School Lunches
Wednesday, August 15th, 2007 Posted in Children, Education, Responsibility, Society, Vegetarianism | No Comments »A short article by Carolyn Tuft published in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch yesterday highlights the inadequacy of school lunches offered in many major cities in the U.S. I've reproduced the entire article here, without permission, since it would take longer ...
They’re Just Bad People
Tuesday, July 3rd, 2007 Posted in Government, Politics, Responsibility, Society | 3 Comments »This is an aside to my normal posts regarding the greening of us all, but sustainability is an issue here too - the sustainability of the United States government. Unless you've been living in a hole you've heard that Lewis ...
Cleaner Air For Fat People
Monday, July 2nd, 2007 Posted in Energy, Environment, Recycling, Responsibility, Technology, Transportation | No Comments »I apologize for the extended hiatus, but between my laziness and traveling, opining (online) has been difficult. I did come across a story today that made me chuckle though. Apparently, McDonald's is going to start using its own cooking oil ...
The New New Coke
Monday, April 16th, 2007 Posted in Corporations, Philanthropy, Responsibility | 6 Comments »Coke's come up with yet another formula, but this time it's doing away with an old one. Don't worry, it's not Coke Three or Coke Absolute Zero, but the Coca-Cola Global Community Connections. The company is reconfiguring its philanthropic activities ...
Meaningful Sacrifice
Friday, April 6th, 2007 Posted in Climate Change, Environment, Responsibility, Society | 10 Comments »This time of year, Christians all over the world celebrate the death and supposed rebirth of Jesus Christ. Believers make minor sacrifices for a few weeks to honor a man who, in their eyes, died for mankind's sins. Now back ...
Green Gavels
Monday, April 2nd, 2007 Posted in Climate Change, Government, Politics, Responsibility | No Comments »The Supreme Court ruled today that "the Clean Air Act gives the Environmental Protection Agency the authority to regulate emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases from cars." The case was "filed by 12 states and 13 environmental groups ...
Sustainable Housing, Rewards and Requirements
Monday, March 26th, 2007 Posted in Design, Housing, Responsibility | No Comments »The built environment comprises a significant source of the globe's energy demand. This is why a story like this, Enterprise Wins 2007 ENERGY STAR Award for Excellence in Energy-Efficient Affordable Housing, is great to read. Not only does Enterprise cater ...
Eco Wizards and Green Paper
Tuesday, March 20th, 2007 Posted in Corporations, Environment, Green, Responsibility, Technology | No Comments »Imagine a country in which a child can read a story about wizards that's printed on environmentally friendly paper! Well, the U.S. is half way there. I came across an article today that left me elated and deflated. The good news: the ...
Watt Coms and Clean Tech
Wednesday, March 14th, 2007 Posted in Corporations, Energy, Responsibility, Sustainability, Technology | No Comments »I came across a great article today entitled, "Start-up fervor shifts to energy in Silicon Valley". In it, Matt Richtel of the New York Times discusses how "Silicon Valley's dot-com era may be giving way to the watt-com era." Hopefully ...
Offsetting Environmental Ignorance
Tuesday, March 13th, 2007 Posted in Climate Change, Energy, Responsibility | 1 Comment »Frank O'Donnell, president of Clean Air Watch, published an enlightening piece called Indulging In Carbon on TomPaine.com last week. His basic message: while buying carbon offsets is a great way to supplement clean energy for dirty energy, the act does ...
