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 »
Every couple of weeks there is something in The Writer’s Almanac that seems particularly relevant to the issues we discuss here at 2GreenEnergy. Perhaps it’s the anniversary of a scientific discovery that changed the way we understand energy, or the …
Here’s one of those “What’s wrong with this picture” quizzes. Bill and Melinda Gates, co-chairs of their Foundation, the most powerful philanthropic force on Earth, gave an hour-long interview on Charlie Rose (PBS) that aired last night. Here are my …
Improving Conditions for the Poorest of the Poor Read More »
Whenever I publish a new book (like Bullish on Renewable Energy) it gets me thinking of all the other books coming out at the same time, and how, I’d like to think, they weave themselves together into a kind of …
Books on Sustainability Offer Harmonious Messages Read More »
Any business today, whether it is more than 100 years old or a new start-up is looking for sustainable operating methods. Sukanto Tanoto is an example of one businessman and entrepreneur who promotes sustainable forestry practices and land management techniques. The main …
From a Guest Blogger: Sustainable Forestry Is a Top Priority Read More »
I heard a wonderful radio show this afternoon that discussed the human perception of value. Is a $200 bottle of wine really better than a $20 bottle? We certainly think and behave as if this were true. Not only do …
Here’s an infographic on the subject of sustainability that a reader sent me. I hope readers will appreciate it, even though I’m glad I’m not the one who has to tell the world’s indigenous people, John Muir, Anne Morrow Lindbergh, …
I just came home from my regular Friday evening visit to our local wine bar, where I was speaking with a friend who’s about my age (which means we were both teenagers in the early 1970s). He told me that …
Here’s a very solid insight from Greg Krumm: …We have progressed as humans in the basic chores of humans such as sewage control, trash pick-up, crop rotation and recycling…Our collective human intelligence should enforce the theory that we are stewards …
My wise and compassionate friend Cameron Atwood writes: Woodrow Wilson (was concerned about extractive wealth) across our economy and the world economy as well (when he wrote) “…shrewd wits playing on the credulity of others, taking advantage of the weakness …
Environmental Consciousness and the Nature of Humankind Read More »
