The U.S. Military has made great strides in environmentally conscious behaviors over the years. Given their many conflicting and important duties, it is heartening to see that they have embraced many aspects of energy conservation, solid waste management and recycling and generally thinking about what they should do even in war zones to help insure […]
We have heard renewable naysayers claim that solar and wind are unreliable…that they are not able to provide an even source of power and that the system cannot handle the irregularities of the renewable generating systems. Well, a good test was held in Germany when a solar eclipse resulted in a huge spike and drop […]
With the U.S. Supreme Court agreeing to hear a case that relates to the new EPA Mercury Rule, we can see the dichotomy between those that want to hold onto the past, and those that want to move into the future. What is fascinating to me is the fact that the primary argument against reducing […]
This is one of the best pieces of news that I have read in some time when it comes to helping eliminate strip mining. By any measure, strip mining is one of the most environmentally destructive methods of extracting coal that we have ever devised. In turn, banks have been making a good deal of […]
You get what you pay for!! This old adage appears to be proven yet again based on the problems that some homeowners are experiencing with cheap laminate flooring. When working on a LEED certified building, we take great pains to eliminate off gassing of formaldehyde and other VOC’s. That is one of the core requirements […]