Cost of Trash- WasteZero

Our current trash and recycling system is broken. Our consumption is increasing, and even as recycling trucks pass by our houses we don’t seem to take advantage of them.

John Campbell of WasteZero, offers a new solution. Incentivize people to do the right thing- reward those who waste less. Once a community signs on (like 800 have done in 41 states) citizens buy specific WasteZero bags  for 2 bucks a piece at a local retailer (Walmart, Target, etc). Because people are now paying per bag, it is in their benefit to use less. Why is it that for all other utilities you pay for the amount you use (water/heat) except for trash? The truth is that the cost of waste is there for all citizens- just in the form of taxes.

As communities are being bombarded with higher costs of trash maintenance, WasteZero offers a solution, reducing community trash by 44% with millions of dollars of local savings left over for the city to spend elsewhere.

Interesting concept that seems to be rapidly expanding around the nation. 

The Greenland Ice Sheet- Have we been here before?

Dr. Nicolas Young researches the past and present state of the Greenland Ice Sheet, in order to compare how temperature has contributed to the size of the glacier. Here are some of his most interesting findings.

• Changes in climate could occur more rapidly than originally predicted (Typically thought of as a long-term process, but evidence such as the rapid change in ice cover between 8,000 and 6,000 years ago might prove otherwise)
• During the Holocene Era (4000-6000 years ago), the temperature in Greenland was even warmer than it is currently. However, there weren't as stark differences in the Greenlandic ice cover as one may think. Therefore, there is reason to believe there might be factors in addition to temperature that predict ice cover.

It is important to remember that although the temperature has changed over time. Pre-human temperatures were to be expected. During the Holocene Era, it was expected that the temperature would be hot. 8.2K years ago, it was expected that the temperature would be frigid. Currently, we are supposed to be going into a glacial period, and yet temperatures are warming. That is how we know humans are contributing to climate change.