Saturday, November 29, 2014

ReNewable Now Radio Interview

I was recently a guest on ReNewable Now Radio where I offered my insight into the world of sustainability. Host Peter Arpin and co-host Jim Murphy, sustainability director at Rhode Island College, interviewed me about topics ranging from what the Founding Fathers would have thought about Republican climate deniers in Congress to California high-speed rail to Germany leading the world in clean energy to sustainability initiatives in professional sports leagues.

Friday, November 7, 2014

Guest Post: Cash for Trash: The Scrap Metal Story of World War II


The scrap recycling industry annually transforms 150 million tons of obsolete materials from consumers, businesses, and manufacturers into useful raw material, according to the Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries, Inc (ISRI).

The fact, aside from delivering on its intended promise of catching eyeballs, also underscores the critical role played by the scrap recycling industry in providing valuable resources at reasonable prices to the American manufacturer.