I try to write a short piece on global warming every week or two, but I find it difficult, given that so many people cover this subject so well. Linked here is a short Bill McKibben article that I urge …
Category: Sustainability
Doing the Right Thing About Climate Change – Regardless of Our Religious Beliefs
A recent comment: If I were an atheist I would not care about the state of the world after I’m gone so I would rather pollute more so as to maximize my pleasure while I am here – so it …
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Trying to “Travel Green?” Take the Train
My trip back East for the week of February 13 has really taken shape; it’s packed with business meetings, book interviews, and dinners with college buddies and family, starting in Washington DC, and heading north: Baltimore, Philadelphia, northern New Jersey, …
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Energy Consumption, Economics, and Environmentalism
To simplify where we are as a civilization and where we’re going with respect to energy consumption, economics, and environmentalism, it’s useful to postulate three broad “plans”: Plan A: We continue on our current course. We ignore the fact that our …
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Documentary “I AM” Nails Some Basic Issues Facing Civilization
What happens when a talented filmmaker sets out to interview top scientists and philosophers, and attempts to answer some very tough questions? What if those questions include subjects as broad as “What’s going wrong with our present day civilization?” and …
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Take a COOL Guess – the Fun Quiz on Clean Energy. Today’s Topic: Rainforest Destruction
Question: At what rate are we losing the world’s rainforests? Answer: Can be found at http://2greenenergy.com/cool-guess-answers/8732. Relevance: According to rain-tree.com: If nothing is done to curb this trend, the entire Amazon could well be gone within fifty years. Massive deforestation …
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Interested in an Eco-tourist Getaway? Check Out Tunungua Eco-Resort.
We don’t talk too much about eco-tourism here, which is a shame, as it’s an extremely important trend in the travel industry. I just got off the phone with Chuck Miller, who, among other things, runs Tunungua Eco-Resort with some …
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Global Climate Change and Heightened Incidence of Extreme Weather Events Mean More Disasters
One of our Facebook fans, Elaine Carter, writes precisely two words: “Absolutely relevant” about LifeCube, a business that we support. It’s hard to disagree with you, Elaine. Here’s cutting-edge R&D of on-demand emergency shelter for disaster response. In less than …
Energy and the Food Supply — How and What We Eat
Last night, my daughter and I were studying her vocabulary words for her English final today, and encountered the word “concise,” i.e., “expressing a great deal in a few words.” And speaking of concise, here’s a really neat photographic essay …
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Documentary on Energy and Sustainability
I had a terrific conversation with Scott Peehl just now, a talented young filmmaker who will be helping on the documentary we’ve been discussing. His main point: what makes documentaries “work” is a common point on empathy that the audience …
