A new (2013) report released by the U.S. Dept. of Energy compared the lifecycle of energy and environmental impacts of LED lighting products with that of Compact Fluorescent (CFL) and incandescent (light bulb of our childhood). The first report of its kind measured fifteen criteria with a 60 watt...
Electric or gas? I have always found the banter concerning cooking with electric or gas confusing and usually based on opinion over science. After waiting and waiting for water to boil on a friend’s gas stove, I decided I could perform my own experiment! I used the exact same...
Windows are an intersection of your world and the outside world. Please dress to impress!
With Nepal and China as neighbors, the Government of Bhutan measures Gross National Happiness over economic growth and/or Gross Domestic Product (GDP). “Gross National Happiness is the responsibility of government to create an environment that citizens can pursue happiness. Balance above all. We think about what we do rationally,...
“The things that will destroy America are prosperity-at-any-price, peace-at-any-price, safety-first instead of duty-first, the love of soft living, and the get-rich-quick theory of life” President Theodore Roosevelt (1858-1919) “America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed...
Living green experts for years generally agree that the top three steps to take toward a green and sustainable home begins with bedding (we spend up to 1/3 of our lives in direct contact) and goes on to include flooring, paint, etc. We would argue that the number one...
In 2013, the Washington Examiner reported that the National Corn Growers Association had declared Virginia Organic Corn production the world’s largest harvest. David Hula, a farmer near Richmond Va., broke Iowa’s 12-year record of 442 bushels of corn per acre with 454 organic bushels! Critics are now questioning just...
Studies dating back to 2003 by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and Kaiser Permanente continue to confirm that there is “no evidence that environmental surface finishes or fabrics containing antimicrobials assist in preventing infections”. Most commonly known as Microban, Triclosan was...
Trains move 2,000 lbs of freight between 430 and 600 miles on a single (one) gallon of fuel!
Will it really cost less to build a pipeline dividing an entire country (Canada to the Gulf of Mexico) and endangering an aquifer than building a new local refinery close by fostering a regionalized distribution system that would directly benefit those producing it in the first place?