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People love to weigh in on whether it’s burping cows or farting cows that puff more methane into the air. But landfills don’t burp, or moo, or do anything even remotely cute. A landfill is more like a barnacle-crusted Jabba the Hutt with an acute case of acid reflux. Not something we’re eager to talk […]

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Climate change, despite its outsized impact on the planet, is still an abstract concept to many of us. That needs to change. My hope is that readers of this blog will develop a better understanding of...