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  • Ditto

    I <3 the Diva Cup. It's kind of fun once you get used to it, and instead of carrying around tampons all through your period you've already got your menstruation equipment stored up in your cooch. On A review of eco-minded feminine products posted 1 year ago 46 Responses

  • Nitpicky question!

    What if the landfill uses methane to be burned as natural gas? Is this more/as energy efficient than composting organic matter, apart from the energy used to transport it to the landfill? Maybe methane leaks from landfills are very problematic?

    Here's why I ask:

    My college has a program that takes scraps from food production in the dining halls and campus cafés to our organic farm where it is composted. Yippee. But we also use compostable takeout containers (basically just paper-cardboard containers) and throw them in the trash, where they are trucked to a landfill that cannot operate completely as a dry landfill and uses methane produced as natural gas. We don't compost these ourselves for one reason because they require a chipper, which is too much work, and the composting program gets enough input as it is. Any thoughts?On Umbra on compost and climate posted 1 year ago 13 Responses

  • Sounds like BS

    Wow! 20% biodiesel and larger jugs of bottled water! How revolutionary!On Jason Mraz sings the praises of a simpler life posted 1 year, 6 months ago 4 Responses

  • Fertilization

    Organic agriculture can be as productive as conventional, or even more so. However, while organic agriculture means that petroleum-based fertilizers are not being used, organic farmers can still use pesticides that are more potent or toxic than synthetic ones. See this link.

    USDA-certified organic does not always mean that food is healthy for either you or the environment. However, it can be, and it can also be extremely productive. Sustainable farming methods include composting (of course), cover cropping, bio-intensive farming, layering, and organic methods of pest control (the good ones).

    Organic farming often requires more human labor than conventional farming, and that is an inconvenience. On Umbra on organic vs. natural foods posted 1 year, 8 months ago 10 Responses