Environment

Kill Your Gas Stove

Sabrina Imbler Atlantic Planet It’s bad for you, and the environment. If you can afford to avoid it, you probably should. Heather Price knows her way around gases. An atmospheric chemist at North Seattle College, she studies outdoor air pollution, the flow and change of chemicals in Earth’s atmosphere. But she wasn’t worried about the
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Bright Farms takes local produce model nationwide with hydroponics

By Mary Ellen Shoup It wasn’t too long ago when locally-grown produce evoked images of backyard gardens or roadside produce stands many miles outside of city limits. Now, the local produce movement has morphed into an urban-centered industry thanks to the rise of hydroponic greenhouses. One major player in the hydroponic space, BrightFarms, grows local
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Flushable’ Wipes Are a Lie

Beth Skwarecki “Flushable” wipes sound great, in theory. Use them like a baby wipe—on your own grown-up butt, if you want—but no need to toss something with a smear of poop on it into your garbage can. Just flush, and away it goes. But is this really a good idea? Probably not. The companies that
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25 Incredible Benefits of Gardening

by HappyDIYHome Staff Gardening is much more than a hobby or fun pastime. In fact, there are many proven benefits of gardening that people enjoy. No matter if you’re a hobby gardener or a professional-level horticulturist, spending time out digging in the dirt and caring for your plants, you too can enjoy these various benefits
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This Tower Sucks Up Smog and Turns It Into Diamonds

In one of the world’s most polluted cities, there’s a futuristic tower that sucks up smog, turns it into clean air, and filters out the smog particles so they can be turned into diamonds. TED Ideas Hailey Reissman Sound like sci-fi? It’s real — and there are smog diamonds out there to prove it. The
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