Question: As of January, 2018, how many of the world’s cities run on 100% renewables? How many are over 70%?
Answer: Can be found at Clean Energy Answers.
Relevance: This is an impressive number, one that’s growing with each passing month. Glinda says: We’re getting there.
If you compare how humans and animals interact with their environments it is astonishing. Animals tend to take care of the place they call home whereas land inhabited by humans can easily be left in ruins. Unfortunately, human interactions with different ecosystems throughout the planet has had a negative impact on health in the world and quality of life. (more…)
Rwanda is an example of how a group of people can move from a horrible tragedy, in this case, a genocide, into a community of hope, mutual respect, and a deep commitment to sustainability. In its capital city Kigali (shown here), single-use plastic bags have been banned since 2008, driving is limited, and walking and biking are encouraged (along with other forms of physical fitness). (more…)
If you live in North America and wish to keep a constant temperature, you need to move north an average of 600 meters per year. Of course, no one does this, since the increase in temperatures that happen in the course of a year are totally inconsequential, and for humans and our domesticated animals, moving our homes is a big deal. (more…)
In our ongoing quest to make sense of the utterly inane goings on in U.S. politics today, it could be said that there are two vast categories of events unfolding every day: the unpredictable and the all-too-predictable. (more…)
Protecting the natural environment is one of the most important things we do in our lives. Gardening is good for your health as well as for the environment. (more…)
The world that we live in is being stripped of its treasured components day by day. It faces multiple issues that lead to environmental problems which cause long-term destruction. The lifestyle of man plays a significant role in how the surroundings are affected. The primary current environmental problems are: (more…)
Though I try to go through each day of research, writing, emails and phone calls with a mixture of boyish optimism and the aplomb that accompanies age, I sometimes catch myself being downright angry. Why is the U.S. so regressive and stupid when it comes to environmental matters? How is it possible that almost 40% of American voters still think Trump is doing a good job? (more…)
With every year that passes, we are trying to make this planet greener and greener and thus save all the resources that we’re left with. (more…)
Here’s a piece of good news for everyone who is totally indifferent to the health and safety of American children: yesterday’s announcement from the Environmental Protection Agency that it is dissolving a program that funds studies on the effects of pollution and chemical exposure on America’s children. (more…)
