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Decarbonizing Sustainably with Biofuels

Chrystal Energy Usage, Sustainability, YouTube Channel January 26, 2022February 7, 2022bioenergy, biofuels, biogas, Carbon Footprint, Climate Change, Climate crisis, Climate Science, ethanol, Global Warming, Renewable Energy, Sustainability, sustainable, sustainable lifestyle, sustainable living

We’re diving into a specific subset of bioenergy today: biofuel.

New report finds that Shell’s Blue Hydrogen isn’t so blue after all

Chrystal Carbon Footprint, Climate Change, Electricity, Emissions, Energy Consumption, Energy Usage, Fossil Fuels, Hydrogen, Technology January 25, 2022January 23, 2022blue hydrogen, Carbon Capture and Storage, Carbon Emissions, Carbon Footprint, CCS, clean hydrogen, Climate Science, Global Witness, hydrogen, Hydrogen Council, Quest carbon capture facility, Scotford refinery, Shell

Hydrogen symbol in front of blue wavy background

We recently explored the veritable rainbow of hydrogens, with different colors referring to the production method or original energy source used. One of the most heavily promoted options is ‘blue’ hydrogen. One must ask, if governments and

Even if you don’t “ocean wash” your jeans, your jeans are in the ocean

Chrystal Energy Consumption, Environment, Fashion, Oceans, Personal Care, Sustainability, Sustainable Wardrobe, Water January 18, 2022January 18, 2022anthropogenic modified cellulose, anthropogenic pollution, Canadian Arctic Archipelago, denim, indigo denim, Laurentian Great Lakes, microfibers, raw denim, washing denim, wastewater treatment plants

Person wearing blue denim jeans and hiking boots, only showing their legs as they look at a beach

Do you own a pair of jeans? Or two?? Most of the western world believes denim jeans to be a wardrobe staple; a fundamental item; a necessity. Denim jeans have often been quoted as the single most

What you need to know about the Infrastructure Bill – from a Climate Perspective

Chrystal Carbon Footprint, Climate Change, Current Events, Electricity, Emissions, Energy Usage, Environment, Renewable Energy, Transportation January 11, 2022June 10, 2022American Society of Civil Engineers, Climate Change, Climate crisis, ecosystem restoration, EV, First Street Foundation, flooding, IIJA, infrastructure, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, President Biden, Renewable Energy, stormwater

New York City riverside

There sure was a lot of talk about this Bill for a long time before anything happened. But on November 15th 2021, the highly anticipated $1.2 Trillion bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) was passed into

COP26: Run down… it’s not all bad!

Chrystal Climate Change, Current Events, YouTube Channel January 7, 2022January 7, 2022Carbon Footprint, Climate Change, Climate crisis, Climate Science, Conference of the Parties, COP26, Deforestation, Global Warming, Renewable Energy, SDGs, Sustainability, sustainable, sustainable lifestyle, sustainable living

Since the close of the long awaited Conference Of the Parties meeting in Glasgow, we’ve been hearing some pretty scathing reviews. But is that really fair? Yes, there were some outcomes that could have been better…but there were some great outcomes too. We’re going to give you a quick catch up on the best and worst.

A Year in Sustainability

Ben Sustainability, YouTube Channel December 31, 2021December 31, 2021Climate Change, Climate crisis, Climate Science, Global Warming, New Year, Renewable Energy, Sustainability, sustainable, sustainable lifestyle, sustainable living, work from home

Let’s take a look back at what happened in sustainability news in 2021.

Countdown to a Sustainable New Year

Chrystal, Ben and Meghan Carbon Footprint, Sustainability December 29, 2021December 29, 2021Carbon Footprint, Climate Change, Energy Consumption, plastic free, Plastic pollution, Recycling plastic, Recycling tips, reduce reuse recycle, Sustainability, Sustainability certification, sustainable, sustainable energy, sustainable fashion, sustainable lifestyle, sustainable living, sustainable shopping, water conservation, water usage

Countdown to a Sustainable New Year

Let’s countdown our faves from 2021 and take them with us into a more sustainable 2022!

Sustainability and Santa’s Carbon Footprint

Ben Carbon Footprint, YouTube Channel December 24, 2021December 24, 2021Carbon Footprint, Christmas, Climate Change, Climate crisis, Climate Science, Global Warming, holidays, Renewable Energy, santa, Sustainability, sustainable, Sustainable Holiday, sustainable lifestyle, sustainable living

Today, just for fun, let’s take a look at what some of the emissions for Santa’s workshop and global sleigh-driven present distribution might look like.

All the colors of the Hydrogen rainbow…and what they mean

Chrystal Electricity, Emissions, Energy Consumption, Energy Footprint, Energy Usage, Fossil Fuels, Renewable Energy, Sustainability, Technology December 21, 2021December 20, 2021black hydrogen, blue hydrogen, Climate Science, gray hydrogen, green hydrogen, hydrogen, hydrogen colors, pink hydrogen, Renewable Energy, Sustainability, yellow hydrogen

Hydrogen element symbol attached to icons to denote powering industry and transport

I’m sure you’ve heard ‘hydrogen energy’ being proffered as the best way for us to decarbonize our energy production and transportation systems, and hence save the planet. But there are various types of hydrogen energy. You’ve probably

Hempcrete and Sustainability

Chrystal Carbon Footprint, Sustainable Wardrobe, YouTube Channel December 17, 2021December 17, 2021building, Carbon Footprint, Climate Change, Climate crisis, Climate Science, construction, Global Warming, hemp, hempcrete, Sustainability, sustainable, sustainable lifestyle, sustainable living, the construction industry

Hemp is one of the planet’s most efficient carbon sequesters, able to absorb 1.63 tons of CO2e for every ton grown!