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• Should’ve Bought a Hybrid

  

  I have written a couple posts about my VW Golf TDI, noting its fuel efficiency, practicality and the relatively engaging driving experience. Read more

  Posted on 25 April 2013 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Defining Sustainability and Sustainable Development

  

  This is an open letter to any and all companies, organizations, governments, schools, or other miscellaneous groups considering sustainability as part of their... Read more

  Posted on 25 April 2013 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Abita Brewing Company

  

  Company New Orleans is the home of beads, mixed fruity drinks, unadulterated partying, and red beans and rice. Rarely does one think of beer, or at least craft... Read more

  Posted on 23 April 2013 DRINK, ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT, FOOD & DRINK

• Tearing Down a Highway to Rebuild a Stream

  

  Progress is a relative thing, its meaning and measure differing depending on people, place, circumstances and era. What one generation sees as a proud... Read more

  Posted on 23 April 2013 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Home

  

  Earth Day 2013. Image from NASA. Share this:FacebookTwitterGoogle +1LinkedInPrintEmail --> Read more

  Posted on 22 April 2013 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• How to Make Great, Green Cities: People, Water, and Streets

  

  What does it mean to be green? In the modern era, its meaning has evolved from Rachel Carson’s documentation of pollution in Silent Spring, Teddy Roosevelt and... Read more

  Posted on 21 April 2013 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Dispatches from the Bus: Angry Drivers

  

  I usually read on the bus, but sometimes I stare out the window. The other day I saw someone with what appeared to be a rather upset look on their face as the... Read more

  Posted on 21 April 2013 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Movie Review: Chow Down

  

  I received an email asking me to watch and review a movie titled Chow Down (2010). After reading the brief synopsis, I decided it was up my alley. Read more

  Posted on 19 April 2013 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• 2014 Vehicle Technologies Budget Centers on Developing Hybrids and EVs

  

  The 2014 Vehicle Technologies budget proposal, submitted by the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), requests $240 million to support R D... Read more

  Posted on 18 April 2013 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• IEA: Despite Renewable Energy, Carbon Dioxide Emissions Still at Same Level

  The International Energy Agency (IEA) reports today that despite the impressive increase in renewable energy – energy produced by wind is up 42% and solar 19%... Read more

  Posted on 17 April 2013 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Waking from a Nightmare

  

  Let me start by saying I am not a prophet and do not pretend to be one. However, my recent nightmare is causing me to rethink this. My father is a psychiatrist... Read more

  Posted on 17 April 2013 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Hues of Green in Korea

  

  South Korea’s capital city of Seoul, including its surrounding urban area sprawling across the wide Han River, is home to more than 25 million people and by som... Read more

  Posted on 15 April 2013 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Infographic: How Long to Decompose?

  

  From the Ocean Conservation Society, using data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association (NOAA), this infographic is full of staggering and somewha... Read more

  Posted on 15 April 2013 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• The Dishwasher: Kitchen Appliances Revisited

  

  As a follow up to a recent post about toaster ovens and toasters, I’ve come across another troublesome kitchen appliance, the dishwasher. I love the dishwasher. Read more

  Posted on 14 April 2013 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Dispatches from the Bus: A Community Snapshot

  

  I got on the bus a few months back and it was raining. This was Minnesota in January, purported to be the coldest time of the year. Read more

  Posted on 13 April 2013 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• One More Reason the Government Has Failed to Protect Us

  

  Monsanto is at it again. Everytime I see their name in the headlines I cringe, waiting to see what they have done now. This time, they somehow got Senators on... Read more

  Posted on 12 April 2013 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• MoMA to Demolish 12 Year Old Building

  

  The New York Times’ just ran a story about the Modern Museum of Art getting set to tear down the former American Museum of Folk Art building that was finished i... Read more

  Posted on 11 April 2013 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• The Drivers of Hyper-Evolution

  

  The concept of human evolution rarely extends beyond discussion of the evolution of Homo Sapiens from Homo Erectus, and Erectus from the more primitive... Read more

  Posted on 10 April 2013 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Review: Whole Foods

  

  Whole Foods is a popular, big chain, natural grocery store. They offer a large selection of organic produce and often have sales on it. They also offer... Read more

  Posted on 09 April 2013 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Japan Energy Sector Reforms Move Forward

  

  The Japanese government approved on April 3 the Policy on Electricity System Reform, the most sweeping changes to Japan’s electricity utility regulations in... Read more

  Posted on 09 April 2013 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT