I learned about so many innovations over at Smithsonian Magazine in the article, How Taiwan Has Achieved One of the Highest Recycling Rates in the World. “Stories like this one give me so much hope. What could be better than using post-consumer waste, like aluminum cans, shoe soles, and cigarette butts into building materials?! So much…
The newest GM holiday commercial features a young-ish couple living in an extravagant home. For Christmas, the husband surprises his wife with matching gas-guzzling Acadia SUVs for Christmas. The only dilemma is that she wants the darker-colored vehicle, which is the one he wants. Spoiler: she gets what she wants. There is just so much wrong…
A massive federal climate change report that was due next month is out today. It warns of devastating health and economic costs to the US. …
I love the curiosity that resides in human minds and leads to new and interesting statistics. Curiosity compelled several researchers to determine how much our “stuff” weighs. You know, our books, kitchen ware, toys, clothes, bins of stuff in the garage and everything else we own. Here is what researchers at the University of Leicester…