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Category: Sustainable Lifestyles
“I’m not a believer in man-made global warming.” –Donald Trump, President-elect
This quote comes from a recorded interview Hugh Hewitt had with Mr. Trump on September 21, 2015. (No Pinocchios!) And, there have been other interviews to the same effect. Mr. Trump has pledged to cancel U.S. participation in the Paris …
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Homage to “The World’s Greenest Commercial Building” – Pt 2 of 2
Continuing yesterday’s post about the Bullitt Center (Pt 1), I’ll recopy the Living Building Challenge Imperatives summary that are relevant to today’s post: Energy: A solar array generates as much electricity as the building uses (actually 60% more than we …
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Homage to “The World’s Greenest Commercial Building” – Pt 1 of 2
The focus of this blog must return to its origins, now and then. Namely, how to design, build and operate very energy-efficient and environmentally sustainable buildings. What’s the world’s most sustainable commercial building? That’d be the 50K sq. ft. 6-story …
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What Baltimore Congregations are Doing to Improve Stormwater Remediation
Late last month on a Sunday evening I attended Blue Water Congregation’s Celebration dinner buffet at St. Anthony’s of Padua Catholic Church on the far east side of the city. It was immediately evident at St. Anthony’s that pave-over has long …
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Revisiting The Green Road at Walter Reed
“Wild nature will heal PTSD” The dedication of what’s now officially named “The Green Road Healing Woodland Garden” occurred late Monday morning, September 26th. The sky was overcast. Tree cover across the Green Road Garden was plentiful. A family of …
Of Interest – Of Use ? (Pt 1)
Bacteria thrive as the Atlantic warms, The Washington Post, 8.10.16 Environmental journalist Chris Mooney reports: “Tiny marine organisms capable of causing deadly infections in both fish and people are becoming more prevalent in the North Atlantic coastal regions as climate …
“Before I die I want to…”
Subtitle: “About Dreams, Hope and Community Transformation–Starbucks CEO & Co. too.” A much more recent alum of the graduate school I attended shows how she cares about the vitality of her community in this marvelous 6-minute TED Talk. She’s trained …
More on those Ubiquitous Plastic Shopping Bags
Yes, ubiquitous. You’ve seen … from the grocery store bagging areas to lugging hands, to stormwater inlets, to river banks, and, to tree branches. Ugh! I haven’t seen them in my dreams, as yet, but they’re just about everywhere else. …
Doing Something Along the Other Side of the Tracks
Group of Human Hands Holding Together Concept
2-3 years ago I encountered several folk who asked me what green initiatives like LEED offer to the poor. Fortunately, I had an (one) answer. I knew the Annapolis Housing Authority was putting solar PV panels on the roofs of …
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