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Transportation
The Massachusetts Food Waste Ban
Apr 12th, 2013 | By Nicole Rogers
Some states and municipalities in the U.S. are implementing food waste bans that prohibit sending food waste to landfills. Massachusetts has one of the most ambitious plans to ban large businesses and institutions from discarding food waste beginning in 2014.
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Food System
Chicago's FarmedHere Grows Local
Apr 9th, 2013 | By Aubrey Yee
FarmedHere turns a 90,000-square-foot abandoned Chicago warehouse into a food-producing powerhouse.
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Transportation
Major U.S. Railway May Ditch Diesel
Apr 8th, 2013 | By Amy Leibrock
In yet another sign that natural gas is gaining steam as a transportation fuel, one of America's biggest railroads, BNSF Railway Co., is undertaking a pilot program that will test the feasibility of using natural gas to fuel its locomotives.
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Transportation
Total Reuse: One Bin for All
Apr 5th, 2013 | By Aubrey Yee
The city of Houston has won a prize from Bloomberg Philanthropies to make their "One Bin for All" plan a reality. With the country's first total resource recovery facility in place, the city plans to find productive uses for discarded food and other recyclables.
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Eco Living
How to Grow an Avocado Plant
Apr 2nd, 2013 | By Amy Leibrock
Grow your own avocados with this helpful infographic
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Innovation
Super Trucks
Apr 1st, 2013 | By Nicole Rogers
Cummins Inc. and Peterbuilt Motors recently announced the impressive results of the test of their "SuperTruck," a tractor-trailer designed to cut fuel usage by half through aerodynamics and a higher-efficiency engine. Under real-world driving conditions, the SuperTruck's fuel economy was found to be 54 percent higher than a regular long-haul truck, averaging nearly 10 miles per gallon (mpg).
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Food System
Gleaning to Reduce Food Waste
Mar 29th, 2013 | By Aubrey Yee
Gleaning is the practice of gathering food that is left behind after harvest, usually to feed those in need. Modern-day permutations of this ancient practice are bringing food to the hungry and reducing food waste in America.
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Transportation
A Rush to Grow Corn and Soy Is Overtaking America's Grasslands
Mar 27th, 2013 | By Aubrey Yee
The biofuels industry's thirst for corn and soy ethanol is driving a rush to convert Midwest grasslands to croplands. But how much is too much?
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Eco Living
A Surprising Food Waste Solution
Mar 25th, 2013 | By Amy Leibrock
When it comes to disposing of kitchen food waste, nothing beats good, old-fashioned composting. But if you haven't made the leap yet, there may another way to prevent your food scraps from ending up in landfills. In fact, you may already be using it.
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Food System
The Future Looks Bright for Compost Pioneers
Mar 22nd, 2013 | By Aubrey Yee
With commercial composting starting to take off, innovative businesses are harnessing the profit potential of turning everyday organic waste into compost for sale - savings tons of food from the landfill and reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
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