Ellie Gabel

1 week ago | the-microbiologist.com | Ellie Gabel

The world needs clean water, and a growing population both raises that demand and constrains the supply. Thankfully, many sanitation technologies have emerged over the past few years, offering new ways to get safe sources of drinking or pharmaceutical-grade water. However, high-tech solutions are not always ideal.

1 week ago | thecooldown.com | Ellie Gabel

Ethnobotanist Linda Black Elk is captivating social media with her knowledge of over 120 indigenous plant varieties. A YouTube video — posted by America's Test Kitchen — showcases Black Elk's extensive indigenous plant garden. Her knowledge comes from 25 years of teaching about edible and medicinal plants. This allows her to identify each plant using scientific, Lakota, and English names.

2 weeks ago | revolutionized.com | Ellie Gabel

Revolutionized is reader-supported. When you buy through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more here. A building life cycle assessment (LCA) is a major determining factor in how sustainable a structure is. It is the best framework industry experts have to analyze the climate impacts of built environments — one of the most damaging categories when considering the amount of carbon emissions.

2 weeks ago | eponline.com | Ellie Gabel

Shared solar programs are expanding access to renewable energy for renters, businesses, and underserved communities. Community solar is a powerful movement that is quietly reshaping the renewable power landscape in the United States. Across the country, local projects are giving businesses and households an opportunity to tap into solar energy, even if they cannot install panels on their rooftops themselves.

3 weeks ago | thecooldown.com | Ellie Gabel

India's bird-lovers thought Indian Skimmers were mostly gone. However, in mid-April, naturalist Ashish Gujjar spotted 74 flocking in the Haiderpur Wetland. As The Art of Living Social Projects detailed, in a statement shared by PR Newswire, only 2,500 of these birds are left, so seeing this many at once was heartening for conservationists. Gujjar has spent a lot of time in this region. It is a UNESCO Ramsar Site as a wetland with significant ecological importance.