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.
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7 Luxury Ways to Travel That are Also Easy on the Earth
Image: massaud digg_url = 'http://www.treehugger.com/files/2010/04/7-luxury-ways-to-travel-green.php';Everyone needs to take time off to relax. Travel is a major element of getting away from it all. And while an eco-volunteering vacation can be an
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Blue Stork Finds True Love in Spite of Curious Color
Spring always portends the return of storks to the large nests which top chimneys and towers across the German landscape. But this year in Biegen, about an hour east of Berlin, residents were astonished when one
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DARPA Seeks Porta-Reactor Technology for Troop Poop Fuel
Alert Pentagon-watchers who stumbled upon the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) solicitation SN-10-37 looked past the official title "Request for Information (RFI) on Deployable Reactor Technologies for
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Easter Egg Packaging Under Scrutiny
There is a law, but you wouldn't know it to look at the Easter displays. After some years of watching diverging regulation develop in Member States, the EU passed the Directive 94/62/EC, on packaging and packaging waste. In a
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Canada Approves Enviropigâ„¢, Piglets Inherit Genetic Modifications for Clean Manure
Image: Scott Bauer, ARS.USDA Piglets Inherit Genetic Modification Canada has approved limited production of animals dubbed "enviropigs™," a genetically modified breed of pigs producing up to 65% less phosphorous in pig poo and urine. The pigs pass the
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Save Lake Skadar
This just in from our friends at Wild Wonders of Europe: "Lake Skadar is one of the most unique Wild Wonders of Europe. Seldom has a signature been so important."
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Kiwi Biker Wins Right to Bicycle Naked
Nick Lowe, of Johnsonville, New Zealand, pulls on bike shorts and a t-shirt when he climbs on to pedal away through the city. But as soon as he hits the open road, a "change of clothes" is on the agenda. The
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Gecko and Ghost Orchid: "Invisible" Species Discovered
A gecko found in the rocky foothills of Cambodia's Cardamom Mountains has been declared a new species after examination of its unique color pattern and scale characteristics. And the Ghost Orchid, a rare plant named for
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Sexier Sterile Insects for Improved Organic Pest Control
Decades after DDT and "Silent Spring," scientists are still searching for better ways to improve agricultural yields and protect desirable plants and animals (including humans) from plagues of insects. The
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10 Beauty Products You Must Ditch During Pregnancy
Image: Audi insperation, Flickr digg_url = 'http://www.treehugger.com/files/2010/03/beauty-products-you-must-ditch-during-pregnancy.php';Decades ago, when chemists were churning out new discoveries and industry was making "better living through
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Historic Images Document Drastic Depletion of Marine Life (Slideshow)
In addition to conducting the largest ever survey of life in the global oceans, Census of Marine Life scientists pored over ships logs, tax records, literature, monastery archives, and historical photos to piece
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Historic Images Document Drastic Depletion of Marine Life
A Good Catch, 1958 In 1958, a man took his family fishing off of Key West and captured the moment of glory in a souvenir photo. Half a century later, this photo is one of many records reviewed by scientists trying to piece together a picture of how life i
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Inflatable Bike Case Makes Taking Your Bike Easier
For all those times you wish you could have brought your bike with you on the train, bus or plane, now there is Biknd Helium. The Helium bike case is not quite lighter than air, but definitely lighter than a standard hard case, weighing in
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Busting a Myth: Does Facebook Water Vapor Comment Disprove Global Warming?
This one goes out to mig. Mig wrote us and explained that yesterday a distant facebook friend posted this:
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Are Zeppelins the Future of Air Travel? (Slideshow)
Concocting crazy flying machines has long been a favorite hobby of mankind. Our generation, accustomed to being whisked to our
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Are Zeppelins the Future of Air Travel?
The Dream of Flight Humans have long concocted glorious images of flying machines with an aspiration to defy gravity. With air travel called into question due to issues including fuel consumption and the effect that airplane contrails have on the earth's
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Breakthrough Producing Hydrogen from Water + Sunlight
Image: Angewandte Chemie, Wiley Sunlight + Water = Hydrogen Gas Scientists at the University of East Anglia, led by Dr. Thomas Nann, report a breakthrough in the production of hydrogen from water using the energy of sunlight. Amidst all the hype about a
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NBC's Olympic Studio Furnished with Reclaimed Wood
NBC's coverage of the 2010 Olympic Winter Games has drawn comments from the sidelines, ranging from How We Hate NBC's Olympics Coverage: A Statistical Breakdown to NBC delivers the goods in Winter Games coverage. We
