2015
It’s been nearly 12 years since the Kyoto Protocol was initially adopted for use, and over 4 years since it was enacted. Over 183 parties have ratified the Protocol. In the map below, the countries that ratified the Kyoto Protocol are shown in green; the countries that have no intention of ratifying the Protocol are [...]
The AIA Awards and Carbon Neutrality
The American Institute of Architects, or the AIA, is the national association for professional architects in the United States. Each year, local chapters of the AIA give out awards to projects or firms in their jurisdiction for exemplary design. Well, MOST of the chapters give out awards for exemplary design. Yet another reason why I [...]
How much land do we need to power the world with the sun?
This is a question that I think about a lot, but fortunately someone else has already done the calculations for me! Behold this graphic from the Land Art Generator Initiative (LAGI), which projects how much of the Earth’s surface we would need to power the ENTIRE world… on solar power alone!
The LAGI did this using [...]
Still need to be convinced about climate change?
WELL: if you are not into “facts”, “studies” and / or “science”; AND you think that global warming (or global “weirding” as I sometimes like to call it) is all a bunch of baloney; AND, you still can’t be convinced by nifty maps such as this Climate Wizard map produced by the Nature Conservancy…
…may I [...]
Polar Bears
I don’t have much to say this week, but I would like to tackle Section 2B of my Green Blogger’s Top Ten List, so let me talk to you for a moment about polar bears.
If you ever need some motivation for trying to reduce your energy consumption or otherwise lead a more sustainable life, might [...]
Trying to get Americans to care about climate change
Last week, Treehugger posted an interesting piece about a poll that was conducted on average citizens in countries around the world, the U.S. included. The question asked was, on a zero to 10 scale, “How high of a priority should the government place on global warming?” and the answers, shown in the nifty bar graph [...]
Update / Al Gore
I wanted to post a quick update of my Unemployment Tour of the West Coast. The update is… I’m still unemployed! But I’m stationary because I’ve decided to set up camp in Portland, so I’ve given up “touring”, so to speak. I’m still looking for jobs, and since this city has embraced me so warmly, [...]
Be lazy! Buy nothing! Do less!
While it’s not exactly a winning strategy if we are going to get our depressed consumer economy at least partly back on track, I have to say I agree in principle with this article by Matt McDermott on Planet Green. Simply put, the consumer economy is, itself, largely to blame for many of the problems [...]
Energy Secretary Steven Chu on The Daily Show
Watch Nobel-Prize-winning Energy Secretary Steven Chu on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart last night. It’s “must-see TV” for anyone interested in reducing our carbon emissions… which, frankly, should be most of us at this point!
Also, Secretary Chu gives Jon Stewart a t-shirt that I simply must have. You’ll see.
7 years toward zero energy
The Beddington Zero Energy Development – BedZED for short – is now seven years old in England and a report has been drafted that describes how much its residents have reduced their carbon footprints. I won’t get too far into the report, as Treehugger does a great job of that already, but I think it’s [...]
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