Increasing your corporate energy efficiency and environmental responsibility shows your commitment to the future. Businesses with an Earth-friendly code of operations are often seen favorably by the public. Keep in mind these four ways of becoming more energy-efficient and environmentally responsible in your business operations.

Having an Energy Audit (more…)

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Notes on TrumpA reader notes: Trump is not the entire problem.

Oh, I totally admit that Trump isn’t the entire problem; in fact, I view him as a symptom of the problem that started here when the neoliberal movement began about 40 years ago. It was a five-step process: (more…)

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Market Euphoria Overshadowed By ConcernThe stock market has responded quite well to Trump’s removal of environmental regulations.  But it appears that the initial glee may be replaced with grave concern, and many economists warn of a serious correction. What’s the issue?   (more…)

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Five Green Moving TipsIt seems that everything is about eco-friendliness these days – a huge portion of our population is promoting this way of life. And who can blame them? Long enough have the people of Earth turned a blind eye to our planet’s problems! Seeing how the green mentality has managed to slowly seep into every aspect of our daily lives, let’s talk about finding ways to be eco-friendly when moving to a new home! (more…)

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Trying To Define ModernityI have a theory called the “bifurcation of talent and resources,” meaning the relatively few good things around us are getting better, and the relatively plentiful things around us (e.g., the entirety of the U.S. federal government, corporate business ethics, and mainstream media) are rocketing toward complete degradation. (more…)

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Living in a World That’s Anything But IdealThe German mathematician and rationalist philosopher Gottfried Leibniz speculated that although this world is clearly not perfect, that it may be the “best of all possible worlds.”  Under this theory, God created the very best world He could; any other choice He could have made would have resulted in even more suffering than what we have here today. (more…)

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Can We Predict the Fate of Humankind?  Uh, No.Frequent commenter Marco Polo writes in response to my post Humankind Possesses Superior Intelligence–But There’s a Catch: “The End is Nigh” has been a common catch cry among doomsday prophets throughout the ages.

You’re correct that, throughout history, there have been people predicting doom, and even more people making fun of them.  In most cases, the latter people turn out to be correct.  However, what happens in the case of extinctions, of course, is that the former set has the last laugh (though it’s hardly a laugh). (more…)

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We Tend To Overestimate Trump’s Power To Destroy

Michael Bloomberg often delivers a short address at the Renewable Energy Finance Forum – Wall St., an event I’ve attended several times over the years. Here’s an op-ed he wrote in the New York Times that invokes the same folksy, accessible and optimistic style with which speaks.  (more…)

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What Types of Businesses Can Benefit from Solar Panels?Absolutely any business can significantly benefit from solar panels. Big or small and across all industries, if you have a roof over your business then it is more than likely that your company can save with Solar PV. Commercial roofs provide uncomplicated space which is ideal for Solar PV installations. The location of your businesses doesn’t matter either. Traditionally the south has seen the biggest take up of solar installations but any UK business can reap these rewards. The main solar panel benefit for business is a regular, predictable supply of cheap electricity. (more…)

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Typos Are Embarrassing, and They Can Tell Us Something About the AuthorI constantly find typos in stuff I’ve written, even after I’ve reread the piece three times, and sometimes, after my proofreader has gone over it.  I’m totally embarrassed whenever I publish something with some glaring error in it, and so I suppose I shouldn’t make fun of the guy pictured here.

Having said that, it’s hard to look at this picture and not ask yourself: I wonder who he voted for?17634614_1303076523081624_3584828874604495107_n (1)

The one on the right made me smile too.  Similarly, I’m guessing the driver didn’t vote for Hillary Clinton.

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