Stephen Beane
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Sustainability Tip: Sealing your home for winter saves energy and dollars, but make sure to check air quality too
Did you know that air sealing your home can reduce heating and cooling costs, increase comfort and create a healthier indoor environment? Winter is coming, and it is time → Read More
Sustainability Tip: Here are 3 ways to monitor and improve air quality in your home
Did you know that toxins from wildfire smoke can travel thousands of miles from the actual fire and can greatly affect air quality? We don’t think of Eagle County → Read More
Sustainability Tip: Celebrate Energy Efficiency Day in Vail with these three tips
Did you know that Walking Mountain Science Center’s Energy Programs has helped local homes and businesses save more than $900,000 on their energy bills since the program began? Learning how to be more energy efficient... → Read More
Sustainablility tip: Read this before you drive out to see leaves change color this fall
Did you know that Aspen leaves have timers that are triggered by the changing seasons? In fall, the days get shorter and the nights get longer and cooler. The → Read More
Sustainability Tip: Here’s what you need to know heading into wildfire season
Did you know that climate change has doubled the number of forest fires since 1984? Next week, Canada celebrates National Forest Week, but that doesn’t mean we can’t start → Read More
Sustainability Tip: Plastic from Eagle County can make its way into oceans
Did you know that 80% of ocean plastic comes from land-based sources? Eagle County is far away from an ocean, but the trash we make here can make it all the way to an ocean. A study done by the Eunomia Research & Consulting reports that more than 80 percent of the annual input of… → Read More
Sustainability Tip: Eating local food helps reduce greenhouse gas emissions
Did you know that 25-30% of total greenhouse gas emissions are attributable to our food systems? The story behind our food systems is complex, because it includes production, transportation, → Read More
Sustainability Tip: Here’s how you can help fight food insecurity in the valley
Did you know that more than 15 million American children do not have access to healthy affordable food? A 2016 study done by the United States Department of Agriculture → Read More
Here’s how to eat a local, sustainable diet
Did you know that produce from your local grocery store chain travels on average 1,500 miles from the farm to your plate? Food production, processing, and distribution have a → Read More
Sustainability Tip: Here’s how to help eliminate food waste in your home
Did you know that 40% of food in America is wasted, while nearly 16% of Eagle River Valley residents live in food-insecure houses? Household food waste is piling up → Read More
Susntainability Tip: Composting helps reduce harmful greenhouse gas emissions that are causing climate change
Did you know that food waste and yard scraps that end up in the landfill break down into greenhouse gases that contribute to climate change? Thanks to the efforts → Read More
Sustainability Tip: Plastic microfibers are polluting our waters. Here’s what you can do to stop it.
Did you know that one washing load of athletic clothes could be shedding up to 17 million plastic fibers? Athleisure is a growing clothing trend that mixes casual wear → Read More