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...Therefore, the basic principle of choosing local, seasonal produce to avoid this pollution is simple. Diners can prevent unnecessary fossil fuel consumption by purchasing fruits and veggies that grow nearby at the appropriate time of year. When faced with exotic cravings for mangoes and plums in autumn, Harvard students could “go green” by eating Massachusetts-grown strawberries or pears...
...Grosser. "A ton of people could lose a lot of money on solar or biofuels." But defenders point out that the burgeoning energy needs of China and India mean that oil prices are unlikely to fall to previous levels, while the political push to put a higher price on fossil fuels through emissions caps or a carbon tax will make renewables a neccesity. "It's either a very important hedge against the future, or it could become the future," says Peter Bance, CEO of Ceres Power, a London-based fuel-cell company...
...peek into animal history in the area, take the road north out of town, then a left on the dirt track to Nieu Bethesda. There, at the foot of Lootsberg Pass (just follow the signs), you'll find the Kitching Fossil Exploration Centre, the world's best record of the Permian period (250 million years ago) when saber-toothed, tiger-sized lizards called gorgonopsians preyed on herds of herbivorous dicynodonts, which had tusks and tortoise-like beaks. Nieu Bethesda has other attractions. The Owl House, decorated with finely ground multicolored glass, was the home and life's work of "outsider...
...seen in my lifetime,” said Mollie Katzen, a bestselling cookbook author and adviser to HUDS.Katzen pointed to both culinary and environmental benefits of eating local, since produce shipped from far away is usually picked before it’s ripe and requires the use of fossil fuels for transport.Eating freshly picked produce brings nutritional benefits as well. Vitamin C and other antioxidants break down quickly after harvest, according to Lilian W.Y. Cheung, lecturer at the Harvard School of Public Health.Cheung said that the storage methods involved in shipping over long distances can decrease vitamin C content...
...delicate enterprise, complicated by meteorological challenges and the ungainliness of a plane this big and light. Even Piccard doesn't envision solar planes replacing today's airliners anytime soon, but that's not the point. To reduce emissions, he believes, aviation will eventually need to wean itself from fossil fuels. "To make reasonable use of any alternative," he says, "we have to become lighter and more aerodynamic to reduce consumption." Solar Impulse promises to generate an array of futuristic insights - and some old-fashioned thrills along...