Near year’s end last I wrote about PARK(ing) Day. The other day The Washington Post featured a piece called “A ‘parklet’ parks itself on K Street NW. Subtitle: “To mixed reviews, District allows street meter spaces to become zones of …
Updates on Previous Posts – Curbed Relaxation and Drought Read more »
This blog is about sustainability and, as regular readers know, that includes buildings, infrastructure, lifestyle and the environment. So, pretty broad. This post reports on both building and lifestyle- Great news out of Annapolis, MD! SGT Adam Keys last week …
Smart Homes for Seriously Wounded Warriors! Payback for Service and Sacrifice. Read more »
About a year-and-a-half ago, the largest fuel cell generation plant in North America was unveiled in Bridgeport. There are five FuelCell Energy DFC3000™ systems combined, called Dominion Bridgeport, producing 14.9 MW of power from the downtown Bridgeport area just off I-95. …
Fuel Cell Technology – Powering Neighborhoods. And Your Ride. (+ late-breaking news) Read more »
This post is about sustainable golf course design with several nods to golfer expectations at Chambers Bay. “The land set aside for the golf course was degraded after a century of industrial usage but contained bold landforms shaped by wind …
2015 U. S. Open Over? Not Yet–Here Anyway. Bring Your Clubs to Play It Again. Read more »
A recent article, “Smells Like Hawaii (and Benzyl Acetate): Revealing the Chemicals in Glade’s Fragrances,” brings good news and relief to those of us who do our best to recommend commercial and household cleaning products that are green. Read: (a) …
Chemistry Disclosed in Household/Personal Care Products. (Great!) Read more »
As is increasingly known, the price of solar panels has fallen dramatically over the past several years, both for general and hot water electric power generation. At the same time, the efficiency of panels has risen dramatically. One solar panel …
A recent Washington Post article (cleverly titled by one of its editors), “Fake grass gains ground in California…,” brings to mind another piece on the subject back in December. As recently blogged, CA is in a tremendous, historic drought. Much …
Using Artificial Turf in Drought-Stricken CA. Related worries? Read more »
According to an official with NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center, “Arizona, California, Nevada, Utah and Washington had their warmest winters on record” this year. A Woods Hole scientist calls California’s drought “the worst in 1,200 years.” The effects of this are …
Water & Subsidence, Part 1 – California and Neighboring States. Intel’s Contribution. Read more »
According to an official with NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center, “Arizona, California, Nevada, Utah and Washington had their warmest winters on record” this year. Look for the full post next Wednesday… Sitting on the nation’s largest know geological impact crater, the …
Driving onto Russell St. in Baltimore City from I-295 about a week ago I spotted a billboard sign just like this one. It was across the street from the new Horseshoe Casino. (Ironic. On purpose?) What a message! Which will …