Good News Notes: “Oil doesn’t mix with a lot of things. Add owls to the list. A snowy owl found last Friday sitting atop a mound of material at a Milwaukee recycling center had its feathers so fouled with diesel oil it couldn’t fly. And its typical bright white coloration was a dingy brown. “She was very dirty and looked…
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This Styrofoam-like packaging is made of popcorn—not plastic
Good News Notes: “Those bits that come inside your packages are called peanuts, but of course they are made from polystyrene, not anything natural. But what if we could send things packaged in popcorn—the actual food, not another plastic-derived counterpart—instead? That’s the hope of researchers at the University of Göttingen in Germany, who have developed the plant-based…
Pop-up art shop raises more than $25K for N.J. nonprofit
Good News Notes: “What started as a pop-up shop for art and donations in Hopewell has raised more than $25,000 for HomeFront, the nonprofit organization focusing on ending homelessness in Central Jersey. The pop-up shop, curated by members of ArtSpace, one of the creative programs under HomeFront, launched in early December. ArtSpace is a spacious studio…