I’m getting a sense of deja vu: a Republican candidate for president, protective of wealthy interests, choosing a running mate who is wedded to fossil fuel interests. John McCain’s choice of Alaska’s Governor Sarah Palin to be his vice presidential candidate is parallel to George Bush’s choice, eight years ago, of Dick Cheney to be [...]
Entries from August 29th, 2008
Another VP Candidate Wedded to Fossil Fuels
August 29th, 2008 · 6 Comments · energy, politics
Tags: Alaska·bipartisan politics·climate change·coal·Dick Cheney·energy conservation·ethics·global warming·Governor Palin·John McCain·oil
From An Over-The-Top Hotel
August 25th, 2008 · No Comments · energy, lifestyle, simplicity, transportation
Even when we love our work, it can land us in places we wouldn’t have chosen. I’m currently in a luxury hotel, the Intercontinental Buckhead in Atlanta, Georgia, because that’s where the transportation conference I’m attending is being held.
The overconsumption, the wasting of resources, is setting my nerves on edge. It feels plain wrong to [...]
Tags: Atlanta·consumption·energy conservation·green hospitality·green living·hotels·hyku·Intercontinental Buckhead
The Very Best Diet, Part III
August 23rd, 2008 · 4 Comments · health & well being, lifestyle, simplicity
I’ve written in recent months about how a low-car diet and a low-TV diet can help us with our national obesity problem and also our carbon obesity (a new phrase I just coined). I practice both these diets. The new diet I’ll add to the mix today is an advertising diet: limiting our exposure to [...]
Tags: advertising·carbon footprint·diet·economics·global warming·green living·life·obesity·retail·thrift·TV
52 Billion Miles Saved!
August 20th, 2008 · 2 Comments · lifestyle, transportation
Too long without a post! I just returned from a trip (via Amtrak, my favorite travel-mode) to Olympia, Washington, where I was researching that state’s outstanding transportation options program. I am so itching to do in Oregon the kinds of trip-reduction programs they are doing in Washington (I work in transportation).
On a separate but very [...]
Tags: Amtrak·bike·carbon emissions·carbon footprint·economics·Economist·green living·Oregon·VMT reduction·Washington
Top Ten Tips For Entrepreneurs, Part II
August 15th, 2008 · 4 Comments · lifestyle, sustainability, work
Earlier this week I noted that sustainability needs a lot of entrepreneurs, and supplied the first half of my best tips for them, gleaned from twelve years of owning and operating my own business. Here’s the second half. Feel free to add your own suggestions and experience!
Be willing to [...]
