Residential waste accounts for 55% of the total US waste-stream. If you compost 90% of your food scraps and yard waste, that's an annual savings of 106 lbs of CO2 and 155 lbs of waste diverted. That's the same impact as planting one tree seedling or eliminating 11 bags (or 2 bins) of garbage! (JouleBug)
Chrissy Bowker of Texas asks, “What’s this animal?” COMMON NAME: Yellow-crowned Night Heron SCIENTIFIC NAME: Nyctanassa violacea; ORDER, Pelecaniformes DIET: Mainly crustaceans, insects, and some types of fish. Occasionally, it may feed on small lizards, rodents, or other small birds. SIZE: Average height, 25 inches; Wingspan, 44 inches WEIGHT: Average weight, 1.65 pounds HABITAT: Wetlands, marshes, bayous, shallow lake shores, mangroves, and [...]
At the time that the Energy Saver challenge ended, we had 53 member in our JouleBug community. Now, we are 76 members strong and growing. As the Eco-Challenge community has continued to grow, so has our impact. Week by week, I watch as our numbers rise and I am continually inspired by each and everyone of you. [...]
The "Reduce, Reuse, Recycle" Eco-Challenge is at its mid-point and we've already made an extraordinary impact. Thirty-one individuals have joined the JouleBug challenge in support of sustainability through waste reduction, and I couldn't be more proud of what we are accomplishing. Let's break it down. Carbon Dioxide 2.2 thousand pounds of CO2 have been saved so [...]
Species: Malacosoma disstria Chrissy Bowker of Texas asks, “What’s this animal?” The caterpillar in the picture above is none other than the Forest Tent Caterpillar, Malacosoma disstria. They are commonplace in the eastern regions of US and Canada. Down in Texas, populations are sure to be booming this spring due to the warmer than average [...]
