Winston turns for the first time
Jon Beeson from Severn Trent Water shows us around the new wind turbine that has been erected at the Newthorpe site.
East Anglia: New Anglia LEP welcomes Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult report on growth prospects
New Anglia Local Enterprise Partnership has welcomed a study highlighting the huge potential of offshore renewble energy projects to boost growth and jobs.
The epidemic of climate science false balance in the media
False balance in media reporting on climate change is a big problem for one overarching reason: there is a huge gap between the 97 percent expert consensus on human-caused global…
30 US Senators Speak Up4Climate Science
On the night of March 10th to the morning of March 11th, 30 US Senators stayed up all night speaking about climate change for 15 hours. The event was the…
ALERT! Implore President Obama to End Climate Appeasement by Supporting a Carbon Tax
TAKE ACTION HERE NOW! There exists near unanimous scientific consensus that abrupt climate change is occurring, that it is caused by burning fossil fuels and clearing natural ecosystems, and that…
Tell Avon, New Jersey: Old-Growth Rainforest Boardwalks Cause Abrupt Climate Change
TAKE ACTION HERE NOW! Tiny Avon, New Jersey, is moving forward with plans to rebuild their ocean-front boardwalk - recently destroyed by Hurricane Sandy – for the second time in…
Exploring CRUTEM4 with Google Earth
Guest commentary by Tim Osborn and Phil Jones The Climatic Research Unit (CRU) land surface air temperature data set, CRUTEM4, can now be explored using Google Earth. Access is via…
Going with the wind
A new paper in Nature Climate Change out this week by England and others joins a number of other recent papers seeking to understand the climate dynamics that have led…
B.C.’s natural gas ambitions not in keeping with climate leadership
The B.C. government's liquefied natural gas plans would have a major impact on the global carbon budget. (Credit: Province of British Columbia via Flickr) To get a sense of how…
Vegan Recipe – Healthy Homemade Granola
Do you love granola? I do! It's great for breakfast or as a snack and it's easy to pack for "on the go" munching. Unfortunately, most commercial brands are expensive…
Guest Post – 3 Upcycling Ideas to Get You Started
The time has come. You’ve got a house full of… stuff, for lack of a better word, and it needs to go. Whether if you’re planning on a new minimalist…
AES batteries to replace dirty peak power plants
The batteries could step in as a substitute for inefficient peaker plants or to back up intermittent renewable energy.
Book review: ‘Windfall’ asks who’s cashing in on climate change
A new book, 'Windfall: The Booming Business of Global Warming,' explores climate change profiteering. Here's why it's important for sustainability professionals to read.
True Thankfulness
What are you thankful for? After pondering this myself, before asking my children, I thought I am truly thankful for the life I have. Is it perfect? Of course not!…
Snowflakes for Sandy Hook
The whole world seemed to pause as we watched the tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary School last week. It has left many of us feeling broken-hearted. This morning, we became…
How to Find the Best Cooking Pumpkins
Not Your Typical Grocery Store Pumpkin This time of year, you can hardly drive by a store or pumpkin patch without noticing the large, round pumpkins abounding. But do you…
GMO Update: Decision time in Washington State
Ballots have dropped in Washington state and voters are already turning them in. The biggest issue on the ballot, Initiative 522 to label genetically engineered foods. Despite out-of-state corporations spending…
Mill City Bread Company (review)
Rustic Artisan White One of our family's fondest memories growing up was the continual supply of fresh-baked bread at Grandma's house. She loved to mix up the yeast, knead the…
Eco-friendly beanie from REPREVE
#TurnItGreen As prevalent as plastic bottles have become, unfortunately, over two-thirds of them wind up in landfills. But the ones that are recycled, become amazing products, many are already probably…
10 Things You Should NEVER Ever Do to Cloth Diapers
Let’s call these cloth diaper troubleshooting fads and really bad ideas! When you run across a problem you seek advice on the Internet and not all of the advice you…
Snow White Sour Apple GoGo-Rita Cocktail #disneyside
We hosted a Disney themed party this weekend for some friends and since it was National Margarita Day on Saturday we spiced things up a bit with this fun cocktail…
Starting Homeschool
First Day of Homeschool! Allow me to rewind the clock… Two weeks ago, my girls and I started homeschool. This is our first go at the whole learning-at-home thing, and…
Homeschool: Four weeks in and going strong
Homeschool: Month 1 Tomorrow the girls and I will begin our 5th week of homeschool. Not bad considering most of the kids in our area haven’t started school yet. So…