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A rotary composter and a flow through worm bin
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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 ...
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1 year, 3 months ago by: kirstendirksen staff 1 comments
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PedEx: when a bike beats a van
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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 ...
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1 year, 3 months ago by: kirstendirksen staff comments
Pedal-powered compost: riding the restaurant route in Eugene
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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 ...
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1 year, 3 months ago by: kirstendirksen staff comments
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Western Environmental Law Center
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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 ...
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1 year, 6 months ago by: faircompanies faircompanies comments
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Nueva York y el número de junio de "Wired"
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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 ...
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2 years, 2 months ago by: nicolas.boullosa staff comments
Tall bikes & Cadillac cruisers: human powered machines
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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 ...
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2 years, 10 months ago by: kirstendirksen staff comments
Viaje al noroeste (II): Eugene, Portland, Seattle
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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 ...
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3 years, 1 month ago by: nicolas.boullosa staff comments
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