Anna’s Links – E-Waste Recycling and Green Roofs
New York state passed the “Electronic Equipment Recycling and Reuse Act,” requiring that manufacturers accept and recycle many types of e-waste starting in April 2011 (soon!)- NY State Dept. of...
View ArticlePhiladelphia’s Green Stormwater Infrastructure
Many older cities face increasing stormwater management issues. Today’s video was put together by the Philadephia Water Department’s Office of Watersheds and gives a pretty good overview of an...
View ArticleBlue Roofs
This post is part of our definitions series on “eco-lingo” and technical terms. – – – Image: U.S. EPA “Green roofs”, or roofs that use vegetation to retain stormwater and reduce the ‘heat island...
View ArticleDo Green Roofs Improve Solar PV Performance?
Image: Wikimedia Commons While attending a recent talk given by Paul Kephart, president of pioneering ecological design firm, Rana Creek, I heard an interesting assertion: Green roofs can improve the...
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