Frequent commenter Glenn Doty and I have had numerous conversations on climate change: the inexorable damage it will cause over certain time frames, as well as what we should do to mitigate that damage through emissions reductions, reforestation, and accommodation (sea walls). (more…)
My friend Jesse Berst (pictured) is Founder and Chairman of the Smart Cities Council, and one of the world’s foremost experts when it comes to building intelligent, ICT-enabled (information and communications technology) cities. Better yet, his understanding of the subject is matched by his passion for creating a more livable, workable and sustainable future. (more…)
We all love to safeguard the environment or at least we should. However, when it comes to implementing any sustainable practices like green architecture in actuality – we often fail. (more…)
My brilliant young nephew Garrett Shields, with his recently earned masters degree in public health, is pursuing a career in epidemiology, making him a fabulously interesting guy to talk to about climate change. As suggested in this video, a warming planet is extending the disease-carrying mosquito season in much of the world, bringing increased risk and incidence of: (more…)
Reforestation is a big deal as a strategy in climate change mitigation, as green plants absorb carbon throughout their lives. (more…)
Here’s a note I just got, presenting a truly terrible idea: (more…)
WindStream is a small wind concept I once promoted; see pic at left depicting a version of the product they eventually hybridized it with solar PV. It’s built around an extremely important set of facts, which its founder, Dan Bates (good guy) understood very well: (more…)
Re: the meme here, no, this is not fascism. It’s an attempt at fascism, but it will ultimately prove to be a failed attempt.
Americans will not accept and normalize this. If Trump miraculously remains in office until 2020, he’ll be gone then, and we all will have learned a good lesson.
This supermarket grows its own produce on the store’s roof. It claims to be the first of its kind, which it isn’t, but it’s a very cool idea. (more…)
I won’t say anything about this, described in the video below, other than wow. Most elementary school kids have enough training in science to call it BS. It’s actually kind of amusing. (more…)
