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I love the concept of Green Living. For me, it is a simple, common-sense approach to life that improves our daily lives while acknowledging and addressing major issues like climate change and the overall sacred balance of life on Earth. Glancing back over this year’s past columns confirms that it is a topic with great diversity. There are a few recurring themes such as green building, renewable energy and resource efficiency since they have …(more) Continue reading Learning to Live in Place   5 commentsTags: change - fossil fuel - George Monbiot - internal combustion engine - lifestyle - mindset - post-carbon - responsibility - transition - transportation.
We’ve grown up in a society based on the oil standard. It’s so ingrained in our culture that we barely give it a thought. Yet at this point in time, we are utterly dependent on oil for almost everything we take for granted in modern life, either directly or indirectly. Here in the southwest, we don’t use fuel oil for heating our homes, but most of our communities are designed around the fact that nearly everyone has (or needs) a car. Thus, even our homes are at least indirectly responsible for our rapacious appetite for oil. Continue reading Ending Our Addiction to Oil.
I think 2009 will be a major turning point in many ways. With a new president and a new direction, green living will most assuredly play a major role as our government finally gets serious about the issues of climate change, renewable energy and the environment. Economic challenges are causing many to focus on priorities. There is a new emphasis on conservation. One benefit has been lower prices at the gas pump. Let’s not make the same mistake again by assuming it will stay that way. As we continue to conserve, we will be reducing our need for foreign oil, stemming the flow of U.S. dollars abroad and saving money at the same time. Continue reading Time to Reflect. Leave a commentTags: bike - christmas hanukkah - economy - festivus - kwanzaa - recycle - transportation. |
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The oil spill off the Louisiana shore is exacting a huge toll on the environment. Another thread is being pulled from the grand tapestry of life and, no matter how distant, it affects us all. Fingers are being pointed in plenty of directions, but how many of us take personal responsibility for the disaster? We have all contributed.
It’s that time of year again. Whether you celebrate the Solstice or Christmas, Hanukkah or Kwanzaa, or even
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