Winter is the season of more: more food, more layers, more time spent with friends and family, more-just plain more. It can be argued that this penchant for plenty is something deeply ingrained within the very biology
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The 2018 Climate Report
It’s official: the country with the strongest economy and military in the world has recognized that climate change does exist, and that it is having an impact that can be felt in the here and now. Last
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 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 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
Read moreTransportion Series: The ABC’s of MPG’s
In this day and age, it’s easy to believe that everything is faster, smarter, more efficient and just all-around better than it ever has been. It has something to do with these rectangular screens carried around in
Read moreIt’s Time for a Conversion
Repeating something over and again is a sure way to make it into the history books. Take, for example, one of the greatest tormentors known to mankind: the dreaded calorie. The term “calorie” was introduced into the
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