A good friend, a retired Episcopal priest, is one of the more environmentally conscious people I happen to know who’s not in the biz. He and his charming wife recycle their used paper shopping bags as kitchen waste can liners. …
Before getting to the main topic of today’s post, let me say the City of Annapolis, MD, has recently done a very good deed at long last: it has banned coal tar sealant (coal tar or PAHs–polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons) from …
Before getting to new posting material, I need to update/revise my post about the air above. Turns out the U.S. EPA disagrees with the MD Department of the Environment about progress in meeting federal guidelines for air pollutants such as …
Kids. Grown-ups. 140 student participants from 30 states, representing 40 organizations, set up their displays at the 6th Annual White House Science Fair recently. The focus of this science fair is STEM for students. (All quoted materials comes from The …
Looking Into Now–And the Future Zooming Around the Corner Read more »
“Air pollution in the state falls to three-decade low” trumpted a recent Washington Post article. Sub-title: “Md. set to meet federal standards, thanks to environmental efforts.” Well, Booyah, I say! It was a while back (August 2013) that I used this …
At the 3rd Annual Chesapeake Bay Foundation (CBF) meeting of Baltimore members, the featured speaker was Julie Lawson, who, as Executive Director, co-founded and is single-handedly leading the non-profit, Trash Free Maryland (TFMD). On its home page is a recently …
Marine Ecosystems Under Duress No Thanks to Plastics Read more »
Many of us stop at construction sites to watch a bit. This behavior often started when a small child. For one of my kids quite early on, it was a “mick-micker” (cement mixer truck) that fascinated her. This video lasts …
The Most Powerful Wind Turbine in the World. And then some Read more »
As this day becomes increasingly recognized and celebrated year-to-year, with many good works attendant, I wish to call out John Muir “Everybody needs beauty as well as bread, places to play in and pray in, where nature may heal and …
Several days ago theguardian.com published a story in its U.S. edition called “Florida wakes up to climate change“. That day my blog post about the same subject got 17 hits. Over the next 2 days, another 31 hits. Its lead, …
A Previous Post Suddenly Getting Mucho Hits. An “Apps for Earth” Related. Read more »
St. Margaret’s Church Rector, the Rev. Peter Mayer, put a teaser in the mid-week email blast to the parish saying he had two very important announcements for Sunday. To “goose” it some for the parish on the church’s Facebook page, staff …
It’s Now Official. On-Site Roof-Mounted Solar for St. Margaret’s Church! Read more »