuter traffic on the nearby highways. The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority believes rail is the solution, and it believes it so strongly that it plans to spend nearly $2.5 billion over the next three years for commuter rail…
An aerial piping system in Nairobi is providing clean, affordable water to a poverty-stricken neighborhood where waterborne illness is common. Diarrheal illnesses have been cut by more than 30 percent. In Kenya, One Solution to Contaminated Water Comes From Above https://undark.org/2024/08/13/kenya-clean-water-aerial-piping-system/ Related Reading
The nation of Cyprus has become a world leader in solar heating, and it’s working for everyone. It’s providing people with free hot water, and it’s creating numerous jobs for people to install rooftop systems across the country . ‘You basically have free hot water’: how Cyprus became a world leader in solar heating https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/sep/20/cyprus-solar-thermal-heating-water-rooftop-renewable-energy-climate…
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The largest-ever study of its kind confirms that eating less meat and more plants — but, crucially, not excluding animal-sourced products — benefits both health and the environment. People who follow such a diet cut both their mortality risk and the climate impact of their food by a third. Confirmed. Most robust evidence yet that…
Organic waste such as wood, food waste, agricultural waste and, perhaps most important of all, coffee grounds, usually ends up in landfills where it emits large amounts of greenhouse gases, including methane and carbon dioxide, that contribute to climate change. However, Australian scientists have found a way to use the waste instead of sand to…
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Advocates of a nationwide system of ranked voting claim it would it halt America’s downward spiral into extremism, gridlock and cross-partisan hatred. They say it reduces the incentive to be divisive as a strategy, and rewards bridge-building and broad appeal instead of attack ads, culture wars and exciting the base. Can ranked-choice voting heal our…
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