> When Hallett first conceived the idea of the Destructor, there were still only two ways to deal with toxic waste: store it or burn it. Storage inevitably means leakage and contamination. Incineration multiplies the problem: toxic furans and dioxin float out of smokestacks; filters and scrubbers are packed with poison; there are mounds of ash to be disposed of the process requires massive amounts of energy
http://justinsmallbridge.com/clips/19970301CBdestructor.html
#DougHallet #Dioxins #Incinerator #EcoLogic #ToxicWaste
#ToxicWaste #ecologic #incinerator #Dioxins #DougHallet
"More and more people recognize #trees as living, sentient beings, and if people see themselves as part of that world, “the supposition is that they also behave more in an eco-friendly way,” she said."
Article by @bberwyn about a #study researching #spirituality, #ReconnectWith Nature and #ecologic behaviour https://insideclimatenews.org/news/24122022/christmas-holiday-traditions-nature/ #kinship #reciprocity
#reciprocity #kinship #ecologic #reconnectwith #spirituality #study #trees
Two souvenirs from yesterday's walk at the Alt Camp: a #Vinyater (another almost extinct vine variety), and a Vi Ranci, both #ecologic and #biodynamic, made with indigenous yeast, using natural clarification and minimal intervention.
The #vinery is called Dasca Vives a little oasis of times gone by located next to the second largest refinery in Europe (sounds gruesome but the quality of the wines shows that it can be done).
Will crack open the Ranci this afternoon and share some notes.
#vinyater #ecologic #biodynamic #vinery #rawwine #naturalwine #catalonia #altcamp #viranci
Some harmless #wine sniffing and tasting:
a one year old 100% #ecologic #Maccabeu by Moisés Virgili Rovira for his 9+selecció at La Nou de Gaià;
It comes from vines planted in poor calcareous soil, exposed to the Marinada (wind from the sea).
Grapes come from small parcels and are hand picked.
No added sulphites, indigenous yeast, medium skin contact for that "orange" complexity.
Live round acidity that lingers, a little pollen, touch of tannins, orange peel, salty marzipan, uncrushed thyme, apricotty finish.
#WineTasting #CatalanWines #Tarragona #OrangeWine #NaturalWine #NoSulfites #NoDO #Catalonia
#wine #ecologic #maccabeu #winetasting #catalanwines #tarragona #orangewine #naturalwine #nosulfites #nodo #catalonia
> The ELI Eco Logic International Inc. (Eco Logic) process thermally separates organics, then chemically reduces them in a hydrogen atmosphere, converting them to a reformed gas that consists of light hydrocarbons and water... The Gas-Phase Chemical Reduction process is designed to treat aqueous and oily waste streams and soil and sludge contaminated with hazardous organic waste, such as PCB, PAHs, ...
- https://cfpub.epa.gov/si/si_public_record_report.cfm?Lab=NRMRL&dirEntryId=126905
#EcoLogic #PCBs #ToxicChemicals #DougHallet
#DougHallet #toxicchemicals #pcbs #ecologic
> Ever heard of ELI Eco Logic? Back in the 1980s, Doug Hallett, a scientist formerly with Environment Canada, patented a process to destroy PCBs and other toxic chemicals. He poured his life's blood and family money into Eco Logic, only to see the entire venture drain away in the face of government and corporate indifference.
- https://www.thestar.com/news/2007/03/05/call_of_the_loon.html
#DougHallet #toxicchemicals #pcbs #chlorine #ecologic
pst... petit message à l'heure du #brunch dominical pour vous rappeler que #Ethicsbydesign débute demain ! Vous pouvez vous inscrire sur https://2020.ethicsbydesign.fr et venir écouter :
- A. Crépet & A. Dodu à propos de #Fairphone
- S. Tarquini sur #systemicdesign
- Y. Hamarat d'engagement #ecologic
#ecologic #systemicdesign #fairphone #ethicsbydesign #brunch