Now you do. Was there something wrong with the sand, the ocean or the Paradise Island resort? Nope. Or, our 3rd visit there over the past 3 years and looking for something different? Maybe. On a walk near our hotel, …
Visiting the Area Landfill While on Vacation. Know Anyone Who’s Done That? Read more »
Howard Schultz is a man I admire. Back in January I wrote a piece, “Greenwash or Raw Milk for Big Business? Inside Starbucks,” about the ubiquitous coffee company, a signatory to the American Business Act on Climate Pledge. Schultz, 63, is its …
On the Origins of Sustainability – Howard Schultz Read more »
Here are trailers for several of the many offerings at the 2016 Environmental Film Festival in Washington, DC, through this week. The first is called “Tiny Giants” where the filming and visual effects are rather amazing – Another, starring Jessie …
While Your Blogger is Away, You Get Free Tickets! Read more »
subtitle: Losing Seriously to Air Pollution It’s hard to believe that in relocating the neglected FBI headquarters from downtown DC due to concentration of law enforcement personnel in the face of terrorist attacks, the GSA has removed site proximity to …
In the recent Kenyon College alumni magazine, which parents of alums also receive, the issue was devoted to a kind of walk-through of daily life for students, faculty and others in Gambier, OH. On a typical afternoon last fall, I …
Back to Trees &. Natural Carbon Capture & Negative Carbon Emissions Read more »
Part 1 of this post, published last week, was about- “America’s Greenest College Town,” including AU, CUA, GW, UDC, Galludet, Georgetown, Howard and Trinity Washington Close-in urban residential developer EYA which offers clustered, walkable for-sale housing Today’s post, Part 2, is …
Among Things to Like About Our Nation’s Capital – Part 2 + Bay News Read more »
“America’s Greenest College Town,” including AU, CUA, GW, UDC, Galludet, Georgetown, Howard and Trinity Washington. Close-in urban residential developer EYA which offers clustered, walkable for-sale housing One of the country’s most sustainable restaurants, co-op-owned Founding Farmers (LEED and Green Restaurant Association …
You’ve read or heard that the water crisis in Flint started when Lake Huron-sourced drinking water was deemed too expensive and Flint River water was substituted. In a nutshell, according to a 2011 study, an anti-corrosive agent had to be …
When a Cartoon with Just a Few Words Will Do It. Read more »
Miami Beach and many parts of southeast Florida face increased flooding associated with sea-level rise, occurring and projected. Costs may be astronomical in combating the prospect there and in many other low-lying regions around the U.S. Indeed, the world. “All …
It was the night of the USGBC Maryland chapter’s 11th Annual Wintergreen Awards for Excellence in Green Building, held at the Green Street Academy in Baltimore on January 28th. The Green Street Academy is a building of great bones on …
A Rewarding Evening for A Green Dream Team. Indeed! Read more »