We have a few readers here who regularly give me a hard time for being so venomous re: the things I perceive as evil. They tell me, among other things, that it’s self-defeating because it tends to alienate people. I …
Category: Sustainability
A Couple of Thoughts on Writing
Here are some comments on writing that I wanted to share: It’s the birthday of poet and essayist Percy Bysshe Shelley, who told us, “Do it now — write nothing but what your conviction of its truth inspires you to write.”
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Speaking of Sustainability
When I was asked to speak at the MIT Enterprise Forum on “green business” a couple of months ago, I took my usual tack in such situations, i.e., getting my audience to examine its thinking on the larger issues associated …
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Poe: Disturbing and Disturbed
It goes without saying that Edgar Allan Poe was a unique figure in world history. In particular, Poe, best known today for his macabre short stories, was by all accounts a most mysterious and terrifying person. Here’s an article exploring the …
From a UK Guest Blogger: Crossing the Bridge to Sustainability–The Benefits Of Sustainable Resources For Our Planet
Ask anyone what the answer to our rapidly decreasing pool of resources is, and they’ll say one word. Sustainability. Full sustainability will allow our planet to be self sufficient, and no longer reliant on the pool of foods and fuels …
How Cool Are Even the Best War Machines?
A quick talk with a friend who writes: Craig: You might be interested in this impressive technology. Craig: No offense, but war machinery doesn’t impress me, regardless of how advanced.
From Guest Blogger Kara Masterson: Four Ways You Can Minimize Your Car’s Impact on the Environment
Cars are widely assumed to be bad for the environment: they guzzle gas like teenagers drink soda, they release pollutants into the atmosphere, and they utilize vehicle fluids that are harmful to plants, animals and humans alike. However, minimizing the …
Another Quick Note on Writing
On this, the birthday of Ernest Hemingway, it’s a good time to remember a piece of repartee between him and his contemporary, William Faulkner on the subject of writing: Faulkner, speaking of Hemingway: ‘He has never been known to use a …
From U.K. Guest Blogger James Timpson: What Price Plastic? Saving the Ocean from Humanity’s Worst Addiction
What’s the price of a bottle of water, or a ready meal from the corner shop? One pound? Two ninety-nine? The real cost is probably more than you realise. That’s because our addiction to plastic is responsible for one of …
From Guest Blogger Chloe Taylor: Top-notch Apps that Evoke the Essence of Sustainable Lifestyle
Among many other things, modern technology provides us with a means of acquiring information and taking a stand on multifarious issues. What is more, those who endorse a sustainable lifestyle find tech marvels to be powerful allies. It has never …
