by Ellie Cabell | Jun 8, 2023 | Uncategorized
Agrivoltaics is the practice of using land concurrently for solar panels and agriculture. In 1981, German physicist Adolf Goetzberger and researcher Armin Zastrow found that crops grew faster and used less water when grown underneath solar panels, rather than...
by Ellie Cabell | Jun 7, 2023 | Uncategorized
Imagine a water regulation in the west that encourages those with the largest water rights to waste such a precious resource. Actually, you don’t have to imagine. The “Use It Or Lose It” rule was created when Colorado became a state, and it forces those with water...
by Ellie Cabell | Apr 25, 2022 | Uncategorized
Here in the United States, we have a two-party political system. There are minor parties, but it’s Democrats and Republicans who carry the vast majority of voters and seats in legislatures. In recent years, we’ve seen a definitive split between the two parties, such...
by Ellie Cabell | Apr 7, 2022 | Uncategorized
Here in the United States, we have a two-party political system. There are minor parties, but it’s Democrats and Republicans who carry the vast majority of voters and seats in legislatures. In recent years, we’ve seen a definitive split between the two parties, such...
by Ellie Cabell | Mar 31, 2022 | Uncategorized
Consumer Reports tested the packaging of over 100 food products from US restaurants and grocery stores and found PFAS chemicals in many of them. PFAS, called “forever chemicals,” are man-made chemical products that have been used worldwide since the 1950s, most...
