The Plastics Comeback- GIT for Plastic Reduction

Our society has long procrastinated on solving the “plastics dilemma.” Pollution from plastics has reached epidemic proportions, from microplastics present in our food supply to plastic waste stashed in the deepest parts of our oceans. Despite mitigation efforts like recycling, we have more plastic waste on Earth today than we have ever had in history, and we are manufacturing more…

The One Thing Fire Departments Usually Forget

Let’s do a quick exercise. Close your eyes, and take a deep breath, in…and…out. Did you know that there’s a 40% chance that you’re breathing unhealthy air, according to the American Lungs Association? Air is dirty, and can carry aerosol particles like dust and pollen. Sometimes, these aerosols can include dangerous soot, smoke, and other pollutants, which can make it…

Helium- Abundant in the Universe, Scarce on Earth

“Helium is like gold,” said Tony Corletto, BAUER Sales Manager for Industrial Air and Gas Products. Corletto was speaking on the widespread scarcity of helium: it is one of the most abundant elements in the universe, yet one of the most difficult to find on Earth. BAUER Compressors – a German-based company with a large United States manufacturing facility in…

The Secret Gas That’s Worse Than Carbon Dioxide

“We’d have to leak 80 pounds of carbon dioxide to do the same harm as one pound of methane,” said Tony Ingraffea of Cornell University. Ingraffea was speaking to a reporter about an unsettling discovery: methane (CH4) is 80 times more dangerous than carbon dioxide (CO2) for the first 20 years after it reaches the atmosphere. Over time, methane remains 25x…