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350.org: Bill McKibbon Takes Global Warming to the Internet
The drumbeat is sounding louder and louder. In the last few days, a new site answers the question What must we do to fight global warming?, called 350.org. The site is based on the assertion that we...
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Making a Real Difference: Inspiration From My Nephew
My nephew, Andrew, has been in Togo with the Peace Corps for more than a year, with another left. He is providing not just his work and labor, but is now helping a group of farmers learn about...
View ArticleHome Energy Projects for 2009: Request for Comments
I have several household energy reduction projects in mind and am hoping to get some advice about which one I should take on first. I am considering:Tankless (on-demand) Hot Water HeaterFoam Spray...
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WalMart: Environmental Hero (recovering villain?)
How it pains me to say this, but WalMart, indeed corporations as a whole, may not be villainous scalawags. At least not completely.WalMart has beaten their goal of reducing its internal goals of...
View ArticleWhere Are All Those Green Jobs? Here’s a Map.
Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) has a new project: they are creating a map of the actual companies having green jobs. Click a state, and you’ll see pins identifying the location of companies producing...
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Which Uses More Energy: Paper Cup or Lincoln Memorial?
John from my office asked a good question the other day: why are paper cups so bad?Actually, no paper cup is particularly bad. Certainly not as bad as a Hummer, or a gallon of corn ethanol to power it,...
View ArticleLife Cycle Assesment: Use Carefully
Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) is a method of evaluating the entire cost of a given product, from cradle to grave. It’s a very, very important aspect of understanding our consumer society and it’s impact...
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Frontline’s “Poisoned Waters”— Bottled Still Not Better
100 (Billion) Bottles of Beer On the WallPBS’s Frontline aired a program called Poisoned Waters this week — it’s an excellent program, discussing how coastal waters and estuaries are still polluted,...
View ArticleExplaining The Big Picture To Mom
My Mom is visiting, taking a well-deserved rest from care of my father, who is no longer able to care for himself. After a few days of catching up, I found myself unable to restrain myself from...
View ArticleBeing “Used To” Our Lifestyle Makes Change Seem Difficult
This weekend I saw the TV show Wa$ted and the documentary Born Into Brothels — two entirely different shows, but I think I saw the heart of a problem we have: we have become accustomed to a way of...
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