Living sustainably – changing light bulbs, appliances, car, lowering and raising the thermostat, buying locally, taking mass transit (and of course, it’s going to take more than this).
Survival – having a place to live, food to eat, water to drink, neighbors, or family, or government to help.
I’m guessing, like so many other things, if...
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The New Public Library
Proposal overview
The post-industrial age public library had an inspired calling – make books available to the working class. The coming of the information age introduced computers and video tapes to these libraries, and now the post-information age is leaving libraries behind in favor of Google, Kindle, and iPod. It may not...
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Many of us know something we can do to help the environment – like using energy saving light bulbs and recycling – but there are other simple things we can do, that maybe we don’t know about, or maybe we wish we didn’t have to…
Like what?
Eating sea food.
Disposing cat litter, dental floss, or old prescription...
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Lately I am bothering myself thinking about two ideas – one is called “peak oil,” the other concerns microwave ovens and firewood.
When you’re down, it’s down, and when it’s up, you’re up.
I’ve yet to read or hear an explanation of peak oil I can understand or believe. Like you perhaps, I’ve heard that demand...
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Stainless steel water bottle, solar recharging path light, hand and solar powered radio, bookcase from sustainably harvested trees, non-toxic paint and stain, biodegradable laundry detergent, compost bin, florescent light, recycled paper, shopping bag made from recycled fabric -
- all of these things are manufactured. And all production, green or otherwise, must utilize energy and new...
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No one really knows how and when these things will affect us, but, major events are on the horizon: peak oil, global warming, national debt, population growth, resource collapse (and as if we needed more – pandemics, nuclear proliferation, terrorism). Those affected will likely turn for support to relatives, friends, government or organizations, in...
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