Archive for September, 2008
Friday, September 26th, 2008
The Tyranny of King Corn (part 1)
We’ve all heard by now that corn-based ethanol has turned out to be a bad idea.
Corn is energy intensive to grow, gobbling up fossil-fuels at every stage of production, from transporting seeds to fertilizing the fields (with petrochemical fertilizers) to final harvest.
Corn is also a spectacularly water-intensive crop.
The ethanol production stage consumes more fossil fuels [...]
2 Comments » - Posted in Climate Change, Energy and Power, Global Warming, Green Everything, Politics and Policy, Renewable Energy by jbloom
Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008
Eco-Snobs
I want to change the environment, I really do. I want to have a green house, buy locally, and one day own a beautiful hybrid car that I’ll name Daisy, or Sunshine. I own a ton of reusable bags, but I forget them 90% of the time, so I’m stuck using plastic…and I’m stuck getting [...]
3 Comments » - Posted in Earth-Friendly Products, Global Warming, Green Everything, Green Opinion, Living Green by tracya
Wednesday, September 17th, 2008
Drill, Nancy, Drill?
You may well be wondering - why the heck is Nancy Pelosi pushing through a bill that allows for offshore drilling? Isn’t that against everything we’re supposed to stand for? Is this another example of business-as-usual betraying core Democratic principles?
Alas, sometimes green areas fall in grey areas. Here’s the scoop:
Where’s the fire? Why rush it [...]
1 Comment » - Posted in Alternative Energy, Climate Change, Energy and Power, Global Warming, Politics and Policy, Renewable Energy, Transport Technologies by jbloom
Saturday, September 13th, 2008
College Sustainability Report Card - “A” is for “Green”
Most of us were in school for years, performing our studies, (maybe) doing our homework, and being graded, day in and day out. It was a constant process, and all of us were perpetually judged. (I recently wrapped it all up after 17 years.) Now it’s time to turn the tables and judge the schools, [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Living Green, Politics and Policy, Sustainable Innovation by bkirk
Friday, September 12th, 2008
Suns Turn to Namesake for Power
The US Airways Center will be the latest venue to benefit from alternative power, as the Phoenix Suns have announced plans to utilize solar panels, one of only a few professional sports organizations to currently do so.
Enough energy will be provided from the panels to reduce energy usage by roughly 26 home games, says Suns [...]
