Jessie Haas Materials link you to the larger world; to factories, smokestacks, mines, and oil-rigs, or to fields, forests, sun and soil. The materials used in a building can bring with them a large carbon debt that will take decades … Continue reading →
Atmospheric CO2 Concentrations Are at an All-time High. N.R.Mallery, publisher of Green Energy Times Despite COVID19, atmospheric CO2 concentrations still reached a record peak in May (https://www.co2.earth), perhaps rising higher than scientists expected, it is clear that we still have a … Continue reading →
James Hansen April, 2020. This year, 2020, should have record global warmth according to widespread media reports in April. The reports were based largely on a NOAA conclusion that such a record was likely with 75% confidence. April has since … Continue reading →
John Bos Many Americans have been under strict stay-at-home orders, or at least advisories, going on three months. People are, unsurprisingly, frustrated and depressed but have complied with what they’ve been asked to endure, because they trust the state and … Continue reading →
By John Perkins, Berrett-Koehler Publishers, 240 pages Book Review by Roger Lohr The word “inspire” comes from being “in spirit” and the book Touching the Jaguar: Transforming Fear Into Action to Change Your Life and the World by John Perkins … Continue reading →
Multiple Contributors from Steven Winter Associates With the spread of COVID-19 has come widespread quarantine, work-from-home policies and increased time indoors, making it all the more important that we think about the air we’re breathing and the surfaces we’re touching. … Continue reading →
Alan Betts This year I am searching for solutions to the climate and extinction crises, because time has run out. As society is focused on the COVID-19 crisis, the federal government is using this as a cover to cut environmental … Continue reading →
The fix is in for politically favored oil, gas and coal companies. Carl Pope The huge financial aid package enacted by Congress this spring entailed a sprawling array of programs to direct funding, guarantee loans, relieve debt and more to support businesses laid … Continue reading →
J.D. Kaplan With so many things strained in supply, it might feel like a luxury to have anything abundant at all. Information pumps, however, still seem to be working at full capacity. Drowning in spreadsheets and news bites, some way … Continue reading →
Roger Lohr Golfing is among the favorite warm-weather recreational options with more than 24 million golfers in the U.S. and another 9.9 million who use driving ranges or indoor golf simulators. The golf industry estimates that there are 108 million … Continue reading →