We all have a certain appreciation for statements of important facts that are so concise and finely tailored that the words themselves offer a profound beauty. Students of the U.S. Civil War recall the ceremony at which Lincoln delivered the 273-word Gettysburg Address, which followed a much longer speech made by one of the most well-regarded orators in history, Edward Everett, consisting of more than 13,000 words and lasting over two hours. (more…)
Of all the defining characteristics of modernity, perhaps this is the most important: how far technology has taken us, and how little waste remains in many of the actions we see performed each day in the world around us. Those of you who take the two minutes required to watch this video will see exactly what I mean. (more…)
Fuel runs our life and we all are aware of its expensiveness that everyone can’t afford. To resolve this issue, many people have started looking for alternate options that can meet their desires without burning their pockets. Biomass briquetting machine is a technology invented by engineers to conserve natural fuels and use cheaper alternatives instead. Briquettes are made of solid biomass and these can be perfectly used as a fuel for cooking or heating boilers. (more…)
Saving energy is more important than ever. After all, we’re in the middle of a climate crisis, natural energy reserves are drying up, and utility rates just keep rising. However, cutting energy usage is likely easier than you think. By following six simple steps, you may be able to significantly reduce your monthly usage without dramatically changing your lifestyle. (more…)
Heat generated in the home can escape through walls, lofts, windows and doors every single day, meaning that all households are losing a large percentage of energy each year. Improving energy efficiency in the home through proper insulation is the easiest way to make your house more eco-friendly – and you don’t have to spend a lot of money. Not only will better insulation reduce your utility bills but you can also reduce your carbon footprint. (more…)
Here’s an article that makes a point that is already obvious to anyone living outside the U.S., or to any of the handful of people in the States who tune into the BBC or Al Jazeera: Americans’ have an extremely narrow and twisted appetite for information concerning the world around them.
Correspondingly, there exists a specialized news “kitchen” built to feed that appetite. One can think of this as a restaurant serving only cheeseburgers to a client base that has been specially trained to eat absolutely nothing but cheeseburgers. (more…)
I had a funny little experience the other day that I thought I’d share.
I was pushing my shopping cart though our local Trader Joe’s, an American grocery store chain known for its high quality, low prices, and a reasonable attempt to offer wholesome, nutritious foods, when I noticed an attractive woman in her early 30s with her daughter, perhaps four, in front of me. I started to pass around them when the woman ran into a friend and had begun what I could see was to be a brief hello, but I noticed that the girl, instantly bored, had immediately pulled a plastic bag intended for fruits and vegetables off the dispenser and began to play with it. (more…)
We all know the famous lines from the sermon that Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered at the Baccalaureate at the commencement exercises for Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut, where he told us: “The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice.”
I would add, for what it’s worth, that it’s not a smooth arc; it’s full of short-term triumphs and depressions.
I’ve written often that the very large percentage of red meat that exists in the typical Western diet isn’t part of a sustainable future. (more…)
I’m always amused by articles that start the way this one does: “A group of Democratic senators wants to improve the safety of transporting oil by rail in the United States, following a series of high-profile derailments that led to fires and explosions.”
Republicans are in favor of deadly explosions?
Perhaps this is just unfair reporting, or maybe it illustrates something we hear every day: if one side is for something, the other side has to be against it—even if taking that latter side makes you and your group look like a bunch of sociopathic dolts.
As I’ve mentioned, I write a monthly piece for the Hedge Connection’s blog “The Edge,” in which I discuss a certain investment opportunity that I believe has merit. Here’s what I propose to offer for April.
Here’s another installment from Hedge Connection contributor Craig Shields, a senior consultant to the cleantech industry, in which he discusses one of the most exciting business opportunities he’s come across recently in his field of engagement. You may recall that Craig finds himself in a unique position to make such a submission: via his website, 2GreenEnergy.com, he reviews many hundreds of business plans annually from cleantech entrepreneurs all around the globe. (more…)
