It was a hot day and everyone was sitting around. Sue said that if they were going to do anything they had better jump to it before the day was wasted.
The ALS Ice Bucket Challenge has been one of the hottest social trends of the summer, but despite its good intentions, some critics have accused the trend of being wasteful, misguided, and an example of online "slacktivism".
The ALS Ice Bucket Challenge has been one of the hottest social trends of the summer, but despite its good intentions, some critics have accused the trend of being wasteful, misguided, and an example of online "slacktivism".
The ALS Ice Bucket Challenge has been one of the hottest social trends of the summer, but despite its good intentions, some critics have accused the trend of being wasteful, misguided, and an example of online "slacktivism".
Cities are often viewed as environmental wastelands, where only the hardiest of species can eke out an existence. But as scientists in urban ecology have found, more and more animals are establishing footholds.
Sweden turns trash into power on a national scale using high-power incinerators. But now the country has hit a wall. It needs more waste to feed it’s energy habit. The solution: import trash (881,000 tons!) from Norway.
Sweden turns trash into power on a national scale using high-power incinerators. But now the country has hit a wall. It needs more waste to feed it’s energy habit. The solution: import trash (881,000 tons!) from Norway.
Sweden turns trash into power on a national scale using high-power incinerators. But now the country has hit a wall. It needs more waste to feed it’s energy habit. The solution: import trash (881,000 tons!) from Norway.
Cities are often viewed as environmental wastelands, where only the hardiest of species can eke out an existence. But as scientists in urban ecology have found, more and more animals are establishing footholds.
Cities are often viewed as environmental wastelands, where only the hardiest of species can eke out an existence. But as scientists in urban ecology have found, more and more animals are establishing footholds.
Cities are often viewed as environmental wastelands, where only the hardiest of species can eke out an existence. But as scientists in urban ecology have found, more and more animals are establishing footholds.
These aren’t your typical loos. One uses microwave energy to transform human waste into electricity. Another captures urine and uses it for flushing. And still another turns excrement into charcoal.
The eyes of most animals cannot cope with ultraviolet light because it carries enough energy to damage vision. However, living on Arctic frozen wastes that reflect around 90% of the UV light, reindeer have adapted to see it.
Most of the prototypes on display at the "Reinventing the Toilet" Fair, hosted by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, turn solid waste into energy, a practical and pragmatic solution for the developing world.
Most of the prototypes on display at the "Reinventing the Toilet" Fair, hosted by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, turn solid waste into energy, a practical and pragmatic solution for the developing world.
I’ll Have Another wasted no time in arriving to his final destination on his Triple Crown tour, Belmont Park. He will now prepare for the final leg of the Crown, a race that the last eleven Crown contenders have lost.
Flimsy, translucent, and so cheap to produce they seem almost free, plastic shopping bags are everywhere. But a backlash is growing, due to the ubiquity of bag waste.
Flimsy, translucent, and so cheap to produce they seem almost free, plastic shopping bags are everywhere. But a backlash is growing, due to the ubiquity of bag waste.
Jonathan Bloom, author of a book called American Wasteland, says Americans squander about 40 percent of the food produced in the U.S. — or 150 billion pounds a year.
The eyes of most animals cannot cope with ultraviolet light because it carries enough energy to damage vision. However, living on Arctic frozen wastes that reflect around 90% of the UV light, reindeer have adapted to see it.