Now, that line about the Dunning-Kruger effect is funny. When I entered the world of environmental sustainability in 2009, several people suggested that I should do my own research on climate change, and I had the same reaction as this …
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The Absence of Love in the Modern World
Here’s a gem that combines philosophy and psychology, while pointing to environmental sustainability. It’s hard to read this and not be reminded of what a loveless society we live in. Most Americans live transactional lives, i.e., built around getting our …
Hemp and Environmental Sustainability
Hemp is one of the fastest growing plants on Earth, a fact that virtually explodes into life in the photo here. It can be refined into a variety of items, including paper, rope, textiles, clothing, biodegradable plastics, paint, insulation, biofuel, food, …
Sometimes You Can Have Your Cake And Eat It Too
The basic content of the meme here is true, and I’m sure it’s a sentiment most of us share. But when we think about it for a moment, it’s clear that this is not “either/or.” The first two of the equations …
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A Wind Energy Icon Has Passed On
In his masterful blog Wind-works.org, Paul Gipe (pictured here) writes: Preben Maegaard (pictured below) died 25 March 2021. He was 84. His death likely won’t mean much to most North Americans. After all he wasn’t a household name like reality …
Dedication to Environmental Sustainability
You’ll not find a single organization on this planet more dedicated to environmental sustainability via the removal of waste in our lives than the Story of Stuff. I met SoS founder Annie Leonard after a talk she gave a few …
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The Trillion Tree Campaign
A few points on the trillion tree initiative: • This is an irrefutably good idea, as trees absorb CO2 and convert it to both above- and below-ground tissue that remains sequestered, at least until the end of their lives.
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Consumption of Plant-Based Meat Going Through the Roof
From this article: Sales of plant-based versions of wings, burgers, and meatballs have risen by double digits over the past year — and sales of plant-based Italian sausage have skyrocketed by 416 percent.
Iceland: What a 21st Century Country Looks Like
Most of our coverage on Iceland has dealt with its fabulously passionate approach to environmental sustainability. Iceland’s Prime Minister, Katrín Jakobsdóttir, became deputy chairperson of the Left-Green Movement in 2003 and has been their chairperson since 2013. If you want a good laugh, check out …
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Blackrock and Environmental Sustainability–The Prank of the Century
Anyone who loves a good prank will get a charge out of what happened to Blackrock CEO Larry Fink, the target of a hoax the size of all outdoors (quite literally). The only thing that would make this any better …
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