Just because I am an admitted “nature lover,” that does not mean I have an equal affection for everything in and about nature. Who does? I mean, does anyone really [ … ]
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From New Place to Sacred Place: Homemaking by the Human Animal
After recently going through and surviving (albeit not unscathed) the ordeal of moving from Harrisonburg to Charlottesville, Virginia, I have been reflecting a bit on the various ways I made [ … ]
Book Review: Dry Spring – The Coming Water Crisis of North America
As it warms, our world is running out of fresh water – fast. Lakes, aquifers and rivers are disappearing, but we consume more water than ever. What will this mean for North America?
Supply Chain Tracking Company Partners with Liberia to Prevent Illegal Logging
Helveta, specializes in supply chain tracking systems that give companies the ability to track any and every item in their supply chain. In forestry, this means that it can link [ … ]
10 Easy, Free, Online Steps You Can Take To End Poverty
“Nobody is asking us to love others more than we love ourselves,” said the “poet president” of Tanzania Julius Nyerere. “But those of us who have been lucky enough to [ … ]
Acorns Keep Falling on My Head
Autumn brings with it many things to look forward to. An end to the dog days of summer. The return of migratory birds like the white-throated sparrow and junco, the [ … ]
Nothing Sustainable about a $700 Billion Bailout Plan: Why not MADE IN AMERICA?
There’s nothing sustainable about the $700 billion Federal bailout plan for the decomposing financial sector of the US financial system. Americans know it, judging by the outpouring of objections sent [ … ]
This Blogger’s Getting Back to Blogging…
Over the past few months, my own blogging output has dropped dramatically as I’ve focused on “behind the scenes” efforts for the larger GO Media network. While that was a [ … ]
‘Dr. Phil’ Raps About Motorists & Cyclists, and the Laws that Bind — Take 3
This is Part 3 of an unintended series regarding state laws pertaining to motorist and cyclist interactions on the road. Part 1 includes the actual statutes, along with a little [ … ]
Win a T-Shirt from sustainablog and Green Living Ideas
As this is the third post in about 24 hours to mention our friends at Green Living Ideas, you may be thinking we’re on their payroll. Nope… not sure they [ … ]
Environmental Defense Fund: New Offshore Drilling in Perspective (Cool Graph)
This post is by Gernot Wagner, an economist in the Climate & Air program at Environmental Defense Fund. A picture is worth a thousand words: Source: Architecture2030, based on data [ … ]
T. Boone Pickens Plan — Bidding for Renewable Energies or Water Grab?
T. Boone Pickens, a billionaire Texan known for many things over his 84 years I’m sure, has been on television and YouTube touting his conversion. Pickens is known for building [ … ]
Honk (and Smile) If You Love Canada Geese
Sometimes nature blows you over like an angry breath from Boreas, Greek god of the north wind. Other times, though, and probably more often, nature sneaks up on you like [ … ]