The Future of Cities and Housing
Monday, August 11th, 2008 Posted in Economy, Government, Housing, Society | 2 Comments »Thursday and Friday of last week I attended a conference called "Green Homes and Sustainable Communities". 'twas very good. My mind was boggled by the great information presented, and while there's no way to recap both days in their entirety, ...
Living in the City is Greener
Friday, May 30th, 2008 Posted in Energy, Government, Ideas, Local, Society | No Comments »A new study has (re)confirmed what is obvious to most: city residents pollute less than their suburban counterparts. The study was completed by the Brookings Institute and released yesterday. The most basic conclusion from the report is that "each resident of ...
Life At 100 Miles Per Gallon
Wednesday, May 14th, 2008 Posted in Responsibility, Society, Transportation | No Comments »Balancing convenience with conscience is a tall order. In this regard, some of people are luckier than others. One extreme instinctually favors conscience over convenience; the people is this extreme represent a social zenith and consistently make decisions based on ...
Changing Habits
Wednesday, May 7th, 2008 Posted in Activism, Climate Change, Environment, Ideas, Society, Vegetarianism | 1 Comment »I received an email from Sierra Club today with a link to a website called 50 Ways to Help the Planet. The crazy thing is, on the site, "they" give you 50 actual ways to help the planet. Unbelievable! This isn't the ...
Two Broken Ankles
Sunday, May 4th, 2008 Posted in Animal Cruelty, Society | No Comments »William C. Rhoden begins his piece in this Sunday's The New York Times by asking, "Why do we keep giving thoroughbred horse racing a pass? Is it the tradition? The millions upon millions invested in the betting?" I'm going to ...
