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Night Sky Light Pollution Threatens Star Visibility, Human and Wildlife Behavior

Night Sky Light Pollution

Night sky light pollution has diminished the beauty of dark skies for a while now, and excessive artificial illumination is the major cause. Light pollution disrupts the ecosystem’s natural day-night flow impacting wildlife behavior and human health. Imagine being a nocturnal creature trying to navigate the world with a perpetual spotlight on you, it’s not […]

Innovative teaching methods and personalized learning models

Innovative teaching methods

The pandemic worsened educational inequalities, and it’s demoralizing to see certain groups of students excessively affected. Addressing this problem requires targeted interventions and a commitment to equity for students. Innovative teaching methods and personalized learning models can help address individual learning gaps that students are facing. Investing in technology and digital resources can facilitate remote […]

UT Dallas Battery Initiative Funded by $30 Million Dept. of Defense Grant

Battery research leading to advanced energy storage.

UT Dallas Battery initiative funded by DoD is a three-year award for creating a prototype Energy Storage Systems Campus. The research facility shall be called the Batteries and Energy to Advance Commercialization and National Security (BEACONS) Center. Project goals are “to develop and commercialize new battery technologies and manufacturing processes, enhance the domestic availability of […]

LED Energy Saving Lighting; Africa Phasing Out CFLs. Improving Quality of Life!

LED energy saving lighting Africa CFL Elimination

Africa Region requesting the global lighting industry to support an amendment to mercury-lamp phase-out plans. In 2021, Roger Baro wrote to LEDs Magazine highlighting the significance of phasing out fluorescent lights that contain mercury through the Minamata Convention on Mercury C0P4 on behalf of the African region. The governments are working to phase out the […]

Educational Equality in the United States. How STEM Supports Child Development.

Educational equality is highly valued and necessary for all students. In the United States education system learning disparities between racial and ethnic groups is widespread. Researchers continue to investigate why inequality arises, exists, and which populations of children are most affected. A well-rounded quality education is essential for children, their careers, and society. Educational equality […]

Environmental Stewardship Education. Learning and Practicing Conservation and Sustainability.

Environmental Stewardship Education Nature's Beauty

Earth’s rapidly changing environment impacts everybody regardless of location. Environmental stewardship education includes youth and adult students alike. With increasing evidence of negative human impact on the environment which includes rising oceans, destructive severe weather, loss of wildlife habitat and extinction of large numbers of animal and plant species, its critical ecological awareness is taught […]

NEED Project Stem Education. Harnessing the Energy of the Classroom.

NEED Project Stem Education Students Learning

EcocentricNow is proud to partner with the National Energy Education Development Project (NEED) to strengthen its hands-on STEM experiences and curriculum. NEED trains and assists teachers across the country in harnessing the energy of the classroom

Solar Pod LED Lanterns Grid Free Light for Home, Business, and Recreation

Solar Pod LED Lantern SPL65, Rechargeable LED Lantern

Stand-alone Solar Lanterns. Light Wherever You Require Solar Pod LED lanterns provide a stand-alone lighting solution, eliminating the need for a hardwired electrical power supply. Three models, SPL65, SPL50, and SPL30, accommodate a variety of light output and use requirements. These unique hockey puck size LED lights provide a versatile maintenance free lighting solution for […]

A Journey to Delaware’s Trap Pond State Park

Trap Pond State Park Bold Cypress

Trap Pond State Park offers Wonderful Fall Camping, Hiking, and Water Sport Recreation Fall weather, cool and crisp, provides the perfect conditions for exploring and enjoying the mixed hardwood and conifer forest of Trap Pond State Park. This Sussex County jewel located in the First State of Delaware provides an abundance of day use and […]

Sustainable Practices – Why They Matter!

Sustainable Stakeholders Diagram

Sustainable behavior is key to reversing the effects of “our” planet’s environmental degradation. Every day the media reminds us of the rapidly changing environment and its negative impact on fauna and flora alike. Most citizens and businesses recognize the imperative to change our practices of land development, fossil fuel use, non-stop manufacturing, and excessive consumption […]