Recycled Glass Insulation

Recycled glass insulation by Knauf
Recycled glass insulation by Knauf

I’m always on the lookout for sustainable natural building materials. Recycled glass insulation is not only made in part with recycled glass, it’s also effective at reducing energy costs and improving the acoustics in homes and businesses. EcoBatt insulation caught my eye because it appears to be the largest brand of recycled, non-toxic glass insulation in the US. A few other brands are listed below, some of which are available in Europe.

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How a New Source of Water is Helping Reduce Conflict

The Sorek desalination plant is bringing abundant clean water to Israel.
The Sorek desalination plant is bringing abundant clean water to Israel.

“We are standing above the new Sorek desalination plant, the largest reverse-osmosis desalination facility in the world, and we are staring at Israel’s salvation. Just a few years ago, in the depths of its worst drought in at least 900 years, Israel was running out of water. Now it has a surplus. That remarkable turnaround was accomplished through national campaigns to conserve and reuse Israel’s meager water resources, but the biggest impact came from a new wave of desalination plants.

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Forest Gardens for Biodiversity

Plant diversity in forest gardens helps maximize sequestration of carbon.
Plant diversity in forest gardens helps maximize sequestration of carbon.

Forest gardens have many benefits, one of which is sequestering carbon from the air and storing it in soil. A large diversity of plants, like found in nature and forest gardens, maximizes the carbon storage process. The image above lists the advantages of storing carbon in the soil.

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