The data is in and it’s definitely not good. Our planet is running out of fresh water at an alarming rate, because our reserves are being depleted before they’ve had time to replenish themselves.
This information is coming directly from NASA satellites that have discovered nearly two-thirds of our largest underground aquifers are in trouble. (more…)
If you’re looking for more evidence that public opinion and law-making have identically zero to do with one other, here’s a case in point: Bernie Sanders is the most popular senator in the U.S. Congress, and Mitch McConnell is the least. But check out Mitch’s voting record, and you’ll see that he’s gotten pretty much everything he’s asked for recently.
Of many examples we could name, take the approval of climate denier and avowed EPA opponent Scott Pruitt to run the EPA. What percentage of Americans want environmental restrictions removed and the EPA effectively dismantled? Damn few.
The industrial sector is the subset of the U.S. economy that requires the most energy. U.S. industry uses 30 Quadrillion Btu of energy each year — about a third of all the energy used across the country.
That number’s not surprising since industry produces everything we use in our daily lives. It includes manufacturing, agriculture, construction, mining and water and wastewater treatment. Manufacturing uses the most energy of any industry subdivision — about 85% of industrial energy use. (more…)
A friend asks, “If you’re looking to add cleantech stock to your portfolio, is there anything to buy beyond Tesla Inc. (TESLA)? Are there any other decent cleantech investment opportunities?”
I would simply refer you to 2GreenEnergy colleague Dr. Tom Konrad (pictured with characteristic quizzical smile), who runs AltEnergyStocks.com, a curated set of recommended equities in this space. Here’s a list of all the stocks Tom follows at some level. His particular recommendations are available by scrolling down on his blog.
If you want to hear that this is the most frightening time in U.S. history, you can simply Google it, and read any of the 5.6 million articles posted on the subject. But if you want to hear it from arguably the world’s most intelligent person, Stephen Hawking, click here. (more…)
As designers, architects and engineers continue to learn of the many benefits to the environment related to sustainable communities, the desire for such sociable and workable communities continues to increase. In fact, in the sustainable communities that exist, most of the residents note the return of good neighbor relationships and improved community participation. These are four of the most basic ways that a wise community design will improve sustainability in that area. (more…)
Like most of the people reading this post, I write and call my congresspeople frequently, requesting/demanding one thing or another. Here’s the letter I got back from the newly elected U.S. representative from my district in California, Salud Carbajal (for whom I voted), urging him to support the vigorous and honest investigation re: the Russians’ part in bringing Donald Trump to power. (more…)
A smart storage solution is the most important precondition for having functional space. It enables us to declutter and organize our homes without having to throw away everything. Many people do not associate storage space with sustainability, but they are tightly connected. With fast-paced technological advancements, we have the ability to organize simple, affordable, eco-friendly, and accessible storage. (more…)
There has never been a more politically involved leader of the Catholic Church than Pope Francis, and, the same time, anyone who chided his followers as ferociously.
Francis points out that, to Jesus, there is no greater sin than hypocrisy, and that calling oneself a Christian while blatantly disobeying the teachings of Christ is hypocritical in the extreme. (more…)
It may not come as news that educated people make better decisions in the voting booth on all matters, including national security. That’s certainly the viewpoint of retired four-star U.S. Army General Stanley McChrystal (currently a professor at Yale).
In this op-ed in the New York Times, McChrystal writes about Donald Trump’s proposal to defund the Public Broadcast System (PBS): (more…)
