I hope you’ll take a few minutes out of your busy day to take a journey, one not measured in the miles required to take the kids to school or to get to work, but one of millions of light-years, required to get out and look at some of the more spectacular galaxies visible from Earth via our Hubble telescope. (more…)
Many different industries are slowly turning towards natural and organic elements. People have started implementing more organic food into their diets, they’re making DIY household products and creating a natural interior design is the next step. However, if you are not sure what “natural” actually means, don’t worry; you’re not alone. (more…)
In response to my post on the disappearing glaciers in the eponymous national park, family friend Shawn Price (pictured with his adorable daughter Annie) writes:
It does seem odd that a glacier that has been around for 10,000 years suddenly disappears within a 100 year time-frame. This notion should not be rejected by these politicians who are dismantling the EPA. (more…)
2GreenEnergy super-supporter Gary Tulie writes from beautiful Buckinghamshire, England (pictured): (more…)
How “green” is your degree? What sort of environmental impact does a college education entail? While you may not realize it, if you have taken — or are currently enrolled — in online courses, you are supporting a sustainable industry. (more…)
Whether you are connected to a municipal water supply or you have a well, it is important to be responsible with water usage. Proper recycling of your home’s waste water helps to promote a clean water table. Consider these four ways that you can help to keep contaminants out of the water table and soil. (more…)
Predictably, my post congratulating Germany for its recent record-setting day on which it powered its grid with 85% renewable energy was met with the usual naysayer, who, this time, took umbrage that I had quoted an article that didn’t overhype the struggles associated with Germany’s Energiewende (energy transition). He writes: “Said Tweedledum to Tweedledee, “With these rose-tinted glasses, look how happy we can be.” (more…)
There is a lot of talk about green living nowadays, about energy efficient, sustainable homes, about reducing the consumption of energy by using and reusing natural resources and materials. This is all with the purpose of reducing pollution, waste, and carbon gas emissions because our climate is rapidly changing, and not for the better. We are faced with the ever growing water and air pollution as well as global warming. (more…)
In general, renaming places and things on this planet shouldn’t be particularly disturbing to anyone: progress militates that Mt. McKinley, Bombay, Burma, Ceylon, Dahomey, Rhodesia, etc. all lose their names to support our more modern sensibilities. But certain places require new names because of unfortunate and probably irreversible environmental events, and that really should cause considerable discomfort to everyone on the planet. (more…)
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I was looking for a photo appropriate to “comments” and came across this gem. Needless to say, I have a higher opinion of people who leave comments than the author of the above.