With the United States of America's ever-mounting trade and budget deficits, unemployment above 10 percent (and, dependent on counting, un- and under-employment above 20 percent), looming peak oil and other resource (water, for example) limitations, environmental challenges, and ever-mounting climate chaos , America faces a very serious situation. In fact ... keep reading
Written by A. Siegel yesterday, about Children and Families, Clean Technologies, Coal & Oil, Design, Economics, Electric vehicles, Events, Finance & Money, Industry & Business, Lifestyle & Behavior, Philosophy & Religion, Politics & Government, Smart Growth, Transport, Travel (2 comments)
A recent event sponsored by the British High Commission on climate change and low-carbon business drew out into the open a serious issue. As many are aware, should the temperature rise as much as 4 degrees Celsius (or about 7 degrees Fahrenheit) due to climate change, some serious problems for ... keep reading
Written by Chris Tobias this week, about Children and Families, Clean Technologies, Climate Change, Consumerism, Design, Economics, Education, Emissions, Energy Saving, Finance & Money, Industry & Business, Lifestyle & Behavior, Politics & Government, Pollution, Smart Growth
I like to ride my bike and take public transportation when I can. But I still rely on the car to move me around a few days every week. That said, developments in cars and personal transportation are things I take both personal and professional interest in. So after Ford ... keep reading
Written by Timothy B. Hurst this week, about Clean Technologies, Coal & Oil, Education, Electric vehicles, Emissions, Industry & Business, Lifestyle & Behavior, Transport (1 comment)
I recently wrote a story on the growing popularity of so-called smart appliances that link into utility's smart grid programs, allowing consumers to manage and cut down on their own power use. By the end of this year, energy customers in much of Texas can expect the installation of ... keep reading
Written by Julie Mitchell this week, about Clean Technologies, Climate Change, Coal & Oil, Consumerism, Education, Emissions, Green energy, Industry & Business, Lifestyle & Behavior, Smart Growth
Don’t expect climate change to get fixed by the governments of the world. Don’t expect that, however noble in intention, the efforts of Gore, McKibben, Stern, and their many cohorts will succeed either. Not on any large scale. It won’t be clean tech or green products saving ... keep reading
Written by Chris Tobias this month, about Clean Technologies, Climate Change, Consumerism, Industry & Business, Lifestyle & Behavior, Politics & Government (8 comments)
The Biennial Solar Decathlon, which pits some of the world’s best engineering students against one another, has culminated with Team Germany’s “Cube House” being declared the winner, says an October 16 press release from the U.S. Department of Energy. “This competition to build zero carbon homes has ... keep reading
Written by Rob Fierro this month, about Architecture, Biofuels & Alternative Energy, Clean Technologies, Climate Change, Education, Events, Green energy, Industry & Business, Lifestyle & Behavior, Media, Politics & Government, Solar
In a warming world, dominated by excessive rain in some areas and drought in others, arcology designers propose a Nevada city that would rely on landscapes right out of Frank Herbert’s classic novel, Dune (which was made an equally classic film of the same name). The Sietch, Nevada urban ... keep reading
Written by Jeanne Roberts this month, about Alternative, Cohousing, & Off-Grid Living, Architecture, Biofuels & Alternative Energy, Children and Families, Clean Technologies, Climate Change, Consumerism, Design, Earth, Soil, & Landscape, Economics, Education, Environment & Wildlife, Environmental Disasters, Finance & Money, Food, Industry & Business, Lifestyle & Behavior, Politics & Government, Population, Recycling, Smart Growth, Water, Weather
“The future of our planet can be found now, on the frontiers of climate change.” That’s how freelance journalist Stephan Faris frames his new book Forecast: The Surprising – and Immediate – Consequences of Climate Change. He visits and talks with people in regions already experiencing some of the early effects ... keep reading
Written by Bryan Walker this month, about Action, Protest, & Activism, Agriculture & Food, Children and Families, Clean Technologies, Consumerism, Deforestation, Design, Earth, Soil, & Landscape, Economics, Education, Environment & Wildlife, Environmental Disasters, Events, Finance & Money, Health, Industry & Business, Lifestyle & Behavior, Philosophy & Religion, Politics & Government, Pollution, Population, Poverty & Development, Recycling, Rivers, Lakes, and Oceans, War, Water, Weather (2 comments)
A New Social Contract: As we approach the climate conference in Copenhagen, politicians are balking and diplomats are burning the midnight oil, deprived of sleep. But we can take heart. Some unlikely new heroes may come to the rescue. One prospective hero is The Citizen-Consumer. Consumers are not the first ... keep reading
Written by Bill Becker this month, about Action, Protest, & Activism, Children and Families, Clean Technologies, Climate Change, Coal & Oil, Consumerism, Economics, Education, Emissions, Environment & Wildlife, Environmental Disasters, Events, Finance & Money, Industry & Business, Lifestyle & Behavior, Media, Philosophy & Religion, Politics & Government, Pollution, Population, Poverty & Development, Recycling, Rivers, Lakes, and Oceans, Smart Growth
“It is all too possible that we will fail to achieve sustainability, and that the blind watchmaker will once again...reset the balance of a severely diminished living Earth.” That’s the possibility that Tim Flannery hopes we can yet avoid. He makes the statement early in his essay Now ... keep reading
Written by Bryan Walker this month, about Carbon Trading, Children and Families, Clean Technologies, Climate Change, Coal & Oil, Consumerism, Earth, Soil, & Landscape, Economics, Education, Emissions, Environment & Wildlife, Environmental Disasters, Events, Finance & Money, Industry & Business, Lifestyle & Behavior, Media, Philosophy & Religion, Politics & Government, Pollution, Population, Poverty & Development, Rivers, Lakes, and Oceans, Smart Growth, Water, Weather
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