October 21, 2010 Assorted Links by Anna LaRue links • Tags: americans, cliamte science, lake mead, locally grown, record low, walmart, yale university Lake Mead hits a record low level. A new study by researchers at Yale University suggests that Americans’ knowledge of climate science is limited and scattershot. Walmart plans to buy more locally grown produce. - – - Like this:Like Loading...
August 21, 2010 Assorted Links by Anna LaRue current events, links • Tags: energy, fee, food, food miles, foodshed, garbage, locally grown, locavore, main, public transportation, recycling, sanfornd, transit, transit score, transportation, trash, trash-metering, walk score An op-ed has some interesting math lessons for locavores. Sanford, Maine implemented a trash-metering system and residents reduced trash thrown away by 50%. The folks at Walk Score have released Transit Score, which ranks how well-served a location is by transit. Like this:Like Loading...
