From Guest Blogger Sonja Harris: Green Business Practices For 2018
It is no secret that we have made a mess of our environment. For too many years we lived as if nothing would affect us. The results are: (more…)
Is There Some Bizarre Link Between Top Physicists and Progressive Values?
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The passing of Stephen Hawking reminds me of a question I’ve asked myself many times: Why is it that brilliant physicists happen to be progressives?
As discussed here: Hawking supported a boycott of Israel by academia, citing the nation’s treatment of Palestinians, and was a vehement critic of capitalism’s excesses, warning that economic inequality would skyrocket as more jobs become automated and wealth continues to be transferred to the already-wealthy. (more…)
Climate Change and the Battle for Your Mind
Imagine it’s January 1, 2015, and you’re given $65 million with the proviso that you must spend every nickel of it by the end of the year, solely to communicate a certain specific message to the world. What would that message be? Ban the bomb? Find Jesus? Go solar? Feed homeless veterans? Ban assault rifles? Pass universal healthcare? (more…)
Joining the Team at American Diversified Energy
I’ve been asked to offer my marketing consulting services as part of the team of professionals at American Diversified Energy, headquartered in Washington, DC. I thought I’d publish my “blurb” here: (more…)
From Guest Blogger Lizzie Weakly: Five-Step Home Remodeling Guide for Energy Efficiency
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If you are thinking about remodeling your home, you should consider energy efficient design. Not only will it help to reduce your carbon footprint, but it will also reduce the amount of money you spend to run your household. If you are interested in instituting some energy efficient design into your home remodel, here are some suggestions. (more…)
A Few Words of Admonition for the U.S. President
When I was a small boy my family would rent a house at the New Jersey shore each July, whose principal attraction, of course, was the beach. Yet I recall being put off by the large signs at each entrance point, which prohibited a number of activities: (more…)
Trump Acts with a Sense of Urgency
People who care about our environment are uniformly horrified at Trump’s policies that are rapidly destroying the planet, but we sure are impressed with the raw vehemence and unflagging constancy with which he goes about his work.
Here’s a business-as-usual article in the New York Times that begins: (more…)
From Guest Blogger Diana Smith: LED Lighting as a Sustainable Choice
Taking good care of our environment is incredibly important, especially when taking into account the fact that the ozone layer above the Australian continent is far from being in optimal condition. A ton of environmental pollution is a direct result of the human need to generate electricity, and the typical lighting fixtures aren’t exactly sustainable. LED lighting provides a lot of environmental advantages, which is why this type of lighting is getting increasingly popular and is being used past landscape lighting. (more…)
Carbon Removal Strategies
As GreenTechMedia reports, carbon capture and sequestration is a subject of growing interest.
There are two main classes of ideas surrounding CCS: those that address point sources of CO2, e.g., concrete manufacturing facilities and fossil fuel power plants, and those that attempt to tackle atmospheric CO2.
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From Guest Blogger Lillian Connors: How to Prevent Household Water Waste
With more and more people predicting that some major wars in the not so distant future will be fought over water, it’s really important that we save this precious resource if our civilization is to become sustainable. The conservation of fresh water is one of the burning issues that governments and scientists from all over the world have been trying to resolve, often with little success. (more…)
