Last night I decided to add a new category to my personal blog called “Sustainable Living.” One of my pet interests is the concept of green living and sustainable communities. In fact, one of the reasons why I got into the community and economic development fields is because I think that there is […]

Over in Detroit they are switching all of their downtown street lights to light-emitting diodes (LEDs). I think this is really cool! No, not because I’m some sort of environment whack job (believe me, I’m not), but what a cool concept.
You can get the same exact lighting from a source that uses much […]

Over the last week, I’ve been researching new cars - I think it’s about time that I get a new one. My current 1999 Chevy Blazer has served me well for over five years now, but it’s breaking down slowly. I’ve spent some $6,000 keeping the truck on the road this year alone.
I’ve […]

Like the majority of the world’s population, I agree that there is something to this Global Warming debate. I’m not sure if it’s as severe as the environmentalists would have us think. On the same token, I’m not sure if it’s as “who cares” as the non-believers would have us believe. I’m […]

The other night I had the opportunity to watch Al Gore’s award-winning documentary, “An Inconvenient Truth” in a downloaded format. I’ll be honest - even though I don’t like Al Gore too much, I thought that he did a great job narrating this documentary and teaching the “lesson” of the documentary. Now, whether […]

The television ratings for the Live Earth concert apparently were a failure. In the United States, the concert was watched by about 2.7 million people. In the United Kingdom, a few hundred thousand more watched - I think their total was around 3.1 million. But in the reports that I’ve read bashing […]

As uber-liberal as this might sound, I’ve decided to do my small, SMALL part in helping preserve the environment for tomorrow’s generation. No, I’m not buying carbon credits and no, I’m not switching to wearing burlap or whatever those eco-crazy people do. I’ve decided to do a much smaller part for now and […]