Environmental StewardshipKFC is one of the few large fast food chains that still injects healthy chickens with antibiotics on a routine basis. This promotes the development of antibiotic-resistant superbugs which kill 23,000 Americans annually while making over a million people ill.  In the article linked above, you will note that McDonald’s has already made the right decision to support human health. No offense, but if McDonald’s can do this, anybody can.

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Another 2GE Instagram PostCaption:  “But feeling lonely at times is a small price to pay for the privilege of helping the 7.3 billion people on Earth, not to mention future generations, to have an inhabitable planet on which to live.”

I have to say that I’ve fallen into the game of coveting “likes”; I feel put out when I get just a few; I’m like my daughter in that respect.  But this one got 67, more than twice my average.

 

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Trends in Sustainable Warehouse DesignSustainable technology is changing the global business landscape, making it a lot greener. One does not need to be committed to saving the planet in order to reap the benefits. Reducing the energy consumption in the warehouse allows you to save money, on top of making your business more environment-friendly. Therefore, one has to grasp the energy loads and how they affect the operations, budget and the environment. Gained knowledge is empowering business resource which is used to take the operations to the next level. (more…)

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U.S. Politics and Nuclear EnergyMy colleague Bob Zannelli writes:  It should be kept in mind that all the other candidates including Hillary are getting lots of fossil fuel money, the center of global warming Denialism.  If Bernie comes out as pro nuke Hillary would jump on it. She’s not really so much anti-nuke as pro fossil fuel, but she will argue that Indian Point should be shut down if it gets her primary votes. I don’t know if Bernie can be brought around to supporting nuclear, but of all the candidates he is the only one not in the fossil fuel industry’s pocket……We need a carbon tax, something opposed by all the candidates except Bernie.

Correct, Bob.  (more…)

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New Slant on VWI was talking last night with a close friend about how much I despise Volkswagen for the crime it committed vis-à-vis the environment, and he pointed out, kindly but firmly: Wow, that’s a lot of hate you’re carrying around, and it sounds so weird coming from you, especially.  You might want to consider throwing it away. 

Holy cow; he was so right. (more…)

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Those Greenpeace Boys Are At It AgainGreenpeace is well known for its aggressive posture vis-a-vis environmental justice, and, in particular, for its demand that our civilization phase out fossil fuels in favor of conservation, efficiency solutions, and renewable energy. Among other things, that means putting a moratorium on the aggressive fracking and mining of oil, coal, and natural gas, especially in environmentally fragile places like the Alaskan Arctic. (more…)

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Coral Depletion and Regeneration: Villains and Heroes of the Fragile Ocean EcosystemsI often start my day with the television broadcast “Newsroom Tokyo,” which airs on our local PBS affiliate at 6 AM.  Not only is this a wonderful reminder that the United States is not the center of the universe, it’s an opportunity to come up to speed on a great number of financial, social, and political issues affecting Japan and Southeast Asia.  (more…)

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Inductive Charging for Electric VehiclesA reader notes: There are presently companies that sell an accessory that allow you to charge an EV wirelessly; regardless of the hype it is not the first system.  It is also anticipated that we will be able to charge vehicles wirelessly while they are moving and this will perhaps be the eventual trend.  It is only a matter of political will and investment in infrastructure.  Here’s an article on the subject.   (more…)

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Electric Transportation and Ultra-CapacitorsFor decades we’ve been hearing about ultra-capacitors and their potential to be used as electrical storage devices, in particular, in the service of electric vehicles.  There is a lot to like about capacitors, which store electrical energy in a physical way, i.e., the literal separation between two plates with different voltages, as opposed to the chemical energy associated with batteries.   What’s the big deal?  Cost may be a factor, but the bigger issue is charge density.  There are four types of such density related to EVs, all four of which matter: (more…)

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Perhaps Off-Topic, But Tres Cool; I PromiseMost people live their lives as if they were pre-designed: go to school, make friends, get a job, get married, raise kids, aspire for affluence, retire in comfort, and try to leave your kids a few bucks when you leave this world.

But there are plenty of others who conduct their lives in an altogether different way–those who make their own rules and come to their own conclusions about the meaning and purpose of our existence.

Regardless of what you think about the counterculture in general, or Frank Zappa in particular, you won’t want to miss this short interview. You have my word, it will blow your mind.

 

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