Once the stuff of a marginalized green movement, these days the word “sustainability” is just about everywhere you look. This is particularly true in marketing materials for agriculture businesses, in a hurry to out-green one another. But sustainable farming doesn’t …
From Guest Blogger Luke Clum: Sustainability Isn't Just About the Environment Read More »
Yesterday I spent an hour taking in a terrific webinar from the Cleantech Group, conducted by what I’m sure must have been one of its most senior consultants, Sheeraz Haji, who ably walked us through some of the 2012 numbers …
Global Cleantech Venture Investment Dips 33% to $6.45 Billion Read More »
Here are two clean energy ideas that deal with bringing power to cell towers in off-grid locations, where diesel generators are the norm. Before I present them, let’s think about the obvious drawbacks of diesel: • Needs to be trucked in …
Bringing Clean Energy Solutions to Off-Grid Cell Tower Operations Read More »
Yesterday was the birthday of Rod Serling, creator of the iconic mid-20th Century television program “The Twilight Zone.” According to the Writer’s Almanac, “Serling believed it was the writer’s job to ‘menace the public consciousness’ and considered television and radio as …
Social Consciousness and Civilization's Sustainability Read More »
Girl (pictured here): Well, I want a peaceful, sustainable world, where humankind comes together to deal with its major challenges, you know, climate change, social injustice — that kind of thing. Can you make that happen? Santa: Ho ho …
My mother, who reads this blog regularly, hates it when I come out in support of concepts that could be viewed as leftist – and even if that weren’t the case, I try to tread lightly on the political content …
Sustainability Requires Social Fairness and Justice Read More »
As we bump along into a new year, perhaps it’s time to ask ourselves: What do the world’s scientists tell us about our course vis-à-vis sustainability? Well, a lot of things, really. For example, our oceans are over-fished and filled …
At Issue in the 21st Century: Coal-Fired Power Plants Read More »
As this article suggests, everywhere one looks in the new energy industry one finds references to disruptive technologies, not only in the various “flavors” of renewable energy, but in the basic ways in which electricity is delivered. Take DG (distributed …
Rethinking the Sustainable Generation and Consumption of Electricity Read More »
I thought readers would be interested in a presentation that a friend of mine, Brandi Veil, made recently at the 21st United Nations Conference on Health and Environment: “Global Partners for Global Solutions.” Brandi is a wonderful person with a …
Brandi Veil – Ambassador for Transformational Events that Promote Sustainability Read More »
Yesterday was the birthday of Nero, the Roman emperor who is said to have fiddled while the city burned in 64 CE. It’s not clear whether the fire was a case of arson, or just an accident, which wasn’t unusual …
21st Century Planet Earth — Fabulously Uninterested in Confronting Its Challenges Read More »
