Science left out

• Autores: Alex Berezow, Hank Campbell
• Localización: New scientist, ISSN 0262-4079, Nº. 2902, 2013, págs. 24-25
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • Berezow and Campbell talk about the Democratic party's efforts to make the US more sustainable. With their "Green the Capitol" initiative, the Democrats planned to make the building a model of sustainability. They replaced light bulbs and bathroom fixtures, but perhaps most significantly, they took the step of greening the congressional cafeteria. Cost was no object. The problem, as they saw it, was an excessive reliance on environmentally wasteful styrofoam containers and plastic utensils. And so they issued a decree: from now on, the cafeteria would use biodegradable containers and utensils. They claimed science was on their side: the utensils could be composted, and would thus be better for the environment. The result was a miracle of sustainability, at least according to internal reports, which claimed to have kept 650 tonnes of waste out of landfill between 2007 and 2010.