Keep America Beautiful is an organization dedicated to promoting waste reduction, recycling, litter prevention and public space beautification. Founded in 1953, the nonprofit works with community-based affiliate groups, corporate sponsors and local governments to carry out programs that focus on …
From Guest Blogger Dixie Somers: A Look at the Projects that “Keep America Beautiful" Read More »
Of the 4363 previous posts I’ve written here, a few have no connection to clean energy or sustainability at all—and this one is an example. Occasionally I like to communicate something on the subject of writing itself, not that I …
It’s difficult to find a way to stay carbon neutral when the romantic season comes upon us. You don’t want to disappoint the love of your life even if you really do have plans to save the planet and live …
From Guest Blogger Izzie: How to Buy Greener Valentine’s Day Gifts Read More »
Don’t we all chuckle to ourselves when we hear people explain what the energy industry is going to be like in the year 2100? Our world changes so fast today—and that rate of change is only accelerating—that it makes very …
Neither You Nor I Know What the Future of the Energy Industry Looks Like Read More »
When we think about the concept of sustainable agriculture, we normally contemplate the numerous sad facts about how our food in the U.S. is: • Planted (often monocropping) • Irrigated (often with water that comes with great energy footprint, much …
Regarding my post: Shell Oil Has an Indefensible Position, But At Least (I Believe) It’s Trying, a reader suggests that I check out the book Abundance, by Peter Diamandis and Steven Kotler, and summarizes it as follows: It offers the only …
About five years ago I had some time to kill in Pasadena, out here in Southern California. I found a terrific bookstore, milled around, and ultimately pulled a book off the shelf devoted to the subject of human consciousness. I …
In response to my piece on Sustainability and Political Philosophy, a reader asked me if I’d comment on greed and where it comes from. I would say that our society over the last 75 years or so has become increasingly tuned …
When we talk about pollution, few of us immediately shift our attention to noise. Most of the time we focus on the standard types – normally relating to some form of gas that our cars or homes are emitting into …
From a Guest Blogger: Throwing Noise Pollution Out Of the Window Read More »
I ran into a fellow the other day who distributes the “Tower Garden,” a device that uses the principle of aeroponics to enable consumers, restaurateurs, and even grocery stores to grow vegetables quickly, effortlessly, and with far less carbon footprint …
Aeroponics, Fabulous Solution for Sustainable Gardening, Could Be Even Better Read More »
