My dear friend Terry Ribb writes: I thought this person, Shannan Guinn, might be a great interview for you. I am helping a young person with her application to the Presidential Scholarship Program. To prepare, I looked at past scholars, and this gal’s name came up. Because she is a graduate of this program, she might be doing some great work to educate on climate change. (more…)
With development, rising population, there is bound to be more waste generation. Proper waste management is crucial for keeping the environment from possible damage and saving it for our future generations. (more…)
When I write about the U.S. Department of Energy, now headed by a man whose background in science is no greater than that of an average high school student, that’s certainly in alignment with the theme of 2GreenEnergy. By contrast, my recent posts about Sam Clovis, proposed chief scientist of our Department of Agriculture, may seem a bit off-topic. (more…)
Regular readers will remember 2GreenEnergy associate Dan Sturges (pictured) as one of the top minds in the future of transportation. Dan began his career in transportation 30 years ago as a designer at General Motors, and has evolved to become an expert on right-sizing transportation and micro-mobility vehicles. (more…)
Concrete is the most used man-made material on Earth. If you stop and think about it, almost every structure is created from this material. Roads, buildings, houses, etc. all have at least some part of them that is made from concrete. (more…)
A great deal of resources are used in manufacturing consumer goods and producing packaging. When you recycle junk mail, aluminum cans, and milk jugs, you are playing an important role in helping the planet. Consider these four ways in which you can jump on the recycling bandwagon and stay there. (more…)
Recycling waste materials is the lifeblood of any green household.
And government eco initiatives can only come to fruition with grassroots support from homeowners as well as businesses.
But finding time to separate your waste into the colour coded bins provided by local councils can feel like a frustrating full-time job. (more…)
I think most of us in the Western world have played the game “Monopoly” and can vividly remember how these wonderful games end, i.e., with two great forces pushing against one another until some combination of luck and skill results in one’s triumphing over the other. That’s essentially what’s happening in the United States today. (more…)
A drafty home is costing you money every day. Those drafts bring in hot air in the summer and cold air in the winter. That means you are paying more to heat and cool your home year round. If your home has old windows that is one place where you can get rid of the drafts. New windows can help you lower your energy bills. (more…)
A diverse array of more than 50 advocacy groups, including Friends of the Earth, ActionAid USA, the National Family Farm Coalition, Patagonia, and Sierra Club, delivered a letter to all 100 U.S. senators earlier today, demanding that they disapprove the nomination of Sam Clovis to serve as chief scientist at the U.S. Department of Agriculture, referring this choice as “a direct attack on science and our food and farm system.” (more…)
