This week, we’re looking at how Senate Bill 1383, built to help the environment by reducing harmful methane emissions through recycling and food waste diversion, could shake out in Humboldt. We’ll talk about how diverting 20 percent of edible food otherwise bound for landfill can not only help the planet, but those in need locally. […]
Food waste
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NCJ Preview: The Green Issue
The annual Green Issue is back and we’re looking at stories that touch on the environment and the climate crisis this week. We’ll talk about building up vs. building out around the county, and the impacts and controversies related to creating needed housing in Eureka and Arcata. We’ve got updates on the proposed offshore wind […]
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How Much Do Wildfires Really Cost California’s Economy?
Not a single structure burned down in the city of South Lake Tahoe. And yet, the threat of the fast approaching Caldor Fire cost surrounding El Dorado County tens of millions of dollars, if not more. In South Lake Tahoe, Domi Chavarria, co-owner of Verde Mexican Rotisserie, felt the devastation of the Caldor Fire even […]
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Windfall Apples
When life hands the farmers and home gardeners of Humboldt too many apples, many hand the excess to Food for People. Last year they donated some 57,000 pounds of excess produce and meat to the organization’s gleaning program, according to Food for People, which redistributed the food to people in need. Some of that was […]
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Waste to Worms: A Local Business Keeps Trash out of the Landfill
Think about making a cake. You have all of the necessary ingredients: flour, sugar, baking powder, whole milk, eggs and oil. Those are the basic ingredients you need to make a cake, not a delicious one but, still, a cake. Hold on, you forgot to add vanilla and butter, just a couple of ingredients that […]
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Alchemists launch eco-friendly whiskey
Making a shot of whiskey is a tough job. There are lots of rules laid down by the federal government to make sure “American whiskey” is precisely what the world expects it to be: at least 51 percent fermented grain (corn if you want to call it Bourbon), distilled to no more than 80 percent […]