U.S. Falls in Latest Ranking in Math, Reading, and Science: What This Means
I could have told you that the content of the chart below wasn’t good, but I couldn’t have told you why, until I read this, from Glenn Doty: (more…)
Tagged with: sustainability
Hemp
Here’s a quick video on the virtues of hemp, an extremely inexpensive and versatile industrial product that grows quickly in many regions around the world. (more…)
White House “Rejects” Study on Immigrants’ Value
From the New York Times: Trump administration officials, under pressure from the White House to provide a rationale for reducing the number of refugees allowed into the United States next year, rejected a study by the Department of Health and Human Services that found that refugees brought in $63 billion more in government revenues over the past decade than they cost. (more…)
Sorry, Sweden
From this piece of the Global Happiness Index:
Traditionally, the global index has been dominated by Europe’s Nordic countries. The five Nordic countries that continually score high in the ranking “are doing something right in terms of creating good conditions for good lives,” noted Meik Wiking, CEO of the Copenhagen-based Happiness Research Institute. “Briefly put, (these countries ) are good at converting wealth into well-being.” (more…)
Take a Cool Guess—The Fun Quiz on Renewable Energy and Environmental Sustainability. Today’s Topic: Replacing the Clean Power Plan
Question: How many times more carbon would Trump’s proposed power plan send into the atmosphere than the Clean Power Plan passed during the Obama administration?
Answer: Can be found at Clean Energy Answers. (more…)
People and Warming
My pro-nuke friends spend a great deal of time reading Science Magazine and circulating articles they find most germane to environmental issues. (more…)
Arctic’s ‘Last Bastion’ of Sea Ice Breaking Up
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…)
Smart Cities
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…)
From Guest Blogger Manjusha Advenser: Three Reasons to Love Sustainable Architecture
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…)
Tagged with: sustainable architecture
A Warming Planet Means More Disease-carrying Mosquitoes
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…)
