Winds of Change
How Does Your Garbage Grow? Way Too Fast!
In 2006, Americans produced 251 million tons of municipal solid waste prior to recycling, according to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). That works out to about 4 1/2 pounds a day for every man, woman and child in the country. Fortunately, 82 million tons of that material was recycled or composted that year. The EPA…
Read MoreEarth Might Feel Solar Storms
The effects of a storm raging in the heavens will soon be felt here on Earth, scientists have warned. The first sunspots in an erupting geomagnetic solar storm have been detected on the sun’s surface, heralding the start of what some observers predict will be a strong 11-year storm cycle. In the past, solar storms,…
Read MorePlay Up Outdoor Electrical Safety to Children
Warm, sunny days beckon the child in all of us to head outside and play. Your electric co-op recommends that families review and stress to children to follow simple electrical safety rules for safe outdoor play. Help keep your kids out of harm’s way when they play outdoors. Children often do not understand the dangers…
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