The National Archives in Washington D.C. is showing off some images taken in the ’70s (1971-1977 to be exact) of America’s awakening to environmental impact on its citizens. The photographs taken in a similar fashion to the epic documentation of the US from the Farm Security Administration were commissioned by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) [...]
A PSA about cotton and its ill-effects on the planet from National Geographic.
Remember the cute marshmallow test featuring little kids resisting the urge to eat a marshmallow placed in front of them? The University of Rochester built on that experiment and concluded that kids in unstable environments are more likely to engage in activities that provide immediate satisfaction. One of the reasons is because unstable environments are [...]
I’ve never heard of this before, but apparently hydraulic hybrids aren’t as uncommon as most people think. At least that’s according to this WIRED article which goes into some detail about how UPS is making use of more hydraulic hybrid vehicles to reduce CO2 emissions by up to 30% and will improve fuel economy by [...]
This report from The AP says that organic foods aren’t necessarily healthier. They’re just grown or raised with fewer pesticides and/or better environments. Interesting. Still a good reason to buy organic though.
Photo: Frank J. Aleksandrowicz/NARA I didn’t know about this, but In Focus tells me that in the 1970s, the then-new government agency known as the Environmental Projection Agency (EPA) commissioned a documentary photo project to capture what new technologies and advancements were doing to the human population and its natural environment. The project entitled DOCUMERICA [...]
