Tried-and-True Strategies for Making Buildings Green to the Bone
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In April's EBN, we take a look at green structural engineering, insulation in-fighting, and a revolutionary anticorrosion coating. Plus: embodied carbon in 500 words or less!
Best of the Best Kitchen Products from GreenSpec
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The Evora cork flooring in this kitchen is renewable, comfortable, and surprisingly durable.
Kitchen renovation on your list? We pick some standout green products that are worth a look.If you're trying to green a kitchen, you're in luck. Kitchens use a lot of energy and water, and as an indoor environment, they are a place we like to keep clean, bright, and healthy--so there are a lot of needs to meet.
Are Wind Protestors Full of Hot Air?
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Power corrupts, and wind power corrupts pristine ridgelines. Maybe it doesn't have to.
Wind faces fierce opposition in Vermont; this Searsburg operation is the only existing project.
I've always assumed that opponents of wind power were just displaying a faux-green kind of NIMBYism. If these protestors really cared about the environment, they would be in favor of wind power, right?
How Much Radiation Does It Take Two Kilomockingbird?
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Feeling bombarded with confusing information about measures of radiation? We sort out the millisieverts from the becquerels.
What is the measure of the time between slipping on a peel and hitting the pavement?
One bananosecond.
What is the ratio of an igloo’s circumference to its diameter?
Eskimo pi.
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Fear and Clothing: How Our Sense of Risk Endangers Us
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Risk perception is irrational and does not respond well to data. Can we make the leap from science to persuasion without leaving the facts behind?