Air pollution is getting worse around the globe, especially in cities. However, if you live in a particularly high-pollution city, you shouldn’t be concerned merely for what the future holds — you need to be concerned about how air pollution is affecting your health now. (more…)
Andrew Wheeler, Deputy Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency
It’s been another banner day for the forces that seek to perpetuate coal and oil at the expense of the health and safety of every man, woman and child living on Earth, and all those yet to be born onto this planet in the future. (more…)
There are a couple of relevant things that could be said about the photo here: (more…)
Robert Murray of Murray Energy, right, hugging Energy Secretary Rick Perry
In response to one of my recent posts on the Trump administration’s assault on the environment, “Concerned Citizen” writes:
It is healthy to agree to disagree but please don’t stoop to degrading behaviors because we are all on the same team. (more…)
There are a number of different ways in which you could define eco-friendly construction, but it would be accurate to say that it involves the use of resource-efficient and environmentally responsible materials and processes. (more…)
Some people are upset that the President of the United States is a pathological liar. Others, and I think they have an even stronger cause for alarm, are distraught that about 40% of Americans either believe his steady stream of complete crap, or think that there’s nothing wrong with a pathological liar in the White House.
To both I offer this element of solace: this will be over soon. Of course, no one knows for sure, though it certainly appears that the net of justice is tightening around Trump, and that there is no path for escape.
I just had an amusing experience that I thought I’d share. Here’s an ad for an SUV that offers “wireless charging, no strings attached.” Naturally, I thought to myself: “Cool, an EV that features inductive charging; I knew we’d get there someday.” (more…)
We’ve all heard that “there is a first time for everything.” What this means, of course, is that there is a first time for everything that actually happens. Lots of things don’t happen. (more…)
You can make your home more environmentally friendly by decreasing your energy use. In addition to helping the planet, you’ll be saving money when you rely less on electrical power and other energy sources. These four energy-saving tips can be applied to your household. (more…)
We’ve all had the experience of reading something from a reliable source and wondering how it could possibly be true. Here’s an article from the Asian Development Bank that heralds the electrification of a village in Nepal with wind and solar. (more…)
