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Meeting with the Environmental Law Institute
I’m headed back East on Monday for meetings in Washington DC and NYC this week; I’ll try to write from the road. Among my stops is the Environmental Law Institute, where spokesperson Jay Predergrass...
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An Open Letter on Energy to Mr. Obama
After Wednesday night’s debate, I became one of literally millions wishing to give U.S. President Barack Obama advice, and, for that reason, I certainly do not believe that what I’m about to write has...
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From Guest Blogger Mary Ann Keel: Working Together For Nature through Green...
Most people, either in the general public or as a part of governmental initiatives, would agree that the environment is very important and that we all need to work together to protect it. Talking...
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Are We Ready for the Next Step in the Evolution Toward (Or Away From)...
I had a funny little experience the other day that I thought I’d share. I was pushing my shopping cart though our local Trader Joe’s, an American grocery store chain known for its high quality, low...
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From Guest Blogger Sarah Ross: The Role Activated Carbon Plays in...
Activated carbon, also known as activated charcoal, has been used for purification since antiquity. There are references to its use in both ancient Egypt and ancient India dating to at least 1500 BC....
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Does Environmental Protection Matter in the US?
Here’s a quick summary of what’s going on in the U.S. Congress when it comes to environmental protection. So many things in our lives are shades of gray; this one’s not.
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How Should Progressives Regard Trump’s Victory?
Garrison Keillor’s article in today’s Washington Post on Trump’s victory is amusing, to be sure, though it’s hard to know what to do with his main message, i.e., it’s the Republican’s baby now;...
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Fueling Our Transportation: Eventually We Need To Make a Choice
2GreenEnergy super-supporter comments on my post “What Exactly Is the Attraction of Fuel Cell-Based Transportation?” There is work going on to develop low cost robust fuel cells capable of running...
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Averting the Greatest Crisis Humankind Has Seen in a Very Long Time
I hope you’ll check out this video from David Frum, senior editor at The Atlantic and the chairman of Policy Exchange, and then ask yourself about the urgency of getting personally involved. You may...
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From Guest Blogger Lizzie Weakly: Community Cleanup–How Waste Management...
It is not the responsibility of someone else to pick up your trash. The first step is to care about the effects of waste on the environment and encourage others to care. Learn how waste management is...
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With the U.S. at a Precipice, Here Are a Few Things To Hope For
Frequent commenter and ever-thoughtful gentleman “Breath on the Wind” reacted to yesterday’s post “A Pair of Notes on Trump” as follows: Is there a way forward? Here’s what I’m hoping, my friend: • We...
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We’re Saying Goodbye To Fossil Fuels, But Not As Soon As We’d Like
Jeff Merkley, a progressive senator from Oregon (a progressive state) is introducing legislation that provides a plan by which the country can wean itself off fossil fuels by 2050. Though the details...
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Costa Rica Takes the Purest Joy in Setting Records for Environmental Stewardship
Who doesn’t love Costa Rica? With an educational system ranked 20th in the “Global Competitiveness Report 2013–14,” described as of “high quality,” a literacy rate of 94.9%, and a healthcare system...
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Environmentalism: Taking It Back To Basics
There are about 8,000 blog posts here and about 19,000 comments on them, some of which get pretty far out into the weeds. Accordingly, now and then it may be a good idea to discuss the simplest, most...
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Needs To Embrace Science
Andrew Wheeler during his confirmation hearing Does limiting the role of science in environmental protection and public health policy-making seem like a good idea to you? If so, here’s a short video...
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Global Transition Renewable Energy Has Three Phases
It’s useful to look at the planetary transition from fossil fuels to renewables in three phases: • Renewables come to dominate the grid-mix • Electric transportation powered by renewables replaces...
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Classmates Sometimes Make Us Proud
When you spend four college years with a class of about 400, you get to know a great many of them, from course work inside and outside your major, dorm life, sports, fraternities, and other social...
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Changing the World Starts with You and Me
The incredible photos here remind us of one thing: the power that rests in all of us to change the world. When Greta Thunberg would skip school each Friday to protest here government leaders’...
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Trump and American Public Health
From The New Yorker: Donald Trump may be the most erratic and intemperate man ever to occupy the Presidency, but, when it comes to protecting the public health of Americans, his actions have been...
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Trump’s Skyrocketing Debt
Amee, I understand that you’re upset, but I want to point out that it wasn’t “for nothing.” 83% of his enormous tax breaks went to making rich people richer. News flash: rich people like that. They...
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