In two articles we see an interesting trend….While this president is reversing, or attempting to reverse, almost every environmental law that he can, he can’t seem to stem the tide that renewable energy is surpassing coal as a power source. And these changes are not entirely because of the environmental rules of the past….but due […]
We lose 30% of our treated water to leaks, we don’t replace lead pipes and we put off necessary rebuilding improvements. The questions raised by Jane Kenny and Mark Mauriello are both on point and very telling. With the legislature covering hearings on our infrastructure needs, it is important that they consider the “One Water” […]
The disaster that Hurricane Maria visited on Puerto Rico, as terrible as it is, offers us the opportunity to create a model of sustainability. The question is, will we take that opportunity or simply recreate a system that is not sustainable. In a recent Op-Ed, Richard Branson and Amory Lovins offered an idea that I […]
Ok, so those who know me know that I like good coffee. I know that coffee has a relatively large carbon footprint so I do try to minimize my impact by buying the most sustainably harvested coffee that I can find. I thought that I had found a source in Small World Coffee in Princeton. […]
We all know that those who do not learn from the past are condemned to repeat it. Mr. Ruckelshaus, having served two terms as EPA administrator should know. He was there at the beginning and again to fix the problems created by another President who did not get it. People want clean air and water […]