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MIT tracks the trash
MIT Tracks Seattle trash NY Times reporter MIREYA NAVARRO, filed a report on September 16, 2009 titled, “Following Trash and Recyclables on Their Journey”, in which she discusses a project by researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology to track the journey of trash and recyclable materials from their disposal t... Continue reading MIT tracks the trash
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Tweet This PostThe Psychology of Climate Change
Walking to work today, I found myself reflecting on Dan Miller’s[i] presentation, “A REALLY Inconvenient Truth.” (www.fora.tv) Mr. Miller’s presentation is an evolution of his training through The Climate Project (www.theclimateproject.org) - Al Gore’s organization for climate education – and uses &ld... Continue reading The Psychology of Climate Change
recycling cigarette butts
I have been searching off and on over the last few years for anyone who is recycling or trying to recycle cigarette butts. With over 1 trillion of this little environmental pests put into the environment each year, there should be a strong environmental and economic motive to collect and recycle them. The only person I have found who has a process ... Continue reading recycling cigarette butts
New Study finds Cigarettes are more dangerous than Diesel fumes
Its nothing new that second hand smoke is dangerous. Its nothing new that second hand smoke contains particles that can damage your lungs. However, the fact that it is 10 TIMES more dangerous than diesel exhaust is pretty shocking to me! I have noticed more and more people smoking in door ways as I walk down the streets of SF. The State of Ca... Continue reading New Study finds Cigarettes are more dangerous than Diesel fumes
City Butts
It has been over a year now that I have been living on Nob Hill in downtown San Francisco. I walk to work. I walk to class. I walk when I go out shooting. I love the fact that I am not sitting in traffic, wasting hours of life feeling my blood pressure rise. Just as importantly, I am using FAR less oil than I ever have and I am healthier...... Continue reading City Butts
