Christine Lepisto
Christine Lepisto has had the good fortune of developing her childhood love of math and chemistry into a career revolving around corporate environmental responsibility coupled with realistic economic competitiveness, following her belief that change is best made from the inside. After over 20 years of industrial experience -- developing new materials recovery processes, implementing waste reduction projects, satisfying community concerns when seeking permits, and managing chemical stewardship globally -- she founded Chemical Safety Consulting in 2008 to continue to support clients committed to sustainability. She has been writing for TreeHugger since 2005.
Christine and her husband of over twenty-five years divide their time between a rehabilitated neighborhood in Berlin and an organic olive farm in Umbria (Italy). She is proud of their two charming daughters, and thanks all of the TreeHuggers committed to giving their generation and those that follow a better future.
Latest Stories from Christine Lepisto
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Researchers nuke up new solar cell material in microwave that used to make lunch
Scientists up-cycle the microwave that used to make lunch to develop a cheap method using more abundant and less toxic materials to make nanocrystal semiconductors.
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Not too late to reverse dramatic declines in biodiversity
A new study finds climate change will halve the living space of half of plants and one third of animals if we don't act now; but there is hope.
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Mapping the travel of invasive marine species
Scientists map how marine creatures steal rides in hopes of developing better prevention against invasive species
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Goedzak ("good bag") designs a new approach to reuse
Dutch design firm Waarmakers proposes a new take on an old trick, and gets us pondering the best options for stuff we no longer use.
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How sustainable is pet ownership?
Pets bring so much joy and extend our lives. A new study looks at some of our pet maintenance choices.
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Photo tour: healing the planet through agriculture
The Demeter biodynamic method goes beyond organic standards, we see the principles in action at a Demeter farm.
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What's new in bikes at VELO Berlin (Photos)
In spite of snow and freezing winds, the bicycle season officially opens and we check out the trends and innovations for 2013.
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Volkswagen's all electric e-Up! debuts at Wolfsburg annual investors conference
Volkswagen's first all electric car will levy the four-seater Up! model, and will go on sale after the IAA in September 2013.
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Recycling 2.0, molecular sorting to scavenge raw materials from wastes
With precious resources increasingly trapped in a complex matrix of different materials, molecular sorting offers hope for recycling.
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How do they find horse meat in hamburger?
A relatively new test detected horse meat in European hamburger. We wonder: how do they test this? Could it happen in America? What happens to all the recalled food?
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Fresh bread without preservatives?
A Canadian researcher's bread breakthough could lead to natural crop protection as well as better bread
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German town goes off the grid, achieves energy independence
Town residents banded together to create their own energy grid fed by wind turbines, solar, and biogas.
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Amazing waterproof and oilproof coating (video)
No wonder the video went viral -- it looks like magic. But Ultra Ever Dry appears to be the real thing.
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3 Widely Used Pesticides Banned in EU Due to Unacceptable Danger to Bees
Three of the world's most used pesticides, neonicotinoids made by Bayer and Syngenta, will be banned in the EU to see if bees recover.
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Using Darwin to Develop More Efficient Solar Panels
Use of "artificial" natural selection can be used to trap light (photons) longer so that energy can be harvested more efficiently in organic solar cells.
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Kick-ass Scientific Sailboat Journeys to the "Heart of the Climate Machine"
We talk to Tara crewmembers, who sail the seas monitoring ocean health and climate change in a boat that cannot be crushed by polar ice, about the adventure-job openings
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The Hyper-Efficient TWIKE Human-Electric Hybrid Vehicle
We visit the factory where the only human-electric hybrid sold in series is produced to explore the benefits of a car you can pedal.
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Biomimicry Solves Age-old Industrial Air Pollution Problem
This clever trick mimics how Earth's atmosphere cleans itself, resulting in a low-energy, effective solution to age-old air pollution problems.
