Many people are concerned about the environment. One of the things that you can do in order to protect the environment is to reduce your carbon footprint. There are many things that a business can do in order to protect the environment. (more…)
We live in a world full of bizarre coincidence. Here’s a great example.
Ok, that’s fake news. But would anything surprise you at this point?
My colleague Jon LeSage writes in his Green Auto Digest on the future of shared mobility services and carsharing services that will be offered by automakers and car rental companies: Carsharing services are presenting a business model for automakers to transition over to total transportation companies of the future. (more…)
In general, those who call themselves environmentalists have some basic understanding of the science that underlies their cause. There are a few gigantic counter examples, however.
We could start with the notion that we need to abolish natural gas fracking and nuclear energy, but at least one can understand where there could be cause for alarm among the uninformed in those arenas. (more…)
Although computers are durable, you’re going to need a repair expert sooner or later. A lot of computer users even think that it is in their best interest to just be prepared to replace their entire computing systems every few years as new operating systems come out and become available. Then there’s the inevitable issue of hard drive failure and corruption, which can make your home computing system inoperable and wipe out all of your saved data. (more…)
2014 was the hottest year on record. Until 2015. That record stood…until 2016. And 2017 is headed to be (far) hotter still? That’s unexpected? What precisely were we expecting?
At this point, is there an objective** observer with the brains of a sea urchin that doubts that our civilization faces a huge problem? (more…)
One of the most important parts of a commercial building is the roof. A good roof will last for years and eliminate any damage caused by leaks. This makes it a smart investment to purchase a roof that has energy savings and is correctly installed by certified technicians. (more…)
I’m out here in Hawaii for a few days visiting my Fox News-loving mom, and, as one might expect, discussions of politics, all of them civil and mutually respectful, crop up between us naturally.
Of course, these conversations face the inescapable reality that, whether we’re talking about voter fraud/suppression, universal health care, environmental issues, or anything else, we’re both completely convinced that the stuff we read on this subject is the truth, and the other side propaganda. (more…)
epa02647495A street sign marks the end of the road in California, USA.
A reader challenges my assertion that the beef industry has an extremely heavy eco-footprint. He points out that his grandparents were cow farmers and that the beef industry’s (direct or indirect) economic contribution to the US economy is estimated at more than $2 trillion, employing 1 in 9 Americans. (more…)
