I’m traveling with my 92-year-old mother, which, though it may sound like a chore, is anything but. She’s remarkably able to get around physically, and she’s a voracious reader with a mind that’s as sharp as a tack; it’s fun …
Category: Sustainability
Hard Not To Be Worried About America’s Children
Tagged with: chasm between rich and poor, cleantech destined to become the defining industry of the 21st Century, climate change denial, corruption has become the mainstay of the American political process, encouraging the consumption of coal, environmental deregulation, long-term environmental damage, million+ people died last year from the inhalation of the aromatics of coal plants, opening up public lands for oil and gas exploration, steady demise of the middle class, tax cuts for billionaires
From Guest Blogger Ann Neal: Top Five Eco-Friendly Home Design Tips
Making our planet a better place is not a trend but a process that needs to penetrate every single aspect of our life. What simpler way to achieve this than to make your home an eco-friendly haven.
From Guest Blogger Ann Neal: Six Timeless Tips to Convert Your Apartment into a Sustainable Home
A research report shared by United Nations reveals that cities produce three-quarters of the world’s greenhouse emissions. Moreover, according to an article published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, if the global warming phenomenon continues unabated, half …
Preserving a Clean Planet Now Seems Controversial, But When and How Did This Happen?
As the photo for my earlier piece, Maybe This Isn’t Really Happening, I used a piece from my favorite surrealist painter, Rene Magritte, but I thought I’d offer this companion post to show the meme that actually inspired me to …
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Maybe This Isn’t Really Happening
If you had come to me 20 years ago and wanted to bet me that one of the two main political parties in the U.S. would be actively working to destroy the environment, I would have bet you $1000 against …
From Guest Blogger Devin Morrissey: Four Eco-Friendly Changes You Can Make This Fall
The changing colors of the trees, the sudden chilling wind, the shorter days and longer nights — these things can cause us to forego eco-friendly habits in order to find some comfort. However, as noted by American author Jamais Cascio, …
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Educating Girls
Two out of every three uneducated children in the world are girls, and it’s this sad fact that lies at the root of so many of our civilization’s woes.
Right Wing Think Tanks
I understand that the far right wing, with the aid of its think tanks, wants to inflict as much damage as possible to the institutions that keep us healthy, globally competitive, and out of poverty. What I don’t understand is …
America’s Great Sadness
Speaking about her support of Trump, a wealthy friend of a friend explains, “I know he’s a terrible person, but I agree with his ideas, and he’s doing good for me.” Read: He’s keeping people with brown skin far away from …
Hemp
Here’s a quick video on the virtues of hemp, an extremely inexpensive and versatile industrial product that grows quickly in many regions around the world.
