According to an email I received yesterday: Last year, Monsanto spent nearly $6 million on lobbying, and their payoff was the “Monsanto Protection Act,” which was written anonymously, passed in secret, and allows Monsanto to keep selling genetically engineered seeds …
Category: Sustainability
Talking Sustainable Agriculture on North Carolina's Outer Banks
I’m on the Outer Banks of North Carolina for the wedding of my eldest nephew. I’d never been here before, and I was expecting a stretch of land so desolate that I’d have trouble getting online or finding a good …
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Sustainability and Ethics — Incredible Insight from Seth Godin
Considering I was a marketing guy for the fat part of my career, it may be a bit strange that I don’t closely follow the writings of Seth Godin (on left in photo), certainly one of the biggest names in …
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Bringing Electrification Based on Renewable Energy To the Developing World
Kenny Hearn from South Africa writes: Highly underdeveloped countries have all the making to move directly to renewables. Mozambique has a massive hydroelectric plant already, Namibia has massive potential for solar thermal to power surrounding countries and the list goes …
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Corporate Sustainability Initiatives and Their Complex Motives
I just had a long and interesting conversation with a woman in Columbia who will be doing a bit of volunteer writing for us here; I’m certainly looking forward to reading her stuff. We talked about what it takes to …
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From Guest Blogger "Elite Fire Protection" — The Effects of Fire on the Environment
Fire is a regular, but often tragic, occurrence. Whether started in a family home, a commercial environment or outside, both accidental and deliberate fires can be potentially devastating. One of the most destructive types of fire, though, is forest fires …
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Energy, Water and Land Use in Growing Our Food
In his response to my post on eating less meat, frequent commenter and really smart guy Glenn Doty writes: ….the average American burns 2 gallons of gasoline (72 kWh) per day in transportation. The production and distribution of is ~88% …
Happy Mothers’ Day!
I hope everyone is enjoying this day on which we thank our mothers for being the wonderful and kind people they are, and express our gratitude for the numerous sacrifices they made on our behalf. The way Mothers’ Day is …
Time-Lapse Photography Shows Environmental Challenges
I thought readers might appreciate this collection of time-lapse images assembled by Time, NASA and the United States Geological Survey. One can debate the meaning and ultimate effects of the sprawling growth of a single city like Las Vegas, Nevada, …
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From Guest Blogger Bill Paul: The Hottest Bull Market on Earth
I learned recently that long-time 2GreenEnergy Associate Bill Paul has been doing some truly excellent work in an area of tremendous importance: calling attention to crimes against the environment. Not only is his work of great value, it’s easy to …
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