In 2016 alone, there are 26 billion pounds of textiles and clothes ending up in landfills and about 81 pounds of clothing are being thrown away. This is quite an alarming numbers considering that this study was made 2 years ago, do you have any idea how much it ends up by this year? (more…)
Those of you following the fossil fuel divestment movement already know that the Republic of Ireland just became the first sovereign country to begin a methodical sell-off of its entire holdings in coal, oil, and natural gas. (more…)
I got a good laugh out of this. Comedy is rooted in truth; if there weren’t some truth to the statement, it wouldn’t be funny.
For me, it’s more than some truth; this really encapsulates my thinking. (more…)
When thinking about a new car, most people don’t instantly think about green cars. However, these types of vehicles aren’t as new, unexplored and avant-garde as they were just a decade ago, and you can easily get a great eco-friendly car at a reasonable price. (more…)
It’s hard to identify the specific issue that took the United States down so hard, so fast.
Sure, we can talk about the latent racism that slept just under the surface, waiting to be unleashed by a demagogue. (more…)
If you were charged with the task of introducing a single human being to the president of an alien presence that had found its way to Earth, you’d want someone who represents the very best in our species. OK, so what characteristics would guide your decision-making? For me, it would be a blend of intelligence, kindness, integrity, a commitment to peace and the alleviation of human suffering–with perhaps a “lightness” and sense of humor thrown in for extra measure. (more…)
Talking completely on the topic of “Recycling” might take you on wrong path. There are number of products that are being recycled and they all have different attributes and impact on the nature. If we really want to talk about the term Recycling, Then yes it is helping the environment in one or the other way as much as we can perceive it for today. (more…)
Water heating is the second largest energy expense in an average household. The costs can go up even further in the presence of problems like inefficient appliances, leaky faucets and wasteful habits. (more…)
Sun Effect is an Israel-based start-up with a proprietary robotics solution to clean PV panels, as shown in the video linked above. They contacted me just now in the hopes of raising investment capital to enable a comprehensive, international marketing campaign, promoting their product to end users, and, I presume, other members of the supply chain connected with large solar projects. (more…)
World health officials could scarcely believe what they encountered earlier this year in Geneva at the United Nations-affiliated World Health Assembly, as the U.S. opposed a resolution that would encourage breast-feeding. (more…)
