Under the Lens by Elise Hugus

Under the Lens by Elise Hugus

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Posts Tagged ‘The Green Center’

Bathrooms of the future

Tuesday, March 22nd, 2011

Are we flushing money down the toilet?

As someone who goes to a fair share of wastewater-related meetings, I wasn’t expecting to be blown away at last weekend’s Eco-Toilet Summit.

On a conceptual level, I felt I already understood the basics of composting human waste— hey, I do it every day with food scraps.

Adding one step through my digestive system to my garden seemed to make sense… from a theoretical point of view.

But after hearing about the range of eco-toilet options available, and a variety of perspectives from regular residents, the theoretical became possible.

What stopped making sense is the way we use—and view—the bathroom.

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On the Road (With a Tank Full of Veggie Oil)

Friday, December 10th, 2010

Hatchville native Barry Febos is on the move. He recently sold or gave away all the belongings that did not fit into his 1981 Volkswagen Rabbit and headed home from Baltimore for the holidays.

But he is not stopping in Falmouth for long: shortly after Christmas, Febos will hit the road in his Rabbit, armed with nothing more than a camera, a laptop, and a tank full of vegetable oil.

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Home is where the solution is?

Tuesday, September 21st, 2010

A Hatchville couple wants the town to consider home-based wastewater treatment options before moving forward with a multi-million dollar, centralized sewage treatment system. (more…)

The road to food security on Cape Cod

Wednesday, July 21st, 2010

Most of us have heard the reasons for consuming food with origins closer to home: fresher food tastes better, it contributes little to global warming, and supporting your local farmer keeps food dollars in the community. But Hatchville resident Earle Barnhart wants Cape Codders to go the extra mile for their produce, by “growing fresh, growing local.”

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