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Blogs: Sustainability

Wed, Oct. 26, 2011
Sustainability
Posted by the Inkslinger
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Catching Some Rays: Adventures in Solar Water Heating - Part 2

Previously on Catching Some Rays… the intrepid Inkslinger family took the plunge by taking out a loan to buy a solar hot water system that would take a bite out of their energy bills and a chunk off their carbon footprint. Workmen came. Mysterious gear was assembled. The sun shone. Gears...
Tue, Oct. 25, 2011
Corporate Responsibility, Sustainability
Posted by John Replogle

Tarring Our Reputation?

Here's something you don't see every day: a group of University of Vermont students protesting Seventh Generation. Their mock funeral, which was staged yesterday outside our offices in Burlington symbolized the death of their future due to the use of oil from Canada's tar sands, in this...
Tue, Oct. 25, 2011
Sustainability
Posted by the Inkslinger

Catching Some Rays: Adventures in Solar Water Heating - Part 1

Thanks to a 40-foot commute, and a house full of compact fluorescent light bulbs, and energy-efficient appliances, I have a fairly small carbon footprint. But I'm aiming for zero. So when I saw this article in my local paper about a new solar hot water program, I jumped on it. And two weeks...
Wed, Oct. 19, 2011
Sustainability
Posted by the Inkslinger
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Watt's Up? The Good News About Energy Consumption

It seems like the more electronic devices we bring into our homes, the more power we should be using. But why are we seeing the opposite start to happen? From 1980 to 2000, residential electricity consumption grew around 2.5% annually. In the last decade that growth fell to 2%. And now experts...
Wed, Oct. 19, 2011
Family Life, Sustainability
Posted by the Inkslinger
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A New SPIN on Sustainable Food

Ever wish you could grow your own food? You can. As long as you've got a few square feet of earth to work with, you can grow food to feed your family and maybe even earn some income providing neighbors with sustainable ingredients for their own meals. The concept is called Small Plot Intensive...