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sustainability
Our View: U.S. joins wrong side of debate at climate conference
We should be leading the campaign to head off global warming, not fighting it.
Our View: For food pantries, the best gift is cash
Canned goods are certainly welcome this time of year, but money goes a lot further.
Recipe: Milk and Honey Whole Wheat Sandwich Bread
This recipe makes two loaves.
Cut down on plastic by covering food in cloth? Now, that’s a wrap
Take a T-shirt and bake it in beeswax for a storage sheet you can reuse.
Carpets could be causing trouble underfoot
We don’t know what microfibers may be doing to us.
Our View: Hydro-Quebec answers key climate question
The company is wasting enough energy to fill a contract with Massachusetts.
Researchers find new way to convert lobster shells into plastic, and it’s not too hard
Chemists at McGill University say the process could be used in the production of things such as medical implants. It could also make use of the millions of tons of waste produced by the seafood industry.
Ecomaine CEO: Commitment to recycling will pay off as markets rebound
The investments made in community programs shouldn’t be abandoned because we’re in a slump.
3M requiring every new product to have a sustainability component
The move is expected to touch each of the roughly 1,000 new products the company introduces each year.