Though we tend to think of current-day U.S. politics as being the most contentious ever in our history, that’s not the case. There have been many such periods, starting with the American Revolution itself, in which 70% of the colonists …
Category: Sustainability
From Guest Blogger Brooke Chaplan: How Homeowners Can Make Their Household Greener and Cleaner
Homeowners do not have to set up their own wind turbines or add solar panels to their homes to make their homes greener. Instead, simple changes can equal huge savings, especially to the ecosystem, and can make the home cleaner. …
The Arabian Sea: Poster Child for Environmental Disaster
Warming waters associated with climate change have had horrific effects on the biochemistry of our oceans, and in no case is this more evident than the Arabian Sea south of Pakistan, and separating India from the Middle East and Africa. …
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Imagine the Lives of the Quakers in These Times of Brutality and Ignorance
I had the good fortune to spend my K – 12 years at the world’s oldest Quaker school, Penn Charter, founded in Philadelphia in 1689. As the name suggests, the school was put in place by William Penn, the man …
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From Guest Blogger Lillian Connors: An Introduction to Earth-Friendly Metal Paint
Taking care of the environment has become every person’s duty ever since the rise of global warming effects and industrialization that is polluting the Earth. From water and electricity consumption, to the type of car you drive, it’s more important …
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From Guest Blogger Dixie Somers: Five Innovations in Green Dentistry
Green techniques are beginning to make their way into all aspects of your world, and dentistry is no exception. While green dentistry may be a newer term, it includes numerous practices that some dentists have been using for many years. …
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A Contributed Post: Environmentalism–Let Your Inner Beauty Shine
Being an environmentalist is one of the greatest things anyone can do with their life. If you love our planet so much that you have incorporated new practices into your daily rhythm, such as reducing your use of plastics, making …
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Achieving Happiness Means Taking Care of People and the Environment in Which They Live
Bhutan (pictured here and below) was the first country in the world to appoint a minister of happiness and to measure gross domestic happiness. That’s kind of heart-warming, isn’t it?
Making Mars Habitable
Here’s a popular video that provides the steps for turning Mars into “Earth 2.0.” Though there’s nothing theoretically impossible about it, it’s obviously not going to happen anytime soon if it happens at all. Perhaps the most interesting thing about …
Our Reckless Indifference to the Environment Will Bring About Unprecedented Levels of Human Suffering, But Not the Extinction of Our Species
Unless I’m mistaken, Arlene Allen was the first commenter on this blog when it opened in the summer of 2009. In response to my recent piece on consumerism, she writes: Because of all things being finite, including the entire planet, …
