It can be easy to assume that you need to take drastic measures just to become more green, but there are actually simple changes that can be made to reduce your carbon footprint. From the type of light bulbs that …
From Guest Blogger Anita: Simple Ways You Can Reduce Your Carbon Footprint Read More »
What is the single most tangible and immediate effect of our devotion to fossil fuels as the source of the world’s energy? It’s probably disease. Because of the oxides of sulfur and nitrogen, as well as the heavy metals and …
Amazon Watch: Focusing World Attention on Biodiversity Read More »
Companies that are developing environmentally friendly technologies are no longer part of some passing trend. On the contrary, businesses that are ignoring the innovation and utilization of green practices are starting to look seriously antiquated. Some practices, like recycling and …
From Guest Blogger Jon Wikstrom: Cool Green Technologies Flying Under the Radar Read More »
I had a strange experience yesterday that I thought I’d share. It had nothing to do with renewable energy, but it lies at the core of our notion of a sustainable society. I attended a wonderful staged reading of four …
There is a lot of talk around being environmentally conscious and all of us being responsible for both the problem of and solution to global warming. Now, at the risk of sounding like a crazy tree hugger, the world’s most …
By the time I was four or five years old, I had become aware that I was growing up in a family that paid a great deal of attention to the correct use of the English language. Not only was my …
One calculates the rate of species extinctions the same way we measure mortality in a certain population. We want the number of deaths per thousand individuals per year, so we take the total number of deaths in a given year, …
Species Extinctions Rates At An All-Time High, But…. Read More »
It is safe to say that global warming has moved from a myth to a reality. Things are getting serious and it is the responsibility of all people to do what they can, where they are to mitigate the full …
Exactly how will the young people of today transform the world of tomorrow? That’s a question worth asking, even though it sure is a tough one to answer. It’s easy to get the impression that our young folks are self-absorbed …
Today’s Young People Are Transforming Our World—But How? Read More »
I’m always amused by the demographics of Trader Joe’s shoppers, as illustrated in the stores’ (always crowded) parking lots. One doesn’t find pick-up trucks with gun racks, but one does find Priuses and other smallish high-mileage cars with life-affirming bumper …
The Demographics of Trader Joe’s Shoppers: Pretty Consistent Read More »
