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Upcycle Ohio and The Makerspace: Turning Athens’ Garbage into Gold

April 2, 2021 Claire Milano Leave a comment

Upcycling and reusing materials began in Appalachia. The area’s history of poverty has forced residents to be creative. Taking things…

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Posted in: Community Profiles Filed under: appalachia, athens ohio, Featured, garbage, green businesses, Ohio University, plastic, recycling, rural action, sustainability, upcycle

Green New Deals Must Remember Those Left Behind by Fossil Fuels

March 5, 2021 Adam Bloir Leave a comment

After videos of a plastic drinking straw being removed from a turtle’s nose went viral in 2015, environmental activists mobilized.…

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Posted in: Blogs Filed under: appalachia, microplastic, plastic, recycling, single-use plastic

A Sense of Place

April 14, 2020 Jamie Clarkson Leave a comment

On the southeastern edge of Ohio’s perimeter, nestled in Meigs County there is a patch of land that generations of…

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Posted in: 2020, Archives Filed under: appalachia, center for campus and community engagement, Community, mary nally, Ohio University, sense of place, ted bernard

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