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Brave New Leaf

A green newbie trying to assess her impact and transform her lifestyle to be more sustainable. Covers green projects and products.

Algae 101

Posted on Tuesday April 8th, 2008 at 15:15 in biofuel, biodiesel, algae, carbon output, algae energy, algae harvesting, biohydrogen

Algae has been making the news a lot lately, and is a fairly new topic in environmental circles. Let's take a step back for a moment and talk about why algae is interesting and important. What is algae? It's a......
Washington Ecology Dept. funds several biowaste-to-fuel research projects

Posted on Friday March 21st, 2008 at 12:35 in ethanol, biofuel, washington, waste, organic waste, biowaste

The Washington Department of Ecology announced that it will grant over $600,000 to several research projects focused on conversion of organic wastes to ethanol, biodiesel, and organic fertilizer. We at Brave New Leaf are not fans of turning food into...
The Myth of Green Travel

Posted on Friday January 18th, 2008 at 15:29 in biofuel, ecotourism, carbon offsets, green travel, carbon output, eco-tourism, green aircraft

Last year, 55% of my carbon emissions came from travelling on airplanes. In the US and UK, air travel accounts for 5% of our nations’ overall carbon footprints. 2% worldwide. The US airline industry uses 20 billion gallons of gasoline......