Helping my children with their homework has always been a great joy to me. Now they’re both in college, but the pleasure remains undiminished. Of course, it’s important to refrain from actually doing their work for them, but that doesn’t …
Energy, Water, and Food – Critical Shortages Are Headed Our Way Read More »
Santa Barbara is lucky enough to have one of the 13 Karpeles Manuscript Library Museums. Yesterday I checked out several dozen original documents that happened to interest me, including the first page of one of the world’s most beloved pieces …
Shortages in Energy, Water, and Food Likely To Cause Hostility Read More »
How much water are you really using? Many of us have low flow shower heads and our toilets are using less water, but how does that compare to the water that goes into the things we use and consume every …
From Guest Blogger Melanie Lochness: Surprising Water Usage Numbers [Infographic] 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 »
Some say it’s folly to be spending billions of dollars on space exploration when we can’t afford to develop technologies that would deal with the shortages of clean energy, water, and food here on Earth. In fact, I’m sympathetic with …
I just had a lovely meeting with Karen Palmer, a local environmentalist who wanted my advice on a board game for children called “Let’s Save Our Earth.” The game is won by correctly answering questions about ecology, sustainability, and the …
Environmentalist Offers Cool Game: “Let’s Save Our Earth” Read More »
