Great Barrier Reef There’s more news on the Great Barrier Reef, more…bad news. I blogged on this natural wonder in OA – Part II. About the coral reefs of this once-spectacular UNESCO World Heritage site being killed by ocean acidification. …
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Many of you at St. Margaret’s Church know the energetic Samuel Enriquez. He’s a high-school-aged teen who’s being home-schooled and taking some courses at Anne Arundel Community College. Latin and calculus are among his current subjects. His environmental science course …
16-Year-Old Guest Blogger Samuel Talks Sustainable Building Read more »
Wow! Pope Francis is planning to release sometime this summer an encyclical on the environment. What an important voice to be heard… According to a tagline about it in today’s edition of the Baltimore Sun: “U. S. conservatives are attacking …
“…it is man who has slapped nature in the face.” –Pope Francis Read more »
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Background– The other Saturday I was in NYC attending a day-long symposium celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Historic Preservation program’s founding in the Graduate School of Architecture at Columbia. A good share of the program assumed the climate-preserving virtue …
Washington Post (print ed.) headline today: “What’s behind the spread of solar? Peer pressure.” I’d have thought it’s because the price of panels has dropped so dramatically. From the article: “The installation of one additional solar photovoltaic roftop project within …
One Researched Reason for Why Neighbors Add Rooftop PV Systems Read more »
A. Definition Eco-labels are affixed to products that pass eco-friendly criteria laid down by government, association or standards certification bodies. The criteria utilise extensive research based on the product’s life cycle impact on the environment. (source: Google search) Here are …
“And when our assessments reveal a material, process or system that’s making a significant negative impact on our carbon footprint, we re‐examine how we design that product, process or facility.” Apple, Inc., the world’s second largest information technology company, grabbed …
One thrust governments have historically undertaken, and will continue to, is seeding innovation “societally.” Medicine and health care immediately come to mind. So do: Transportation; Agriculture; and, Green House Gas Emissions (GHGs) Reduction. (Solyndra also occurs.) Today’s post is …
The “Internet of Things” – Most of Us Have Office Space in Buildings Owned by Others Read more »
9 months ago I wrote a post titled “2 Internationally Recognized Thought-Leaders — One Local…” The local thought-leader is the Chesapeake Bay Foundation which mission is to save the Bay through education, advocacy, litigation and restoration. I discussed at a …
Strong National Environmental Leadership in New Construction! Read more »