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• Hawaii’s Increasing Solar Power Capacity

  

  Driving on Interstate H-1 across Honolulu upon arriving there earlier this spring, one of the first things to catch my eye (apart from the spectacular Ko’olau... Read more

  Posted on 02 July 2013 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Brasserie Dupont – European Pioneers in Organic Beer

  

  Company Saison beers originated in the French speaking area of southern Belgium, and were traditionally brewed in the late fall or winter for consumption,... Read more

  Posted on 30 June 2013 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Recycling Clothes

  

  I am constantly trying to figure out what to do with old clothes. Sometimes taking them to Goodwill or another donation place is possible. Read more

  Posted on 29 June 2013 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Five Friday Facts: Desertification

  

  Today’s facts come from the United Nations. June 17th was “World Day to Combat Desertification.” With that in mind, here are the facts: 2. Read more

  Posted on 28 June 2013 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Coal Exports Absent from Obama’s Climate Plan

  

  As I wrote back in February, a sizeable amount of American coal is being shipped overseas. Last year alone, the United States exported a record 120 million... Read more

  Posted on 27 June 2013 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Refill Your Water Bottle with TapIt

  Even though an end to disposable water bottles is the low-hanging fruit of environmentalism, many of the most conscientious people I know regularly go through... Read more

  Posted on 27 June 2013 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Defining Bike Friendly

  

  If there’s one thing most bike advocates will agree on, it’s that for a city to be bike friendly, it has to have the infrastructure to support biking. Read more

  Posted on 25 June 2013 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Rebuttal to “Getting Slack for Not Buying a Prius”

  

  A few weeks ago one of the founders of this website, Eric Wilson, accused me of chastisement because I challenged his decision to purchase an SUV instead of... Read more

  Posted on 23 June 2013 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• On Not Using My Car : Summer Challenge Update

  

  I had mentioned in a previous post about wanting to go a week without my car this summer. I planned to do it this past week. While it wasn’t a complete... Read more

  Posted on 21 June 2013 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• One Thing China and U.S. Can Agree On: Hydrofluorocarbons

  

  Earlier this month, President Obama and Chinese President Xi met in California during a weekend “shirt-sleeve” summit, giving them an opportunity to build a... Read more

  Posted on 20 June 2013 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Making Community Change: Secrecy, Roadblocks, and Levers of Power

  

  “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.” – Margaret Mead... Read more

  Posted on 19 June 2013 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• New York City to Start Organic Waste Disposal

  

  Cue the nanny-state cries from Fox and the general grumbling from the fine folks in the Empire State: Mayor Michael Bloomberg is at it again, striving to curb... Read more

  Posted on 19 June 2013 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• The Case for Hawaii as a Clean Energy Test Bed

  

  Perhaps no U.S. state faces more acute challenges to sustainability than Hawaii. The unique biodiversity and ecology that make the Hawaiian Islands so... Read more

  Posted on 17 June 2013 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Sierra Nevada – Solar Innovators

  

  Company In the early 1990s, prior to the craft beer revolution, the only beers I was used to seeing at family functions were Heineken, Amstel Light, MGD and... Read more

  Posted on 16 June 2013 DRINK, ECO-LIVING

• Movie Review: Vanishing of the Bees

  

  This weekend I got around to finally watching Vanishing of the Bees (2009). This was a very interesting and well put together documentary. Read more

  Posted on 15 June 2013 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, ENVIRONMENT, MOVIES

• Five Friday Facts: Tar Sands History Lesson

  

  The tar sands in Canada are nothing new. Humankind has been aware of and used them for hundreds of years. The ability to convert this resource into oil at a... Read more

  Posted on 15 June 2013 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Fuel Cell Technology Keeping Salmon Fresh

  

  Global Fresh Foods, a San Francisco-based company that specializes in “naturally extended shelf-life technology,” announced in May the successful completion of... Read more

  Posted on 13 June 2013 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• The End of Better Place

  

  Shai Agassi may make the world a better place some day, but apparently it won’t be today. Late last month, his electric car battery swapping venture filed for... Read more

  Posted on 13 June 2013 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Wind Power — From Beneath Our Feet

  

  An important challenge for the broader deployment of renewable energy systems, and for making them more reliable and cost-competitive, is overcoming the power... Read more

  Posted on 10 June 2013 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Five Friday Facts: Solar Power

  

  Solar panel prices declined an astonishing 75 percent from 2008 to 2012. In the United States, solar capacity has quintupled since 2008, and grown by more than... Read more

  Posted on 08 June 2013 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT