Seven ways to be green at home Eco-Reps across Penn offer sustainability tips to save money, help the environment, and consume less during the holidays. Ellen Iwamoto, director of research support services at the Annenberg Public Policy Center, was an avid gardener pre-pandemic. She decided to try kitchen scrap gardening, as well as growing some peanuts (seen here). (Image: Courtesy Ellen Iwamoto)
With the pandemic in its ninth month, many people have now spent more of 2020 in their homes than anywhere else. That has environmental implications both positive and negative for all sorts of things. Lockdowns imposed across the world lead to a sharp drop in carbon dioxide and nitrogen dioxide emissions, but at-home energy use has jumped as patterns morph to meet new and ever-changing demands.