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• FFF: Natural Gas

  

  This week’s Five Friday Facts is a short and sweet set of numbers from a recent NPR article. The natural gas revolution is exactly that. Until recently, half... Read more

  Posted on 02 March 2013 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Working Together is More Productive, Or Let’s Sing Kumbaya

  

  Environmentalists needs to stop working against each other. When I was at Kansas State University, I was very involved in the environmental group on campus. Read more

  Posted on 01 March 2013 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• NYC Mayor Wants 10,000 New Electric Charging Stations

  

  In his 12th and final State of the City address, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg called for a major expansion of the city’s electric vehicle (EV)... Read more

  Posted on 28 February 2013 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Step Outside the Matrix

  

  As a graduate student in the environmental field, I find myself perpetually asked to re-define my reasons for studying what I study- framing an explanation to... Read more

  Posted on 27 February 2013 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Chinook Book, a Coupon Book for the Sustainably Minded

  For the holidays the past two years, my in-laws have given us the “Entertainment Book,” an enormous collection of coupons for various outlets. Read more

  Posted on 25 February 2013 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Peak Organic Brewing Company

  

  Company As you begin to examine the history of brewing, you cannot underestimate the importance breweries had on their communities. Read more

  Posted on 24 February 2013 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Lining Up Like Lambs to the Slaughter

  Recent life changes have led to my wife and me filling up the tank to our car 5-6 times a month, up from probably 3 previously. Read more

  Posted on 24 February 2013 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Canada Firm Wants to Pull CO2 Straight Out of the Air

  Backed by Bill Gates and other investors in 2009, Carbon Engineering is building a pilot plant at the end of 2014 to capture carbon dioxide from the atmosphere... Read more

  Posted on 24 February 2013 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Five Friday Facts (Well, Quotes This Week)

  On Fridays we usually have a post with various facts about sustainability, nature, energy and the like. We have quite a collection after several years. Read more

  Posted on 23 February 2013 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• State of the Union

  President Obama gave another State of the Union recently. These speeches give an update on major issues but often served with a twist of optimism and how we... Read more

  Posted on 22 February 2013 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• What the Tesla-NYT Skirmish Actually Tells Us

  As many of you are probably aware, Tesla Motors and New York Times writer John Broder have been engaged in a heated public battle over the credibility of his... Read more

  Posted on 21 February 2013 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• The Wrong Side of the Tracks: Thinking About Struggling Neighborhoods

  The City After Abandonment by Margaret Dewar and June Manning Thomas represents important thinking for cities and neighborhoods where change means decline, not... Read more

  Posted on 20 February 2013 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Mother Nature: The Master Innovator (As Usual).

  

  While environmental advocates urge governments to increase limitations on greenhouse gas emissions, scientists all over the world are searching for carbon... Read more

  Posted on 20 February 2013 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Writers Spotlight: Nick Grue (Part 2)

  Today we continue posting various trivia and tidbits about the people that bring you news, analysis, and opinion. Here is the second half of Nick... Read more

  Posted on 20 February 2013 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Hagel’s Defense Department Can Find a More Agile Military

  

  Will continue initiative to reduce military dependency on oil Read more

  Posted on 20 February 2013 DEBATE, ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• More Than Another Reality TV Show: Barter Kings

  I don’t watch much television, not these days at least. Growing up I had one in my room and I think that proved to be too much. I went without one for a few... Read more

  Posted on 17 February 2013 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• President Obama’s 2013 State of the Union

  As part of the annual State of the Union, President Obama touched on energy as he has in past addresses to the nation. In 2011 he highlighted clean energy, whil... Read more

  Posted on 16 February 2013 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Five Friday Facts: Tiny Homes

  Earlier today there was a story on Minnesota Public Radio about the Tiny House movement. Additionally, Megan’s post from earlier today talked about her living... Read more

  Posted on 16 February 2013 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Living Small

  I find the idea of living in a small home wonderful. We live in a smaller home currently, 840 sq.ft. but it is a rental so there are minimal changes we can make. Read more

  Posted on 15 February 2013 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Writers Spotlight: Nick Grue

  Today we continue posting various trivia and tidbits about the people that bring you news, analysis, and opinion by shining the spotlight on another one of our... Read more

  Posted on 14 February 2013 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT