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Green products are on the rise, but what does that necessarily look like? This quick video from Scientific American offers a brief glimpse at some of the electronics products that were on display at the recent Greener Gadgets Conference 2010. One of the largest issues with electronics appliances has to do with the waste they generate. [...] When I was younger I remember feeling the Loma Prieta quake while at an after-school program, and then upon returning home, heading next door to see my neighbor’s swimming pool still thrashing about. It was a peculiar sight. (Photo: Creative Corps / Flickr) That sense of peculiarity has returned to me these last couple months. First [...] Water on my mind (Photo: Scott MacKenzie) As the rains fall here in Northern California, and snowstorms pound the Northeast of the United States, water is on my mind. It is a topic that is of vital importance but continues to be misunderstood. Perhaps most importantly, it is at the center of considerations that must [...] Stay smart America, science is good for you! While we try and avoid overly political content, this brief summary of the distinction between regional weather and global climate trends is worth it. In this video, President Obama offers a very easy to understand interpretation of some fundamental aspects of the science behind climate change and [...] Yvo de Boer, the Dutch diplomat who has guided international climate change negotiations over the last four years, announced that he would be resigning from his post effective July 1, 2010. Although he said he had been considering the decision before the Copenhagen conference in December 2009, Mr. de Boer has been frustrated with the slow [...] Photo: Scott MacKenzie In my recent road trippin’ post, I left off en route to Santa Barbara. I spent a little more than six years of my life living in Santa Barbara and every time I have returned since leaving there in early summer 2007, I wrestle with the gravity of my decision to go. [...] Everything always looks a bit brighter after it rains This past week my girlfriend and I headed south through California to enjoy a little retreat together before an extended time apart. It is a drive I have done countless times, but it is considerably more enjoyable with company. We started off in Davis, and drove [...] China has been rapidly building up its renewable energy production and investing in sustainable energy while the U.S. continues to stall and take small incremental steps. Failing to assess the stakes of the global sustainable energy race could be a costly missed opportunity for the U.S. economy. Residents walk pass a group of solar power [...] The recent earthquake in Haiti has highlighted a whole host of issues related to development, poverty, the environment, and security. Countries in which natural resources are mismanaged, degraded, or heavily exploited are more susceptible to the devastation brought on by environmental change, and when extreme events and conflicts do occur, these countries are far less [...] Interested in understanding more about what climate solutions are out there? Need a quick primer on Cap-and-Trade? This short video from Clean Energy Works offers an overview of some of the major goals and objectives associated with the legislation. Passing energy and climate legislation is essential if there is going to be any sort of [...] |
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