Here’s another must-see video from Annie Leonard at The Story of Stuff, this one called “The Story of Broke.” I hope everyone will invest five minutes and check this out. Note how much of what she’s saying sounds like what …
Category: Sustainability
Take a COOL Guess – the Fun Quiz on Clean Energy Today’s Topic: Talking Trash
Question: How much trash does the average American generate daily? Answer: Can be found HERE. Relevance: As suggested in this brilliant video, The Story of Stuff, our ultra-consumer society is on a crash course with sustainability.
Take a COOL Guess – the Fun Quiz on Clean Energy Today’s Topic: Junk Mail and Environmentalism
Question: Approximately how many trees are ground up each year to make junk mail? Answer: Can be found here. Relevance: A big part of the business I ran for almost 30 years was direct mail. Note that I refer to …
Take a COOL Guess – the Fun Quiz on Clean Energy Today’s Topic: Reducing Waste Plastic
A two-fer! Questions: How long does it take for some plastic bottles to break down in landfills? How many plastic bags are used worldwide every year? Answer: Can be found at http://2greenenergy.com/cool-guess-answers/8732. Relevance: Most plastics are derived from petroleum and …
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Are Sustainability Advocates Happy People?
In the course of a given day, the typical human has approximately 60,000 independent thoughts – some in our waking hours, others in our dreams. This seems like re-enforcement of the idea that we make our own heaven (or hell) …
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Why There Is Hope for a Sustainable Future
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QbJYGg9VjiI&w=420&h=315] Here’s a short video in which I discuss how a sustainable future for our civilization could come about. To the degree to which people a) understand the issues, and b) care about them, I believe there is hope.
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End of Cheap Energy And Easy Credit Will Force a Welcomed Change
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fkc1d0ATA1s] Here’s a short video (under one minute) in which I suggest that the end of cheap energy and easy credit will force us to change our habits as super-consumers. Though this sounds painful, it doesn’t have to be, …
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What Exactly Is a “Natural” Product?
Here’s a quick conversation I had at the Opportunity Green with the folks from Steaz, who offer a truly healthy and good-tasting carbonated beverage. I happened to be sipping the blueberry pomegranate flavor, when I began: Craig: Wow, this is …
Adoption Curve for Clean Energy Is a Function of Consumer Behavior
At the heart of the adoption curve for clean energy, electric transportation, and sustainability more generally is consumer behavior. If consumers don’t vote in favor of green products with their wallets, the world will remain mired in dirty and abusive …
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Sustainable Fashion Has Several Components
On Friday, I had lunch with Professor Shireen Musa of State University of New York’s Fashion Institute of Technology. Her job is to make sure as many people as possible who are entering the fashion industry understand the basic components …
