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iPads and Kindles are better for the environment than books

Posted by ep-admin on Sunday, 22 August 2010 in Recycling

E-readers are everywhere, even at my local library. But what about the trees? You told us about reading the newspaper online vs. getting the print edition, so now tell us about e-books. Does reading on my Kindle represent a win for the environment? Environmental analysis can be an endless balancing...

Winning the Wars at Home

Posted by ep-admin on Wednesday, 04 November 2009 in Recycling

A brief piece that shows a comparison between recycling during World War II and today. War is generally defined as an armed conflict between two nations, implying some measurable geographic set of boundaries. The United States has indeed been in many such wars in the last century - from World War I...

How to Recycle your Clothes, Shoes, Electronics, and More

Posted by plantitfilm on Friday, 15 May 2009 in Recycling

If you want to recycle EVERYTHING you possibly can, this post is for you. Recycle Ok, I am an environmental engineer (well, sort of). I would be an environmental engineer by now if I hadn’t came to Wageningen to get a Masters degree, or if the Portuguese were like normal people and didn’t have 5 y...

ECHS Softball Team Mobilizes Green Practices!!!

Posted by ep-admin on Saturday, 04 April 2009 in Recycling

Being green is not something you only do at home or at school, but EVERYWHERE! On Saturday March 28, the softball team played proud and hard in the Westminster Tournament. After a long day, during their snack time, the girls had Gatorade bottles and orange peels left over. Practicing being Green A...

US Waking Up To Recycling and Conserving

Posted by ep-admin on Thursday, 12 June 2008 in Recycling

The American public suddenly has woken up. Who can blame us? Compared to other countries we never really had to deal with high energy prices. Our society believes in securing an easy and good life with luxuries unfathomable in other parts of the world. We take for granted our big cars and trucks, h...