Author Archives: ADC

Kudos are in order

By ADC | Published: January 27, 2010
I read an article just recently that really impressed me. Many articles about renewable energy sources tend to gloss over the downsides of a particular technology and present a very simplified view of the overall environmental merit of the ‘renewable’ energy source. Perhaps simplifying the science behind new technology is the point of science review [...]
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What’s a Locavore to do?

By ADC | Published: September 14, 2009
To start off with, I will define the term “locavore”. A locavore is intent on purchasing only (or as much as possible) locally produced food believing that minimizing food-miles (the distance food has to travel to your table) will in turn reduce energy consumption and save the planet. This belief has caught on in eco-conscious [...]
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Beef: Getting more than you bargained for

By ADC | Published: June 24, 2009
Lately it seems that the livestock industry, particularly cattle have been getting some negative publicity. One of the latest articles on this topic, Greening the Herds: A New Diet to Cap Gas from the New York Times highlights the contribution of cattle ranches to world greenhouse gas emissions and a new effort at US dairies [...]
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The Next Big Green Thing: LED Lighting

By ADC | Published: June 8, 2009
Buckingham Palace is doing it and so are US cities like Ann Arbor and Raleigh. All these cities are installing LED lighting, that is. The New York Times article “Green Promise Seen in Switch to LED Lighting” and a blog post from the Times website discuss the potential benefits and some downfalls of LED lighting. [...]
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