Doesn’t it always feel good to get a bargain? Don’t we have greater affinity for the possessions we acquired at some fabulous discount than those for which we feel we might have overpaid? Well, good news: this same good feeling carries through to renewable energy. (more…)
We all struggle to understand the neo-Nazis. Is this some form of mental illness, exacerbated by mob rule? How do these people consider themselves a “master race?” Is this a genetic mutation gone horribly wrong? The result of bad parenting or a failed educational system? (more…)
Today is undoubtedly the day and age for going down the eco-friendly path, mainly due to most people’s waking up to the fact that every person needs to have a basic sense of responsibility towards conserving and saving the environment as a whole. In this realm of eco-friendly cleaning, this fact holds just as true. (more…)
As the technology evolves, people are becoming more and more tech savvy and the production of new devices is blooming. Nowadays people all around the world, and especially teenagers, change a lot of devices in quite short time periods. There’s an endless range of tech gadgets hitting the market almost on daily basis. People like new things and they discard old gadgets with ease, usually throwing them away. But is this a solution? (more…)
Balancing the budget can seem difficult for a lot of us. When a big purchase such as a new vehicle comes along, there’s likely to be a lot on your mind. But to find a vehicle that will really fit your budget, there are more aspects to consider than just the monthly payments and insurance associated with a vehicle – for example, the gas mileage. (more…)
What do we know about what’s happening in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency under the leadership of Scott Pruitt? Well, the whole thing started when Pruitt was appointed to the position purely because of his tenacious and lifelong opposition to the organization; that should provide a clue. But as to what is specifically going on at any moment in time is held in near-absolute secrecy, according to this article in the (failing? lol) New York Times. (more…)
Who doesn’t love Costa Rica? With an educational system ranked 20th in the “Global Competitiveness Report 2013–14,” described as of “high quality,” a literacy rate of 94.9%, and a healthcare system that ranks essentially the same, the country’s natural beauty is hardly the only thing to admire. (more…)
Though he was only a couple of years out of college when I was introduced to Stephen Lacey (pictured) in 2009, he had already become a senior staff writer at the prestigious website RenewableEnergyWorld.com, and had learned essentially everything there was to know about this burgeoning industry. I asked him about REW’s editorial criteria, trying to understand what his organization wanted from me as a new contributor in the clean energy space. He and I had a long and very interesting conversation, but my key take-away from our talk was this: “We advocate for renewable energy, and we advocate away from nothing.” (more…)
That time every month when the electric bill comes in can be quite a surprise, especially during periods of extreme heat or cold. Save money on your monthly budget and keep more money in your pocket for other expenses by reducing your energy usage. One of the primary ways to do so is by making these five energy-efficient home upgrades, which will lower your bills without requiring extensive effort on your part. (more…)
Eight months into this presidency, we’re under threat of nuclear war and we have lethally violent Nazis marching in our streets, two phenomena so shocking that they’ve relegated the dozens of other unfolding catastrophes (like the demise of environmental regulations and the attack on healthcare and public schooling) to 19th-page news.
We also need to keep in mind that Trump is not the only player in modern U.S. politics, and actually, he may not be the worst, when one considers people like Mike Pence, Ted Cruz and Steve Bannon.
How did this whole thing go so wrong–so quickly? Here’s one explanation. (more…)
