Fossil Fuel Companies Duking It Out with 7.3 Billion People with Lungs
Caption:
Only one side can win.
“Kindness Is My Religion” — Dalai Lama
The other day I was walking to a meeting in downtown Los Angeles and I came across this sign in front of a shop. In my book, kindness needs to be re-enforced at every opportunity, so I ducked in, found the shop owner, and congratulated him for being a terrific person.
You would have done the same.
Scientists: Earth Endangered by New Strain of Fact-Resistant Humans
Here’s a fantastic piece in the New Yorker. There are probably 20 posts here related to the bizarre repulsion for science maintained by the common American, but none handles it with panache like this.
From Guest Blogger Meghan Belnap: Green Home Improvements for a Fabulous Facade
When most homeowners set out to green up their house, they focus on interior upgrades like tankless water heaters and HVAC overhauls. In the process, many neglect the environmentally conscious options available where exterior home improvement is concerned. You can make your home far more eco-friendly and look stunning from the curb with these excellent outdoor renovations.
Swap Synthetic Siding for Red Cedar (more…)
From Guest Blogger Brooke Chaplan: Lifelong Eco-Friendly Habits – Making Changes for Life
Living an eco-friendly lifestyle doesn’t happen overnight, especially in today’s convenience-driven society. If you’re hoping to decrease your impact, green up your home, and make a difference for future generations, however, there are several things you can do to improve your chances of success.
Increase Your Reusable Habits (more…)
An Instruction in Life from Aleksandr Pushkin
Fearing no insult, asking for no crown, receive with indifference both flattery and slander, and do not argue with a fool. -Aleksandr Pushkin, poet, novelist, and playwright (6 Jun 1799-1837)
Let that last thought sink in for a bit. When you see someone duking it out with Trump supporters on Facebook, ask yourself: (more…)
From Guest Blogger Brooke Chaplan: Industrial Efficiency–How the Future of Big Business is Becoming Green
Big businesses are often blamed for the state of environmental decline, and many have done much to change their ways. With some efforts by the government and inside incentives from companies themselves, changes have been made to help reduce pollution and improvements made to turn over a new, green leaf. Here are just a few ways that modern big businesses are going green today.
Green Energy
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Per Capita Energy Consumption
There are two important takeaways from the graphic here:
• We Americans use huge amounts of energy, and feel completely entitled to do so. Insofar as there are no pressures that would militate away from this level of overconsumption, it’s likely to remain in place indefinitely—at least for the next decade or so while the U.S. is still a dominant force in the world, both militarily and economically.
• The developing world needs to consume more energy, preferably in the form of electricity from renewable resources, used to provide clean drinking water and enable education, a precursor to affluence.
Re: this second point, here’s something I came across yesterday on bringing microgrids to the third world, in which I intend to become heavily involved. More on this later.
Some Decisions To Protect Our Environment Are Symbolic, But Is That Wrong?
In one of yesterday’s posts I wrote on the U.S. rejection of the Keystone XL pipeline: “My viewpoint is that rejecting the pipeline was symbolic, but that it was an extremely important symbol.”
In response, a reader remarks: “That would appear to be what’s important to the more extreme in the environmental movement: “symbolism.” (more…)
From Guest Blogger Dixie Somers: The Benefits and Future of Geothermal Energy
The future of energy is changing, and geothermal is emerging as a viable and attractive option for homeowners. Geothermal energy has many benefits, and it is a renewable source of energy. For the sustainable-conscious families, geothermal energy is an environmentally friendly option; it doesn’t produce any greenhouse gases that can damage the atmosphere. Here is some important information about geothermal energy.
What is Geothermal Energy? (more…)
