It’s true; the soil is a natural cleanser of our atmosphere through a process called sequestration—the absorption of atmospheric carbon. This reduces greenhouse gasses, and the carbon it extracts makes the soil more fertile. Talk about a win/win outcome. Cleaner air coupled with better soil. So, where does this atmospheric carbon originate? The transport sector… [Read More]
“Ashes To Ashes, Dust To Dust.” What Could Be More Natural?
Death is not an easy subject, but nevertheless, we all come to it. But this isn’t about death. It’s about what comes after. And no, this is nothing about a heavenly afterlife. It’s about what to do with the corpse. In America’s East, it is customary to have a funeral for our loved ones with burial in a… [Read More]
Lithium Is Called “White Gold,” And For Lots Of Good Reasons
Lithium, according to Wikipedia, comes from the Greek “litho,” meaning stone and is a chemical element, symbol “Li,” with the atomic number 3. It is a soft, powdery alkali, silver in color, and is the lightest metal and the lightest solid. It’s also the 25th most abundant element. Lithium is extremely reactive, and is mined… [Read More]
Green Gasoline
Famous for Volvos, meatballs, massages, lutefisk, smorgasbords, and blondes, you can add another Swedish contribution—green gasoline from trees. One of the tasks of contractors is getting rid of the roots, twigs, and branches when clearing a plot. Just so much debris, right? Are we making the best use of this material? Not so fast. It… [Read More]
What Treasure Lies Below New York? (Hint: It’s Dirt)
Okay, put away your fedora, leather jacket and turn off any Indiana Jones tune in your head. The ancient treasure buried all over New York City, isn’t “that” kind of treasure. The treasure New Yorkers are digging up these days is just plain ol’ dirt. Sorta’. According to a July 25, 2018 article in The… [Read More]
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