Articles by Sarah Laskow
Sarah Laskow is a reporter based in New York City who covers environment, energy, and sustainability issues, among other things.
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The one upside of pine beetles: Cool iPhone covers made from trees they killed
After heading off a pine beetle infestation on the 37,000-acre Montana ranch he co-owns, Larry Lipson had thousands of tons of lumber on hand. He decided to make something useful out of it.
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Endangered deer gets its head stuck in a Doritos bag
We all know, in the abstract, that leaving trash out in the world can negatively impact wildlife. But here's a specific case that shows how pathetic that impact can be.
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The “carbon negative” building block is mostly made from recycled ingredients
Which means that as long as you avoid adding glass, metal, drywall, insulation, or humans, you could have a completely carbon-neutral building!
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This 13-by-13 cube of metal used to be an amusement park
"Creating [it] was undoubtedly the most violent process I’ve ever embarked upon," the artist said.