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Confidence in doing good
Mark Sappenfield
Everyone wants to take better care of the planet. But how do we do that? Does my recycling just end up in a landfill? Does my electric car really shrink my carbon footprint?
Today, contributor Melba Newsome and Monitor photographer Alfredo Sosa take on wood pellets. Are they truly helping Europe meet green-energy targets? Does their manufacture really help local communities? There are doubts.
Doing good requires confidence that what we’re doing is actually good. And sometimes, that requires a little investigating.
