Here’s a debate between Dr. Bill McKibben, arguably the world’s best-known environmentalist, debating Alex Epstein (pictured), devotee of Ayn Rand, on the value of fossil fuels in today’s world. We all appreciate that coal, oil, and natural gas played a …
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Global warming and the energy crisis has become big news and is one of the biggest motivators for car manufacturers to start producing more environmentally friendly vehicles. The electric car has become the first mass produced alternative to the combustion …
Fact: Mother Nature is suffering, no thanks to human’s abusive practices. Because of this, people are starting to look for ways to save the Earth and slowly jumping into the eco-friendly bandwagon. However, adopting green and eco-friendly practices is more …
From Guest Blogger Joel Smith: How to Make Your Home or Business More Eco-Friendly Read More »
Here’s an interactive map that enables users to see the sea-level rise associated with different scenarios. Of course, such predictions contemplate the more distant future; it’s likely that only minor climate change-related damage will take place, due to rising oceans …
The disposable nature of our society is perhaps at its worst when the festive season rolls around. Halloween is the most pressing example of people buying a lot of expensive, environmentally harmful products, using them for a few days, and …
From Guest Blogger Izzie: Eco-Friendly Halloween Decorations Read More »
Renna Roberts-Gore of Orlando, Florida writes: I am “Going Green”!! I am a 43 year old Woman who is married and living in Orlando with my Husband and Son. I am a Veteran of the Navy and worked 18 years …
Going Green: A Concept That's Certainly Not "All Washed Up" Read More »
Quora.com is a site in which questions, some profound, others trivial, are posed and then answered by people who claim to have some expertise in the subject at hand. I’ve signed up to offer my two cents’ worth on matters …
I often come across claims that wind shrouds serve to concentrate the wind’s power; I’ve seen dozens of variations on this theme over the years. The bitter truth is that this doesn’t work, for reasons explained in the article linked …
A reader submits an idea for a wind turbine in which birds and bats are protected by forcing the wind to blow through a screen. I respond: The power output of a wind turbine is proportional to the cube of …
It’s a cruel irony that coal miners are fighting so hard to retain their disease-ridden way of life, given its deadly effects on its participants. Yes, all 7.3 billion of us denizens of Earth will breathe more easily (literally) when …
