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• Consumerism at Its Best: iPhones and Other Smart Phones

  

  I am sure you have heard by now about the two new iPhones Apple recently released. This means we can all throw our old phones out and go spend a couple hundred... Read more

  Posted on 11 October 2013 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Even with Renewables, We Can’t Have It All

  

  The law of unintended consequences is fairly well understood when studied in the context of history, economic policy, and even when it comes to the large... Read more

  Posted on 10 October 2013 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Sparticl: For All Your Science Questions

  

  I have had the good fortune of working on a science based website through Twin Cities Public Television over the past year. The work dovetails with 2nd Green... Read more

  Posted on 10 October 2013 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT, SCIENCE

• Walking for Sustainability

  

  The secret to sustainability might just be walking. At least that was one of the many conclusions reached at the Every Body Walk 2013 Walking Summit. Read more

  Posted on 08 October 2013 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• APEC Ministers Commit to Renewables in Promoting Energy Security

  

  The 2013 Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Leaders Meeting is taking place today and tomorrow in Bali, Indonesia. This annual conference brings together... Read more

  Posted on 08 October 2013 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• IKEA to Sell Solar (Assembly Required)

  

  Though best known for selling cheap, unassembled furniture, IKEA will soon begin selling solar panels at 17 of its U.K.-based stores. The limited rollout is... Read more

  Posted on 07 October 2013 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Great American Beer Festival 2013

  

  Although seemingly a new trend, craft beer has actually been a solid niche market in the U.S. for many years, mostly spurred on by passionate home brewers. Read more

  Posted on 06 October 2013 DRINK, FOOD & DRINK

• Quiz: Test Your Alternative Energy IQ

  

  1. What country gets the largest percentage of its electricity from renewable source? a) Iceland b) Norway c) Paraguay d) U.S. 2. What country has the most... Read more

  Posted on 06 October 2013 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Thoughts on Trash

  

  After watching Waste Land (2010) on Hulu, it really got me thinking. The movie made me want to be more conscious of what I throw away each day. Read more

  Posted on 04 October 2013 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Bet on Renewables, Says Economist

  

  Keeping ourselves from killing each other with pollution has long been achieved — to the extent that it has been done at all — through government regulation,... Read more

  Posted on 03 October 2013 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Dispatches from the Bus: The Commute

  

  This dispatch was in part inspired by Megan’s recent post about not using her car. My wife and I are in a slightly different situation. We have two kids and bot... Read more

  Posted on 03 October 2013 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Two Blocks

  

  New York. There is probably no other city in the U.S. that so personifies and represents America and the American spirit. Yet it is also not like any other... Read more

  Posted on 02 October 2013 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• New York City’s Air Dramatically Cleaner

  

  At least where air pollution levels are concerned, it looks like I moved here at the right time. This is due to to an effort to get buildings in New York City t... Read more

  Posted on 01 October 2013 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• There’s Nothing Like Eating Crow in the Morning

  

  Let me start by saying this is not an apology. When my wife and I sold our 1998 Honda Accord a few years back and bought a small SUV (a RAV4), we contemplated... Read more

  Posted on 30 September 2013 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• The Happy Pedestrian: Surprises Around Every Corner

  

  Serendipity. New York City is full of it. Sure, there is leaving your apartment to unexpectedly see a man finishing up whizzing on the building’s main entrance... Read more

  Posted on 29 September 2013 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Waste Land: Movie Review

  

  Waste Land (2010), is a movie that has gotten a lot of press. It was even nominated for an Academy Award in 2011. This documentary follows around an artist,... Read more

  Posted on 28 September 2013 CULTURE, ECO-LIVING, ENTERTAINMENT, ENVIRONMENT, MOVIES

• Is China’s Latest Environmental Plan Just More Hot Air?

  

  It was only a couple of years ago that @BeijingAir sent it’s now-famous tweet about Beijing having “crazy bad” air quality, but the People’s Republic of China... Read more

  Posted on 27 September 2013 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Was Detroit’s Bankruptcy Inevitable?

  

  Five years removed from the financial crisis and communities are still untangling the damage done from the frothy over borrowing during the run up to the... Read more

  Posted on 25 September 2013 BUSINESS, ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Have You Ever Asked Your Neighbor About Climate Change?

  

  Recently I attended Science Climate Online, an “untraditional climate science conference” conference with journalists, government employees, nonprofit... Read more

  Posted on 25 September 2013 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Tankless Water Heater, Environmentally Friendly, Not Sustainable

  

  A few months back we were approached by a large home improvement chain with the offer of an employee to write an article about tankless water heaters. Read more

  Posted on 24 September 2013 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT