What is Sustainability? Simply put, Sustainability means that a resource can be maintained indefinitely. It is naturally replenished as fast, or faster, than it is used. The Earth provides valuable natural resources (like oil, water, forestry) that humanity uses for its fuel, food, shelter – all aspects of its existence. For a resource to be […]
Making a Case for Solid Waste and Recycling Practices Laws and regulations are open to interpretation, and everyone makes mistakes. These two ideas expose many organizations and communities to financial and punitive risk for solid waste disposal and recycling practices of the past or the present: Are your materials being recycled as you believe? Was […]
Making a Case for Solid Waste and Recycling Practices Laws and regulations are open to interpretation, and everyone makes mistakes. These two ideas expose many organizations and communities to financial and punitive risk for solid waste disposal and recycling practices of the past or the present: Are your materials being recycled as you believe? Was […]
You may recall my post on the need for municipalities to become more sustainable in their interpretation of land use issues. That blog pertained to a court case between neighbors over a natural area being grown by one party and the neighbor wanting a traditional lawn. The Township cited the owner with the natural area […]
Last week I blogged about the power companies and our need to pay for infrastructure improvements such as selectively burying electric power lines. But what about why so many homes and businesses were lost. Who is responsible for that? I asked questions implying that the following parties are all partly to blame. Local land use […]