Author: David Guion

David Guion is a retired academic librarian with a distinguished record of publication. He participated in the first Earth Day (1970) and has been dedicated to an environmentally friendly lifestyle ever since. When he later served on a university sustainability committee, he learned what large institutions can do for the environment. He also noticed that individual households can do the many of the same kinds of things on a smaller scale. He puts his research and writing skills to work publishing the respected blog Sustaining Our World to get the word out. Follow him on Twitter @ecofhp. Contact him at david@sustainingourworld.com

The Pursuit of New Wind Turbine Technology

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The demand for renewable energy has outstripped our technology’s ability to provide it. The introduction of battery storage has greatly boosted the ability of renewable technologies to provide a steady and predictable supply of electricity, but lithium batteries are not a long-term solution. Current wind turbine technology isn’t a long-term solution, either. With wind power […]

Everything You Should Know About Materials Recovery Facility

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We separate recyclables from trash. We take our containers out to the curb on collection day. Trucks empty them and drive off. We retrieve the containers until the next collection day. Did you ever wonder what happens next? To find out, I toured the recycling plant in Greensboro, North Carolina and interviewed the city’s recycling […]