Month December 2011

Railroad ties and bridges from 100% recycled material

Axion makes the ties from plastic bottles and landfill waste and says they are cost-effective. ECOTRAXâ„¢ simply outperform traditional railroad ties. They are virtually impervious to the elements; will not rust, splinter, crumble, rot, absorb moisture or leach toxic chemicals…

Protect Bryce Canyon from Big Coal

Big Coal and the City of Los Angeles are threatening Bryce Canyon National Park. They’ve proposed building a 3,500 acre coal strip mine right next to the park to extract coal to power L.A. If built, the mine would turn…