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The Giving Tree

So, I’m a little late in bringing this up, but recently, there was news around a new type of synthetic tree that will capture CO2 and let humans sequester it where ever we find the space. Many people wrote about this magical “tree” that will cheerfully sit in parks around the world (or tucked away in [...]

Why The Wall Street Journal Sucks

I recently found myself in the middle of an on-line debate about the Wall Street Journal (nerd alert!). I cast a disparaging remark at the paper and called it a Republican rag. I was rightly rebuked: “It’s a good paper, with good writers, and the editorial desk is separate from the reporting desk”. All [...]

Un-Sustainy Secrets. Coal Ash

Nuclear energy may not be so bad after all.  That’s right.  As we wait for water, solar, and wind industries to take advantage of their recent growth opportunities and achieve necessary mass-output requirements; perhaps we should revisit our present situation.  This would be burning coal in the multi-billions of tons, and it all has to go [...]

Rerun your TV

Still trying to figure out what to do with your old TV that went fuzzy last Friday?  (No you’re not late on your cable bill; remember we went digital.)  Well if you haven’t already tried to upcycle it by having it serve as your new computer monitor, then try any of the links below to get [...]

Sustainy Checks Out The “New Times Square”

Lazy Monday

I got very excited when I heard about green things happening in my former home of NY.  The new High Line Park just opened and I had the chance to beat the crowds and see it last week. Very cool, and will just get better. Today I checked out what I heard was a [...]

Garbage Patch – Pacific Ocean Style

Ocean garbage has always been a problem.  Though when I was a kid, the biggest concern was being careful not to step on any glass while building sandcastles.  Well those days are long gone as the same beaches I wandered carelessly as a child are overrun with everything from cigarette butts to condoms to [...]