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 »
Many industries all over the world have started to go green and become more environmentally friendly. Thankfully, there has been a palpable surge towards eco-friendly products and services in recent years, and large companies around the globe have been busy …
From Guest Blogger Anago: How Elementary Schools Can Practice Going Green Read More »
The indigenous people of the part of California in which I reside are the Chumash Indians, who, anthropologists believe, came here about 15,000 years ago in the Bering Strait Migration, across the “Land Bridge” formed when that part of the …
Chumash Indians Celebrate Earth Day, Permaculture Read More »
For his final project in his Environmental Horticulture class, I’m helping my son write a paper called “Water, Energy, and Food – How Shortages Are Affecting Us All,” and I thought readers may be interested in how we’re attacking the …
Water, Energy, and Food – How Shortages Are Affecting Us All Read More »
HVAC is an abbreviation for Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning. An HVAC system controls the temperature within a structure or house. The system takes the temperature of the area, then, takes note of the desired temperature. When there is a …
From Guest Blogger Alia: Environmentally Friendly HVAC Read More »
A safe working environment is effective and economical for your business. An office is the heart of any business organization, as all communication, whether business decisions concerning the organization or just gossip, have to pass through it.
A friend stayed at our place Saturday night, whose brother, I came to learn, is involved with establishing wildlife and eco-system corridors in fast-growing sub-rural communities. Here’s a fairly detailed piece he sent me that lays out exactly how his …
