These guys just make me smile: Leather production is a very toxic process. It uses an amazing amount of water that is contaminated with toxic chemicals for processing and tanning. And of course, cattle take a lot of water – in growing feed and growing cows. And the final insult to the environment, tanned leather…
An utterly crushing day for Big Oil1) Chevron investors demand emission cuts2) Dutch court tells Shell to cut emissions by half3) Exxon shareholders buck the company and elect directors demanding climate action.Thanks to all who fight–you push long enough and dominoes tumble — Bill McKibben (@billmckibben) May 26, 2021 This guy @jamieclimate is a big…
Plug-in Hybrid (PHEV) vehichles are a short-term solution until electric vehicles can practically be driven long distances and recharged quickly. Making cross-country treks doable. My plug-in hybrid SUV gets about 515 miles on a single tank of gas and enough electric miles to tootle around town all day on a single charge. I…
In 1931, shortly before his death, Thomas Edison said to his friend Henry Ford, “I’d put my money on the sun and solar energy. What a source of power! I hope we don’t have to wait till oil and coal run out before we tackle that. I wish I had more years left!” When I…
This has been in my Netflix queue a few weeks and I finally found the time to watch it. I recommend it. Informative and hopeful, it highlights good people advancing excellent ideas for distribution, treatment and conservation of water. More info here. Brave Blue World explores the technologies and innovations that have the potential to…
If there is one alternative energy source that sparks my interest, it is wind power. Elegant, kinetic sculptures creating clean energy and local jobs. From the Carbon Nation documentary: Jobs that cannot be outsourced. One of the best ways to create a sustainable future for our planet is to invest in sources of clean, renewable…
Here are a few documentaries that provide insight into achievable climate solutions. Carbon Nation is one of my favorites, highlighting a cornucopia of innovations and people from all walks of life employing them. carbon nation is a documentary movie about climate change SOLUTIONS. Even if you doubt the severity of the impact of climate change or…
I’m going through my resources, and as I sort, I thought I’d share. This group of links is about carbon sequestration solutions. A friend of mine likes me to stay in the loop, so he sends me a lot of fresh info. He recently sent me this article about cattle and climate change. I’ve been…
It began innocently enough with laying out an outline of what might be nice and a promise I’d think about it for a while. Two weeks later, phase 1 is complete. My goal was to create an excellent soil base to replace what is now pretty much cement hard clay. The previous owners used a…
Is there a global warming crisis? A climate change crisis? I believe there is. I also believe, as with the tobacco and cancer connection, a campaign of misinformation is being waged. The facts are clear, the pictures indisputable, the planet is warming as CO2 levels go up…and up. But does it really matter? Do you…
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