Category: Sustainability

Question:  Since 2005, what has been home to the most important Renewable Energy event in Central America? Answer: Can be found at http://2greenenergy.com/cool-guess-answers/8732. Relevance:  Many smaller countries, whose activities may be less important to the world  economy, routinely make extremely robust …

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Of course, few readers live close to Santa Barbara, CA, USA. But those who do should consider attending this lecture by Daniel Yergin, one of the greatest contributors of our world’s understanding of the economic and politics of energy. Wednesday …

Daniel Yergin Speaking on Energy, Sustainability at the University of California Santa Barbara Read More »

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By: Ollie Oelofse, Founder and CEO, True North Bridged Technologies, Inc.  Sacramento, CA By: Yvonne R. Davis, M.S. M.A., P.C., Chief Operating Officer and Director of International Relations, True North Bridged Technologies, Inc.,  Sacramento, CA More than participating in “Going …

SOCIAL CONSCIOUSNESS IN GREEN; OUR SURVIVAL DEPENDS UPON IT! Read More »

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Soon we’ll be getting started with a blog that I propose to call “Corporate Role Models,” in which we herald some of the good things corporate citizens are doing in lowering carbon footprint, and aiming at sustainability more generally. We’re …

Corporate Role Models — Focusing on Sustainability Read More »

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When we look at some of the bad actors in Corporate America, it’s possible to reason that nothing good – in the ethical sense – even comes from this quarter. But this is a horribly shortsighted and unfair conclusion. Of …

Corporate Sustainability Initiatives Deserve Our Praise Read More »

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In the course of the radio show I recorded yesterday the interviewer asked me, “Craig, what do you think college students can do to lead ‘greener’ lives?” “Wow,” I responded. “It’s hard to know where to begin. Obviously, we’re all …

Eating Low on the Food Chain Reduces Environmental Impact Read More »

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Frequent commenter Cameron Atwood writes: I’m not sure if you saw this speech by MLK referenced in Chris Hedges’ recent piece, but here’s a link, and it seems as applicable in the present day as it was 44 years ago. …

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I’m generally pessimistic about the quality of life that I see for most Americans in the foreseeable future. There are so many general reasons for this: lack of American competitiveness in the global marketplace, our failures in education, declining work-ethic, …

We’re Headed to Hell in a Handbasket — But Can Clean Energy Help? Read More »

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My new friend the lawyer writes in: I appreciate what you are doing. Somebody got me a subscription to Audubon magazine recently…maybe they are telling me I’m a birdbrain! I read a story in there yesterday which cheered the fact …

Environmental Extremists Block Solar and Wind Energy Projects to Protect Rare Animal Species Read More »

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I know I’m not the only one who envies the generations that lived in a more innocent time. Sure, we appreciate the gifts that technology has brought us – both in terms of enhancing our lives – and in extending …

Early Renewable Energy — A Gift from a Bygone Era Read More »