Question: How is it possible for the concentration of certain toxins to increase in our groundwater for several decades after those chemicals have been banned? For example, the concentration of soil disinfectant DCP (used heavily in the 1970s and finally …
Take a COOL Guess – the Fun Quiz on Clean Energy. Today’s Topic: Environmental Toxins Read More »
In a recent post about the wonderful book Beyond the Limits by Donella Meadows et. al., I lamented that there is no governing body with the power to do anything about the world energy policy and the overall sustainability of …
Want To Deal with Overpopulation? Educate Women. Read More »
Here’s another in our continuing series of free reports based on the reader surveys we do here at 2GreenEnergy. Those of us who are wondering what life on Earth will be like in 10 or 20 years will want to …
Free Report: How Sustainable Is Our Way of Life? Read More »
It’s hard to know what will come of Warren Buffett’s plea for a more just approach to taxation here in the U.S. He certainly did grab the world’s attention a few years ago in his now-famous “Tax Me!” op-ed, in …
A Fair Approach to Taxation Will Have Broad Social Benefits Read More »
Question: Are there cases in human history in which changes made in environmental regulation have made a dramatic and measurable positive difference? Answer: Can be found at http://2greenenergy.com/cool-guess-answers/8732. Relevance: Perhaps too many believe that man’s continuing assault against the natural environment …
It’s the birthday author Paul Theroux who said: “Tourists don’t know where they’ve been, and travelers don’t know where they’re going.” If I may be permitted a liberty here, I would say that perhaps there’s an analogy here to where …
Natural Systems — What We Know and What We Don’t Read More »
Question: How many industrial chemicals are in use right now? Answer: Can be found at http://2greenenergy.com/cool-guess-answers/8732. Relevance: Every day, we introduce 3 – 5 new chemicals, less than 1% of which are tested for toxicity.
Here’s a short video in which I interview Tower Harvest CEO Rafael Quezada on the subject of aeroponics, a unique approach and capability re: growing produce organically, with a very minimum of space. This is a technology that can have …
We all hope that the investments we make grow over time — figuratively speaking — i.e., the asset value grows. In this short video, I discuss an investment opportunity that literally grows: your own grove of teak trees. I look …
I figured it was time to read the seminal pieces on environmentalism and sustainability. So, for Christmas, I asked my daughter for a copy of Beyond the Limits, the follow-up to Donella Meadows’ et. al. The Limits to Growth. Very …
Early Books on Environmentalism and Sustainability Read More »
