It is rather amazing to me that we need a study to verify that natural light makes people “happier, healthier and more productive”. Nonetheless, the Wall Street Journal article on natural lighting products remakes what is of course a logical conclusion. This article raises two very interesting points that I have had to deal with […]
Wow, talk about talking about food! Four articles in the NY Times outline the impact that we have on climate change, wasted foods ability to feed people, wasted money and loss of landfill space… Food Waste Grows With the Middle Class Food Waste Is Becoming Serious Economic and Environmental Issue, Report Says Even Composting Comes […]
Duke Energy is finally charged for illegally dumping millions of gallons of toxic coal ash into the Dan River of North Carolina. Unfortunately, this is being filed as a misdemeanor. I wonder why the law does not make this a felony? Well, that is beyond my pay grade… But, when I have debates about renewable […]
Let’s throw $1.5 billion into a landfill. According to the NYT, that is exactly what we are doing with 32 million metric tons of food. I have written before about the need for change to accomplish food waste recycling. This new article shows how large the problem really is. In landfills, the food decomposes and […]
The use of pesticides has always interested me. As a child, I can remember my Mother spreading Chlordane around the house…and today her complaining that there are ants present because we can’t use Chlordane any more. I even trained for my pesticide license…but never took the test. The Times article on Europe vs. the U.S. […]