Tag: Lake Erie
Northeast Ohio surf shop owner making waves with boards made from used foam
By Zaria Johnson, Ideastream Public Media
This story was originally published by Ideastream.
Expanded polystyrene foam, typically used in everything from packaging for new TVs to carry-out food containers, but Jeffrey McNaught, owner of Edgewater Surf in Rocky River, found an eco-friendly use for something that usually ends up in landfills.
Lake Erie’s icy winter bodes well for fish, birds
When Lake Erie remains frozen for long periods of time, it usually means good things for creatures that depend on the lake. Read the full story by The Plain Dealer.
Newly opened London restaurant pledges zero food waste
A London restaurateur has opened what she says will be the city’s first zero-food-waste eatery. After two years of planning, designing and building, Jess Jazey-Spoelstra officially opened the doors to Los Olivos on Tuesday following a soft launch during the weekend. “This was my baby,” said Jazey-Spoelstra, who opened Bear and Frankie’s at Covent Garden […]
At long last, Lake Erie-Niagara River ice boom to be removed
In accordance with the International Joint Commission Order of Approval governing its operation, preparations are now underway for the New York Power Authority to begin removal of the Lake Erie-Niagara […]
Hazardous waste-like substance found inside trench city waterlines pass through
A greasy, paint-like substance has been found in the same Envirosafe Services of Ohio Inc. trench that holds two waterlines the city of Toledo uses to move raw Lake Erie water to its Collins Park Water Treatment Plant.