Sustainable building brings about extensive advantages for the environment, but it also has a host of benefits for occupants. It is of the utmost importance that we consider the well-being, health and satisfaction of those who reside within its walls.
What are the dangers? (more…)
It depends on how you define “thing.” There is a “thing” called a unicorn in the sense that lots of people talk about them, they’re in kids’ books, etc.
And, to be fair, clean coal actually does exist in the physical universe, not unlike ocean current energy. Yes, it’s of no value due to the fact that it’s outrageously expensive compared to competitive approaches, but it’s very much a thing in the usual sense of the word.
I’m not sure that voter suppression is uniquely American, but it is strange, isn’t it? If you want a democracy, shouldn’t you, almost by definition, be encouraging all citizens to vote? If you want an oligarchy, why not have the guts to say so? (more…)
A young Danish girl in the grass.
This video on Denmark will make you smile, while explaining what makes this small country such an excellent place to live (for everyone except sun worshipers).
Denmark is a good example of government-at-work in the best possible sense of the phrase. (more…)
I normally link to, rather than reprint, others’ pieces in their entirety, especially if they’re longer than a paragraph or two, but I’m thrilled to make an exception with this masterpiece by Esquire Magazine’s Charles Pierce. In the same breath, he communicates the horrible truth of what’s occurring in America, along with a haunting description of the hollow emptiness that most Americans carry around with themselves as a result. (more…)
Speaking about climate change mitigation and other efforts to achieve some level of environmental responsibility, senior energy analyst Glenn Doty writes, “I would guess that the election of Trump set the world back ~6 years, assuming we get rid of his administration in 2020. That will hurt our efforts, and will cause tremendous harm. But there are far more than 6 years in the future, and we haven’t lost them all.” (more…)
A right-wing fanatic sent me this video of Nancy Pelosi in which her words, clearly edited to be taken completely out of context, are represented as proof that Pelosi and the entire left proudly and overtly uses outright lies as campaign strategies.
I had originally written: (more…)
Here’s an interesting discussion of the “dark side of American conservatism.”
Referring to the “dark side” implies that there is a bright side, but at this point it’s unclear exactly what that might mean. (more…)
If you don’t believe the content of the meme here, it’s probably because you’ve never been an entrepreneur, or held responsibility for a corporate P&L. (more…)
Last week, I knocked out the marketing section of an extremely comprehensive business plan for a company in the bio jet-fuel space, and what a terrific experience it was. I’m really not a biochemistry guy, so I needed a bit of time to familiarize myself adequately with the subject before I started writing. (more…)
