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Ask Pablo: Waste Incineration, Good Or Bad?

Image Source: The Author Dear Pablo: My city wants to build a waste incineration plant. Should I be concerned? The “nimby” crowd is already against it, but could there be benefits? Today the word “incineration” means much more than just burning trash in a corner of the back yard. Incineration with energy recovery has become the waste disposal method of choice in several European countries where it is actually classified as a Renewable Energy Source, making it eligible for tax credits. Even in the United States electricity generation… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Ask Pablo: Waste Incineration, Good Or Bad?

The P26. Patagonia Footwear’s Answer to Backpacker’s Zero Impact Challenge

Photo: Logo – Patagonia, Boot – Backpacker Can you make a walking boot with less environmental impact? This is the question Backpacker magazine posed to 60 footwear companies. But only five rallied to their ‘zero impact challenge.’ Patagonia Footwear was one of that handful, and we’ve been following their response to that dare. Details of Patagonia’s boot recently came to light. It is known, rather unevocatively, as the P26. P for Patagonia (doh!), and apparently the human foot has 26 bones, whilst also coverin… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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The P26. Patagonia Footwear’s Answer to Backpacker’s Zero Impact Challenge