It’s Memorial Day weekend here in the U.S., a time we Americans remember those who fought for our country. But because it’s a celebration, it has the unfortunate effect of glorifying war, rather than causing us to do what we …
Category: Sustainability
From Guest Blogger Philip Piletic: Healthy Trees, a Clean Environment, and Happy Communities
In the West Indian state of Rajasthan, members of the Piplantri village celebrate the birth of every new female by planting 111 trees. The impact that these trees have on this community is enormous. Not only are these trees a …
From Guest Blogger Sarah Ross: The Role Activated Carbon Plays in Environmental Protection
Activated carbon, also known as activated charcoal, has been used for purification since antiquity. There are references to its use in both ancient Egypt and ancient India dating to at least 1500 BC. In more modern times, it was introduced …
From Guest Blogger James Timpton: Green Business–Adopting the Correct CSR Strategy
With legislation constantly changing and the ability to greatly reduce utility bills each month, every business can benefit from reducing their carbon footprint. Ultimately all businesses have a Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) to take responsibility of their company’s effects on the …
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Environmentalism: A Cause That Involves Us All
It’s the 100th birthday of Orson Welles, best known for his film “Citizen Kane.” Welles said: I want to give the audience a hint of a scene. No more than that. Give them too much and they won’t contribute anything …
Remembering the Lessons of Horace Mann
Here’s a blurb from the Writer’s Almanac: It’s the birthday of Horace Mann, born in Franklin, Massachusetts (1796). He was the first great American advocate of public education. He believed that, in a democratic society, education should be free and …
From Guest Blogger Damian: Plastic Materials and Our Environment–What We Can Do Better
Somewhere around five billion plastic bags are used each year around the globe. Plastic materials are products that have made our busy on the go lives much easier and we have become dependent on them. As quickly as they appear in …
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Sustainability and the Human Diet
I want to take a moment and introduce readers to the thoughts of J. Morris Hicks. As you’ll see in his remarks linked here and pasted below, the fellow has undergone a wonderful evolution in his work with respect to …
From Guest Blogger Izzie: Which Household Materials Are Best for the Environment?
It’s safe to say that a lot of people in society are starting to become more sensitive towards their environmental footprint. While not every has jumped on the “save the Earth” bandwagon, a lot of people who wouldn’t have been …
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From Guest Blogger James Timpton: The Upcycling Effect at Home
We all want to improve our green credentials and one of the key ways we can do this is by preventing items, which still have valuable life, ending up in landfill. We are moving away from being a throwaway society …
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