The environmental impact that we humans have is very complex. Much of what we do in our daily lives have unintended consequences. There are some that believe plastics need to eliminated from being used. There may be some valid points to their argument however, the alternatives are usually not as environmentally friendly as what we [...]
David Schraub was planning to transition from the semiconductor industry to solar energy when he got what many could call a true brainstorm. It was 2007 when he noticed a distant storm while driving to Corpus Christi and realized that he could make a business out of capturing rainwater. Last month, his idea evolved into [...]
For more than a year, the marriage of Danny and Teresa Clark of Mesa was dominated by trying to change the way products are packaged. “It was 100 percent, 24-hour-a-day thinking,” Teresa Clark said. “We did research to the end of the Internet. There were a lot of sleepless nights, but what kept us going [...]
OPERATION: Saving Earth will be celebrating its fourth year of serving not only Lackawanna County and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, but also communities nationwide. Started by, David Scalzo, a 15 year old Pennsylvanian resident who resides in Scott Township (in Lackawanna County). Back in August of 2006, an idea to start a recycling program in [...]
Under the current legislation there is a bill SB 1454 that is proposing to ban the use of the word “BIODEGRADABLE” for ALL plastic products. Sounds absolutely crazy, why would any legislator agree to support this? Well, the bill is backed by the PLA industry, most specifically BPI (Biodegradable Products Institute) and Natureworks. They have [...]
