Question: How many tons of plastic now litter our ocean waters, killing fish and other aquatic animals? Answer: Can be found at Clean Energy Answers. Relevance: We’ve all seen plenty of concepts that address the collection and removal of ocean plastic, …
Category: Sustainability
From Guest Blogger Anita Ginsburg: Six Ways You Can Save Money By Going Green
When people think about going green, they may not completely understand just how much money can be saved by making more environmentally-friendly choices. You might be surprised to know just how much money can be saved while bettering the environment …
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Sustainability: Young People Actually Care About This Stuff
When I speak in public about the macro trends associated with sustainability and the environment, I always mention the importance of the huge generational differences that exist regarding this topic. In general, young people are far more interested in environmental …
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The Dalai Lama: A Powerful Force for Good
It’s the birthday of the 14th Dalai Lama, who, IMO, is rivalled only by Pope Francis as the most effective person on this planet at influencing our civilization for the better.
Robo-Consumerism Is Incompatible with Sustainability
Commenter “Rob K” offers a good insight into the ever-escalating struggle between consumerism and environmental stewardship: Car manufacturers “stage” development of cars so that the “next” models would look “cooler ” and technologically more advanced. It is not beneficial for …
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Dealing with the Externalities of Our Major Industries
A reader commented on my post In Choosing Among Various Approaches to Energy, Politics Is a Very Big Deal that I support political action involving an ideological/moral campaign to prevent the eating of red meat. I suppose that would be a decent …
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From Guest Blogger Marlena Stoddard: Full Green Ahead–Four Home Innovations Moving Us Toward a More Sustainable Future
We hear a lot about global warming, human impact on the environment, and threats to the future of the planet. But making an environmental difference is up to government and big business alone. We as individual citizens can contribute to …
From Guest Blogger Lizzie Weakly: Six Ways To Help Your Community Get Involved in Recycling
The overabundance of trash entering the landfills each day is a huge problem for our world and sustainability. While these items decompose, chemicals and toxins are leeching into our underground water system. Some items will never decompose. It is a …
From Guest Blogger Chloe Taylor: The Green Chain – Is Product Packaging its Weakest Link?
Product packages account for a giant portion of waste that our global capitalist behemoth leaves behind, letting toxic mountains and floating islands roam the nature. In some countries, this part of the supply chain produces one third of the total …
Persuasive Communications on Sustainability
A reader offers this suggestion: (There is a) study which indicated that slamming opposing points of view is less effective than strongly supporting one’s own point of view. On this matter, I tend to go both ways, so to speak. …
