…or, what else to call it? Its inventor, John Kellett, has several names for it, including “trash mill.” On the Healthy Harbor website it’s called “Inner Harbor Waterwheel.” (Healthy Harbor’s an initiative of the Waterfront Partnership of Baltimore, Inc.) This …
“And when our assessments reveal a material, process or system that’s making a significant negative impact on our carbon footprint, we re‐examine how we design that product, process or facility.” Apple, Inc., the world’s second largest information technology company, grabbed …
Anybody reading this post wearing an Under Armour item of apparel right now? Does it happen to be the Catalyst tee as described above by UA? Well, back in 2011, when UA was selling less of everything ($1.47B) than it …
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or, actually, about the air. Today’s Washington Post’s headline reads: “CO2 levels in atmosphere rising at dramatically faster rate, U.N. report warns.” From the report: “The symbolically important threshold of 400 parts [CO2] per million — described by scientists as the …
One thrust governments have historically undertaken, and will continue to, is seeding innovation “societally.” Medicine and health care immediately come to mind. So do: Transportation; Agriculture; and, Green House Gas Emissions (GHGs) Reduction. (Solyndra also occurs.) Today’s post is …
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9 months ago I wrote a post titled “2 Internationally Recognized Thought-Leaders — One Local…” The local thought-leader is the Chesapeake Bay Foundation which mission is to save the Bay through education, advocacy, litigation and restoration. I discussed at a …
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In an upcoming post, which topic is recycling, one featured company is Under Armour. This wildly successful company, with global HQ in Charm City, has also been an outstanding corporate neighbor. From its website about Big Belly Solar: “We’ve invested …
The planet is our most special habitat. It’s beauty can be simply overwhelming. Who are we to deserve such a place? Two items caught particular attention in yesterday’s paper. One was a review of a new book called The Work of …
From Chesapeake Home and Living magazine comes a piece about an eco-friendly vacation village of tiny homes for rent at Deep Creek Lake. For more about this get-away idea, look here. In Sundry Department– More on the Recycled! Ideas post from …
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First thing to note about the subject is that St. Margaret’s does not irrigate. No grass or plant bed sprinklering—even during summer heat waves. That decision should earn 4 LEED points for “Water Efficient Landscaping – reduce by 50% or …