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A rotary composter and a flow through worm bin

A rotary composter and a flow through worm bin

Can-o-worms, worm factory, worm wigwam are all modern, trendy homes for the small pets that can make home composting so much easier. The Skinner City Farm in Eugene, Oregon, receives hundreds of pounds of organic waste every month from restaurants participating in the city's Resource Recovery program. To deal ... read more

9 months, 3 weeks ago by: kirstendirksen  staff  1 comments

PedEx: when a bike beats a van

PedEx: when a bike beats a van

Just because a car can go 100 miles per hour, doesn't mean it will be able to when delivering your package, particularly in inner cities. "The average speed of a van in New York City is 9 miles an hour," explains Jan VanderTuin, of Eugene's (Oregon) Center for ... read more

9 months, 3 weeks ago by: kirstendirksen  staff  comments

Pedal-powered compost: riding the restaurant route in Eugene

Pedal-powered compost: riding the restaurant route in Eugene

As landfills fill up and compost becomes more appreciated, some cities have begun organic waste pickup, or greenbin programs, such as Toronto (Canada), Christchurch (New Zealand) and parts of London (UK). While it's an important first step at closing the loop on food waste, most government programs are still ... read more

9 months, 3 weeks ago by: kirstendirksen  staff  2 comments

Western Environmental Law Center

WELC provides legal services to environmental organizations, grassroots groups and Native Americans fighting to ensure that environmental and land-use laws are fairly and consistently enforced. They have partnered with over 250 local, regional and national conservation organizations, individuals and communities. One such partnership is WELC's work representing Oregon Wild ... read more

1 year ago by: faircompanies  faircompanies  comments

Nueva York: de cómo me persiguió el número de junio de la revista "Wired"

Desde el pasado día 9 de junio, andamos en Nueva York. Es casi de recibo para nosotros llegar a la ciudad y padecer las consecuencias de algún anticiclón o directamente alguna ola de calor, y esta vez no podía ser menos. Dos días antes de que partamos para San Francisco ... read more

1 year, 9 months ago by: nicolas.boullosa  staff  comments

Tall bikes & Cadillac cruisers: human powered machines

Tall bikes & Cadillac cruisers: human powered machines

Voted the best invention since 1800 by BBC Radio 4 listeners (receiving 59% of the vote to the Internet's 4%) and as one of the best eco-inventions by CNN viewers, it's a zero emissions vehicle that already exists. The bicycle may not be high tech, but it is ... read more

2 years, 5 months ago by: kirstendirksen  staff  comments

Viaje al noroeste (II): Humboldt, Eugene, Portland, Seattle

El noroeste de la costa pacífica de Estados Unidos (Pacific Northwest) es, para muchos estadounidenses, una continuación, algo más norteeuropea, de California. En Oregón y Washington, más allá de las comunidades regidas autónomamente por las diferentes tribus amerindias, existen importantes colonias de descendientes (tercera y cuarta generación) de escandinavos y ... read more

2 years, 8 months ago by: nicolas.boullosa  staff  comments

 

 

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