Tag: footprint

A Christian group teaches public school students during the school day. Their footprint is growing

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — An Ohio nonprofit that provides off-site Bible instruction to public school students during classroom hours says it will triple its programs in Indiana this fall after new legislation forced school districts to comply. To participating families, nondenominational LifeWise Academy programs supplement religious instruction. But critics in Indiana worry the programs spend public […]

Polis signs bill to reduce energy costs and carbon footprint

(COLORADO) — Governor Polis signed legislation on Wednesday, May 22 to save Coloradans money on their energy bill. HB24-1370 will expand opportunities for neighborhood-scale energy projects as alternatives to natural gas. “Expanding and maintaining natural gas infrastructure is expensive, and this law will help drive down the cost of natural gas in communities across the […]

A Stunning New Material May Shrink Humanity’s Carbon Footprint

“Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links.” Humans produce roughly 35 billion tons of CO2, and while the world can reliably soak up half that amount, it‘s clear the planet needs help to combat anthropogenic climate change. A new solution from Scotland’s Heriot-Watt University is a porous […]