There are many reasons why the rainwater harvesting system is becoming so popular. For both business owners and home owners, rainwater can be an asset that is extremely valuable. Many people are beginning to see this, which is one of the …
From Guest Blogger Sara Crawford: The Benefits of the Rainwater Harvesting System Read More »
I freely admit that I don’t do as much as I should to stay in shape, but about once a week I take a modest run on the beach in Santa Barbara (picture here from my phone last evening). There …
Counterbalancing the growing levels of stupidity, hatred, apathy and greed in the world are over 200,000 groups whose mission is social and environmental justice. Here’s one I just came across with a fabulous story to tell about the quest to …
In the four-and-a-half years I’ve been writing these posts, I don’t think I’ve referred to Garrison Keillor’s “A Prairie Home Companion” even once. Shame on me. I hope readers will take a few minutes and listen to last night’s performance …
A Prairie Home Companion and Greenhouse Gas Emissions Read More »
I happened to meet a wonderful couple earlier this afternoon at a restaurant that featured the UCLA/USC game on a television screen. When, during a pause in our conversation, the wife caught me glancing upward and asked me whom I …
I’m learning a great deal about social media by helping my fellow investors in Ocean Thermal Energy Corporation to construct their cool new website EmpowerTheOcean.com, and to build traffic/search engine optimization for it. It’s been instructive coming up to speed …
Ocean Thermal Energy Corp. – Great Mission, Huge Potential Read More »
I just published my 3400th blog post here, which prompted me to think about the process of coming up with ideas. To be honest, this is easy, as these concepts spring up naturally from reading other people’s stuff – some …
The fuel versus food debate has been continuing for years. While some people aim to produce biofuels as an alternative to fossil fuels, others are concerned about our irresponsible actions and the fact that because of them our planet might …
From Guest Blogger Paula Sheamus: Biofuels vs Food Problem Read More »
Almost forty million metric tons of electronic waste is produced annually by the world. Only thirteen percent of the total waste is recycled and that too primarily in developing countries. Nine million tons of waste, a conservation figure according to …
I’m working my way through a collection of esteemed essays on a variety of topics, and I happened upon a brilliant piece on environmentalism: Jedediah Purdy’s “Shades of Green.” A professor of law at Duke University, Purdy ably makes the point that there …
When We Talk about the “Environmentalist Movement” Exactly What Do We Mean? Read More »
