Category: News

Julia Watkins on her empowering guide to low-waste living

In the age of the coronavirus, living simply and well is more than just a matter of principle -- it…

April 27, 2020 2:30 pm

Tara Nolan thinks all gardeners are artists

Tara Nolan is truly a voice for gardeners. The co-founder of the popular and award-winning gardening website, Savvy Gardening, has…

March 19, 2020 5:35 pm

How to increase carbon sequestration

The human contribution to the carbon cycle has been shown scientifically to be the primary factor driving climate change. One…

March 6, 2020 10:56 am

What is carbon sequestration?

When it comes to deciding how humans can reduce their impact on the warming world, the phrase “carbon sequestration” often…

March 2, 2020 10:21 am

Wooden pallets are more sustainable than plastic ones

The scientific results are in: in a sustainability contest between wooden and plastic shipping pallets, wood reigns supreme. You may…

February 7, 2020 10:18 am

Author Peter Loewer thinks you should learn as you grow

Headshot courtesy of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Peter Loewer has had quite a life. He was headed for a career in…

January 31, 2020 10:32 am

Newly discovered plant growth proteins may save farmers in face of climate change

Photo by Sam Schipani Scientists may have found a new way to promote crop growth in degrading agricultural conditions: by…

January 30, 2020 2:50 pm

Sugar maples unlikely to move north in a warming world

Sugar maple trees at Coopers Maple Products in Windham, Maine. | Photo by Abigail Curtis Temperature plays an important role…

January 21, 2020 9:49 am

Mealworms can safely eat toxin-laden polysytrene

Mealworm in an oat substrate. | Photo courtesy of Robert Nathan Allen & Little Herds Good news: if your mealworms…

January 16, 2020 2:11 pm

Midwest farmers learning what Maine farmers always knew about old tractors

Farmers in the Midwest are increasingly looking to older model tractors to avoid the software issues of modern tractors.|Photo by…

January 10, 2020 11:49 am

Denmark set a record for wind sourced electricity in 2019

Image by Julia Schwab from Pixabay Denmark sourced almost half its electricity consumption from wind power last year, setting a…

January 2, 2020 3:52 pm

Time Magazine got it right with the 2019 Person of the Year

Time Magazine It took a 16-year-old girl from Sweden to do what millions around the planet could not: Get us…

December 11, 2019 12:11 pm