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By Vihar Sheth on January 12, 2010
Below are 10 startling facts we learned in 2009 that underscore the climate threat. I am republishing them from an email I received from the Environmental Defense Fund. A study published in the journal Science reports that the current level of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere – about 390 parts per million – is [...]
Posted in Climate & Energy | Tagged Climate Change, Responsibility, Sustainability |
By Vihar Sheth on October 28, 2009
I’ve made progress on the plot of my soon-to-be-written blitz of a novel. I’m trying not to think of it too much as recommended by previous NaNoWriMo participants and the founder of the whole torturous exercise so as to not become overwhelmed by details. ‘nuf said, else I’ll be overwhelmed by details. Took a minor [...]
Posted in Development & Transportation, Miscellaneous | Tagged free form, Sustainability, tea |
By Vihar Sheth on July 6, 2009
While there are not a plethora of lessons to be learned from Transformers 2: Revenge of the Fallen, there is one in particular of which to take note. Amid the some of the best CGI ever seen and the slow-motion-hotness of the ever ungrateful Megan Fox (and regular-motion-perhaps-even-greater-hotness of coed Isabel Lucas) looms a battle for [...]
Posted in Climate & Energy | Tagged Movie, Solar, Sustainability, Transformers, War |
By Vihar Sheth on June 15, 2009
Well maybe not, but he must be close, and should definitely be in the next round of those strangely awesome Dos Equis commercials. The man I’m referring to is Gus Gustafson (sp?). I’d hate to call him just a home builder because I’d be leaving out a plethora of other things he does, and seemingly [...]
Posted in Design & Technology | Tagged Energy, Housing, Structurally Insulated Panels, Sustainability |
By Vihar Sheth on May 7, 2009
I suppose a person has to hear about something a very large number of times before he is willing to change his habits, especially if these habits (religion, diet, biases, etc . . .) were ingrained in him from birth. Hopefully Jane Brody’s piece, Paying a price for loving red meat, has added fuel to [...]
Posted in Food & Health | Tagged Cancer, General, Heart Disease, Sustainability, Vegetarianism |
By Vihar Sheth on March 18, 2009
My tailor and I have philosophical differences about two-way zippers. I don’t even know if that’s their technical name but you know what I’m talking about, right? Zippers with two thing-a-ma-bobbies on ‘em so you can zip the coat closed with the top ’ma-bobbie and then open it from the bottom with the bottom ‘ma-bobbie. Great for sitting. [...]
Posted in Consumption & Corporations | Tagged Animal Cruelty, Clothing, Materials, Recycling, Sustainability |
By Vihar Sheth on February 4, 2009
So here it is. Version 3. New design, new focus. To look inward. Not necessarily reflection, but more personal association to the issues of the day. Staying motivated has been hard, and the reason is providing value in my posts has been hard. Commentary on worldly events is common in the blogosphere, as is commentary [...]
Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged Focus, Personal, Sustainability |
By Vihar Sheth on July 12, 2008
Katie and I head back east (to the Midwest) tomorrow after 10 days of sun and fun, and a little bit of learning. We spent most of our time in Sacramento and San Francisco, though we drove between the two cities and got out to Marin County and the Valleys Napa and Sonoma. From the [...]
Posted in Development & Transportation | Tagged Sustainability |
By Vihar Sheth on July 7, 2008
The wife and I are in San Francisco, California this week on vacation. As most of you probably know, no other city in America offers the same level of sustainability. From zero emission public buses to no plastic bags, from city-wide recycling to solar panels on AT&T Park (home of the SF Giants), San Francisco does [...]
Posted in Development & Transportation | Tagged Sustainability |
By Vihar Sheth on June 10, 2008
I feel like I’ve been apologizing quite a bit recently for posting sparsely. Well, apologies for all the apologies, and once again for the original apology’s catalyst. The much more steady communicator, Sierra Club’s Carl Pope, sent me (and thousands, if not millions, of others) this email a few hours ago: The Curious Senator John McCain [...]
Posted in Government & Society | Tagged Economy, General, Politics, Sustainability |
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