by Admin | Nov 22, 2017 | Climate Change, Environmental hazards, Sustainability
Twenty-five years ago a group of 1,700 independent scientists, most of them Nobel laureates, joined the Union of Concerned Scientists in issuing a manifesto called the “World Scientists’ Warning to Humanity.” It was pretty much as dire as it sounds. Gathering together...
by Admin | Oct 13, 2017 | Business, Resources, Sustainability
The waste management sector may not sound exciting, but right now there’s a great deal of back and forth regarding Texas-based Waste Management, Inc., whose price has been downgraded by Stifel–even as the stock remains popular with other investors. Then, of...
by Admin | Dec 2, 2016 | Sustainability
Though it tends to get ignored in favor of the more dramatic (and obvious) dangers posed by fossil fuels, the meat industry is a huge contributing factor in global climate change. This happens in a couple of ways. For one, animals like cows produce a lot of methane,...
by Admin | Sep 21, 2016 | Resources, Sustainability
Canvas shopping bags have become an everyday part of life. Many stores and farmers’ market vendors have stopped giving away plastic bags, expecting customers to bring their own canvas bags or selling paper bags for a nominal price. Some cities have banned plastic bags...
by Admin | Sep 9, 2016 | Climate Change, Conservation, Sustainability
The decline of the Mayan civilization after the 9th century has long remained, and likely will remain, a mystery. As with any such situation, there were likely a lot of factors, but one of them might have been water. Computer models developed at Technical University...
