Scrapmetal Magic: 3R Solarville exhibit shines at the Arizona Science Center

Scrapmetal Magic: 3R Solarville exhibit shines at the Arizona Science Center Can you have any more fun than skulking around junkyards for salvageable stuff, and making money doing it? Enter a local fabrication company who specializes in the three R’s – reuse, repurpose and recycle. They are refreshingly eco-centric across virtually every aspect of their business. Columnist Carrie Morgan is founder and president of Rock The Status Quo, a Phoenix-based marketing,... Read More

Be a part of history – April 29 & 30 @ The Pioneer Living History Museum for Earth Day 2011

Mark this on your calendar!! What: Earth Day 2011 – Our Earth, Our Home, Our Habitat When: Friday, April 29 (for Youth) and Saturday, April 30 (for Everyone) Time: 9 AM to 3 PM both days / Entry Fee: $5 entry fee to the Museum Location: Pioneer Living History Museum–3901 West Pioneer Road, Phoenix, AZ. * Please join North Country Conservancy and their community partners, the Pioneer Living History Museum, Phoenix Parks and Conservation Foundation,... Read More

Is A Frugal Lifestyle Also Green?

Long before the Green, eco-friendly, earth movement came along the frugal had been quietly doing things that have recently been made popular by the Green movement. So – what exactly is frugal and what were these activities? The definition of frugal is “avoiding waste” and “being economical” and although that may not sound particularly “green” it is in practice. How does a person become frugal? The frugal do many of the same day to day things... Read More

Inspiration: Recycled Batteries Turned Into Pigments

Camila da Silva Bruzadelli, Alan Juliano de Andrade and Deborah Asbahr, of Limeira, Brazil are responsible for this. Having discovered a way to make good use of recycled batteries, they live in their state of Sao Paolo where 192 million batteries are used each year, with only a fraction of them being recycled. But what IBM 40Y6795 batteries they do receive, they disassemble into their constituent components, being cardboard, plastic, steel and graphite,... Read More