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Meet the World’s Largest Wind Turbine

Wind energy is a growing industry, with very good reason! It’s a renewable energy source, helps conserve water, creates jobs, and promotes the domestic economy in the United States. The wind is an important source of renewable energy and accounts for 6.3% of the nation’s electricity supply. We frequently [...]

2024-02-23T18:59:24-05:00February 17th, 2021|

How Businesses Can Reduce Paper Waste

Even though a good amount of the country has been working remotely for the majority of the COVID-19 pandemic, paper waste remains a significant issue for businesses across different industries. The amount of wood and paper we throw away each year is enough to heat 50,000,000 homes for 20 [...]

2024-02-23T19:31:26-05:00November 18th, 2020|

Solar Energy [Here Is the Way It Works]

The sun does more than just providing Earth with light during the daytime. Every photon (or particle of sunlight) that reaches us contains energy to fuel our planet. The sun’s energy is the source responsible for all energy sources on Earth, and for all our weather systems. Today, solar [...]

2024-02-27T16:00:02-05:00September 23rd, 2020|

Here Is the World’s Largest Hydroelectric Dam

More than 2,000 years ago people in Greece were using flowing water to turn the wheels of their mills, grinding wheat into flour. More recently, for the past several decades people have been using flowing water to generate electricity. Using the Power of Water to Produce Renewable Power Hydroelectric [...]

2024-02-23T18:57:43-05:00September 2nd, 2020|

What Is a Cradle-to-Grave Analysis?

Introduction Businesses across all different sectors are responsible for proper waste disposal, especially businesses that generate hazardous waste. Ensuring proper disposal of hazardous waste is a critical task for hazardous waste generators, as improper disposal poses a severe threat to both the environment and human health. Beyond the environmental [...]

2024-02-28T14:29:09-05:00August 19th, 2020|

How to Be Green While Going Back to School

Summer is winding down, which means it’s time for the kids to go back to school! Although, depending on where you live, school might look a little different this year. With precautions around preventing the spread of COVID-19, a lot of school systems have migrated to a hybrid online [...]

2024-02-27T15:38:11-05:00August 5th, 2020|

Community Solar

What is Community Solar? While it is true that residential solar has shown significant growth in the U.S. over the last several decades, there are still a lot of people that don’t have the ability to install solar panels on their own roofs. In fact, as Greentech Media reports, as many [...]

2022-04-26T10:13:39-04:00July 29th, 2020|

10 Ways to Live a Sustainable Life

The key to understanding sustainability is to recognize that each action we take affects the world around us. Contrary to popular belief, living sustainably doesn’t necessarily mean you have to live without luxury, but that you simply are cognizant of your resource consumption and of reducing unnecessary waste. Collectively, [...]

2024-02-23T19:15:39-05:00July 15th, 2020|

Supporting Small Eco-Friendly Businesses

According to the Office of Advocacy of the U.S. Small Business Administration, small businesses account for 44% of economic activity. Today, we are witnessing small and medium-sized businesses take the lead in addressing our most critical global issue – climate change. Clever business owners recognize that consumers and clients [...]

2024-02-27T16:02:43-05:00June 3rd, 2020|

The Best Solar Flashlights to Reduce Energy Waste

When you’re outside at night, camping, or the electricity has gone out, one of the most valuable tools at hand—a flashlight. The invention of the flashlight made doing anything in the dark easier and much more accessible. Now, solar powered flashlights maintain the functions of regular flashlights, but are [...]

2024-02-28T14:28:58-05:00May 13th, 2020|
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