This year, during the heat of summer, when temperatures in New York surpassed 90F, the 22 solar panels on the roof of my house were doing absolutely nothing. This is not something I learned until September, four months after my husband and I bought this house with a purportedly functional leased solar system in upstate […]
Starbucks Wants to Overhaul Its Cup In an era where concern for sustainability can be good business, the Starbucks disposable cup may be on its way to extinction. By PETER PRENGAMAN / AP September 16, 2023
TEMPE, Arizona Bethany Patton steps up to the counter and places her pink mug into a shoebox-sized dishwasher. It spins. It whirs. Water splashes inside. After 90 seconds, the door opens and steam emerges. A barista grabs the mug, dries it and prepares Pattons order a 16-ounce Starbucks double espresso on ice. For bringing her […]