In response to my recent piece called “Those Whose Hearts Are Open See the Need for Clean Energy,” Debi Ireland writes: Good message Craig. You are doing good work. We need renewable energy. Dependence on fossil fuels is creating a …
Energy Policy Is One Aspect of the Crises Facing Our Civilization Read More »
I write often about the daunting number of challenges that humankind faces vis-à-vis sustainability, and note that many of them are rooted in our approach to energy: climate change/desertification, ocean acidification, loss of bio-diversity, water and food shortages, skyrocketing rates …
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I heartily recommend the new Nova program on PBS called “Earth From Space,” which, as the name suggests, uses photography from satellites to explore the complex relationships between various phenomena here on our home planet. About 90 minutes into this …
Businesses across the globe are beginning to respond to impending environmental destruction by confronting their own wasteful practices. The telecom carrier industry has been at the forefront of this shift in attitudes. From changing its relationship towards energy usage, to inventing high tech green solutions, telecom is at the forefront of the green revolution in busines
I’ve asked a very large number of people who are concerned about sustainability if they are essentially optimistic or pessimistic that humankind will find a way out of its numerous dilemmas in which it finds itself: social injustice, the long-term …
According to this note in the Writer’s Almanac, yesterday was the 101st anniversary of the opening of Stravinsky’s “The Rite of Spring,” a ballet so new in its day that it caused a literal riot in the theater in which …
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Yesterday was the 211th birthday of Ralph Waldo Emerson, the man who reminded us, “”Every mind must make its choice between truth and repose. It cannot have both.” That’s certainly the case for those of us trying to get to the truth as …
Lots of “Oomph” Behind Environmental and Social Justice Read More »
Living in harmony with our surroundings was once the only way of surviving on this planet for the human race. We had to know our environment in order to defend from numerous predators and tame the nature around us in …
What is green printing? Simply put, green printing is the collection of practices that will reduce the harm to the environment caused by usual printing practices. If you work in an office environment where printing documents is part of the …
A young man from Hungary may be doing an internship with us soon, and wants to know more about it. He writes: Could you please elaborate a little bit on this internship opportunity offered by your company? Basically as far …
Possible New Intern for “Sustainability Role Models” Website Read More »
