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The Prettiest Pollutant

Fireworks over water
Lots of Americans will celebrate the Fourth of July by illuminating the night sky with sparklers, smoke bombs, roman candles, ground spinners, and many other types of firecrackers. Fireworks get their splendor from a variety of chemicals, such as potassium chlorate, potassium perchlorate, potassium nitrate, sodium benzoate, sodium oxalate, ammonium perchlorate, strontium nitrate, strontium carbonate,
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Seaweed Diet Reduces Methane Emissions

Cows in barn eating
Industrial-scale beef production is impacting global climate, but scientists have found a way to make cattle-rearing more environmentally-friendly. Around 70% of methane emissions from agriculture is due to cows. Cows release methane, a by-product of their digestion, either through belches or farts. Researchers have discovered that by supplementing a cow’s diet with a type of
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As Vermont Nears 75% Renewable Power, is it Clean Enough?

HydroQuebec’s massive hydropower operations north of the Vermont border.
On paper, Vermont boasts one of the cleanest electric grids in the country.  About 66% of the state’s electricity came from renewables in 2019.  The state’s Renewable Energy Standard requires utilities to get to at least 75% renewables by 2032, including wind, solar, biomass and hydropower.  But critics say the problem is that a huge
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Ice Harvesting in Wisconsin

Before refrigerators, people relied on ice boxes, which were insulated wooden boxes used to store ice and keep food cold.
For decades before World War I, much of the ice used in iceboxes was harvested from Wisconsin Lakes. The ice was stored in icehouses until it was shipped via rail to Chicago and then across the nation, in particular the American Southwest such as Texas and Arizona. Small ice harvesting existed to meet demand locally,
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