The front page photograph in the Time’s article says it all. To my mind it speaks to people’s arrogance, greed, folly and ignorance all in one image. To think that this form of development is in any way sustainable is so patently absurd that I have to wonder if we are indeed able to learn. […]
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 […]
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 […]
The New Jersey Turnpike Authority is trying to brand it’s logos for sale on items to be sold at all turnpike and parkway rest areas. Hey, why not. It is a harmless marketing of an icon. However, can they do right by this. Specifically, will they sell items that are sustainably made from recycled materials? […]