Too often the tendency is to look at subjects as black and white, good and bad, trash and recycling. Life doesn’t fit into those neat little categories and neither does waste. There are shades of grey, just
Read moreTransportation Series: Fly High Without the Guilt
In years gone by, jet setting across the globe was considered a rare treat. Nothing was more glamorous, more capable of attracting the envy of friends and family than to return home after lying for days on
Read moreHave Faith in Fungus
Increasingly, we are living in a globalized society. Nowhere is this point made more clear than in the airline industry. A Boeing 787 aircraft, for example, is dependent on twelve different countries to supply the component parts.
Read moreMake Recycling Cool Again!
You can always measure inflation by how the price of certain products or services has changed. Things like a gallon of milk, a postage stamp and, even, public transport. “It use to be a nickel for the
Read moreTricks and Treats for a Zero-Emissions Halloween
Ghosts and ghouls, goblins and grools! What’s a grool you ask? I started saying great and ended up saying cool. Because Halloween is so great, and it has always been so cool! Zero emissions is a goal
Read moreTransportation Series: Navigating the Seas of Maritime Freight
The world would be in rough waters if it weren’t for the ability to transport goods by ship. Despite all the advances in travel technologies, from road to rail to air and even space, nothing comes close
Read moreGetting to Market: The Winding Road of Food Miles
Buy Local: a piece of advice heard often without much second thought given as to whether or not it’s sound. Certainly, it makes a world of difference for local farmers and the community at large if you
Read moreHALT! Put Down the Peach
October is Energy Awareness Month! No surprise this is one of our favorite times of year at swrm. It conjures up images of leaves changing color, adding a smear of reds and yellows, browns and oranges to
Read moreSource Series: Nuclear Energy
It’s a precious few that haven’t heard of Albert Einstein’s landmark equation: E=MC2. The value of this elegant equation is that it has revealed that matter and energy are intimately related. It has been responsible for enormous
Read moreThe Dreaded Question: Paper or Plastic?
A whopping 8 billion tons of plastic has been produced since it started being manufactured in significant quantities just 60 years ago; 5 billion tons of that has been improperly disposed of as waste. It seems like
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