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Catch some of the latest news headlines and interesting articles regarding Sustainability. If you’d like to read the full article, click on the green highlighted headline or tail section and it will take you directly to the Blog. For more detailed discussions of current events and such, be sure to check out my Blog page where you can also get involved with the discussions.

A Changing Electric Vehicle World

In 2013 when i set a guinness world record, i was an electric vehicle pioneer. But you would never know it today. oh, how the electric vehicle landscape has changed…..

Customizing Sustainability

While the world scrambles to find ways to address global warming, new ideas on how different approaches might vary by country are being studied

Ladies: Can We Have Your Old Underwear?

A new company is offering a more comfortable, safer, and eco-friendly undergarment line that will even take in your old panties for recycling into new products!

Turning White Green: The Case for Cotton & the Apparel Industry

The most widely used fabric for clothing—cotton—is also one of the most water and chemical-intensive crops; here’s how the white fluffy stuff is being turned “green”

Making It Easier for Businesses to Support Sustainability Initiatives

A new company headed up by former Tennessee Governor Phil Bredesen allows companies to reduce carbon emissions by purchasing solar panels in '‘dirty” power states.

That’s Impossible!  NO MEAT in the New Burger King Whopper ??

Why would Burger king even think about offering a vegetarian replacement for their iconic whopper sandwich? the answer might surprise you….It’s “rant for the plant’ time.

• Is the Green New Deal the 1st Step to Communism?

What is the Green new deal? is it a proposal to end democracy? or is it simple propaganda? Find out what’s going on Here

• Tips for Recycling

  Why isn’t recycling a ‘way of life’ for americans like it is in other countries? Find out why in my blog along with some good tips for how to do it right!

• Announcing the “Sustainability starts with YOUth” Contest !

  To stimulate learning for young adults, I’m giving away 500 FREE copies of my book to high school and college students in sustainability classes or groups. so teachers, here’s your chance to get free reading materials and make a difference!!

• 2019 Weather Forecast: More Carbon & More Heat

  Will we see another year of wild weather such as record heat, flooding and Hurricanes and tornadoes? A new report published by global scientists say it’s likely as the major Global energy Users INCREASED CO2 emissions in 2018.
  

• Bagging a Good Idea !

  Seven Nashville elementary schools recently held a contest. The goal: be the school with the most collected plastic bags. The prize: A park bench made out of recycled plastic bags! Here’s how educating kids on sustainability can be fun…

• New Year = New Resolutions

  I went out for groceries last night and came home pissed. Why? Well not for reasons you might think. and as a result, i’m setting a new resolution for 2019—-one that makes me feel good but, more importantly, is good for the environment……

• Black-Balled on Black Friday?

  Was the National Climate assessment, an important summary by 13 Federal government agencies, released on black Friday to reduce public awareness? More importantly, what did it say? let’s just say the news isn’t good……

• Is Trump and the EPA Saving the Coal Industry?

  President-elect Donald Trump made lots of promises to miners in the election of 2016. So has he delivered? Perhaps more importantly, can he?

• Scientists Sound the Alarm; But Are We Ignoring It?

  Scientists have changed their message about Global Warming—from ‘Change our carbon footprint through lower emissions’ to ‘develop technology to remove carbon from the atmosphere’—a potentially much more dire forecast. But are we listening?

• Recycling Recycling: It’s Time To Clean It Up !

  Why hasn’t recycling become a way of life in the U.S. when it has in other

  countries of the world? The answer may lie in public education and ultimately

  profits for trash collecting companies.

• Can the 'Root of All Evil' be the Roots for Sustainability? 

          Norway's sovereign wealth fund recently announced stricter sustainability

          action guidelines for stocks it invests in. Will this make a difference in global

          corporate sustainability Planning? Well, maybe it will.....

• Making Your Poo Work For You! 

       Another element of recycling is organic decomposition, or composting. Many

       homeowners now have composting bins to recycle food waste, grass clippings,  

       tree leaves and twigs. Now there is a new frontier....recycling your own waste!

• No Longer Grasping For Straws....

       Do you use a straw when you dine out? Do you need to? Read this article on why

       restaurants are re-considering handing out straws and why consumers are no

       longer 'reaching for straws'...

• Playing A Game of "Chicken" With Mother Earth

       Are the recent EPA rollbacks for Energy company emissions and vehicles a good

      thing for the U.S. and the World? Well, two recent studies suggest global warming

      is very real..and that we're playing a game of "Chicken" with the earth's atmosphere.

• Change & Global Warming: We Must Be Forward-Looking

       Global weather patterns are changing--dramatically. So what can we do? Continue

       to drill for more oil and gas or get involved in sustainability activities? Only the

       latter is forward-looking.

• Recycling Our Thinking About Recycling

      China's recent legislation to restrict trash from the U.S. and other countries is

      forcing the U.S. to re-evaluate how it approaches Recycling. Is it a good thing? We

      think so....for education, for program success and ultimately for our economy.

• Apartment Dwellers Can "Go Green" Too!

      A new concept called a Community Solar Group (CSG) allows apartment renters and

     homeowners that cannot install solar panels to contribute to environmental

     improvements through sharing of 3rd party panel locations and utility credits.

• Leaving Less of a "Footprint" in Fresh Cement

       We take cement and concrete for granted in our lives despite the fact that it is all

       around us. However, cement-making has a direct link to the paris' Agreement global

       Climate targets for carbon emissions. Finally, there is movement for change in this

       200 year old industry.

• Return to Sender! … China Sends Our Crap Back

       America is solving its plastics problem through recycling, right? Well, not really.

       For many locations we've been simply exporting our problem off to china. But now

      the Chinese have woke up to the big environmental problem they have and have cut

      us off. Now what do we do?

• Water Wheel Wizardry

     Baltimore has a solution to its water pollution problem in the inner harbor and we

    Can all learn from it. Let's get the 'bug' to clean up our waterways with renewable

    energies.

• Anyone Up For A Swim?

  A French architect is setting out to be the first person to swim across the

  Pacific Ocean. Along the way, he plans to swim through what's called the          

  Great Pacific Garbage Patch.. a humungous collection of trash consisting

  mainly of plastic materials sitting in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. This

  embarrassment contains over 80,000 tons of plastic and the size of this water-

  based dump is TWICE the size of France!!

• Chinese Checkers: Tax Cuts vs Technology Incentives

   While the current Administration has touted its big tax cuts, is that ultimately the

   best approach to stimulating the u.S. economy? Or are we getting 'jumped' by other

   countries like china that are focused on newer technologies?

• Climate Change 'Hail Mary?'

    a recent McKinsey study states that, despite the paris climate agreement and

    renewable energy initiatives, it's unlikely the world can achieve the 2 degree

    Centrigrade target it set. But is there a last-minute high tech fallback option?

• All 'Jacked Up' to Undermine the World

       While the U.S. pulled out of the Paris climate agreement, oil companies have been

       ramping up to pump more oil and gas. in fact, the number of pump jacks is up 38%

       year over year. More alarming, however, is the Energy Dept. carbon emissions

       forecast for 2050 which will more than offset the entire Climate accord efforts!

•  Renewables in the Schoolhouse; Not in the White House?

       Does it make sense that our schools are teaching students about renewable energy

       while the White house is removing emission laws for the coal and oil industry,

       expanding off-shore oil and uranium permits, and increasing solar panel tariffs?    

•  NYC Takes on Big Oil Companies

        In a revolutionary step to address global warming & environmental damage head

        on, New York City has filed suit against major oil companies and is re-aligning all

        city worker pension plans to exclude fossil fuel company stocks. Do you agree?

•  Will Coal Make a Comeback in the U.S.?  In China?

         Changes in Administration policy regarding emissions may make it less expensive

         for mining companies to do business. But will it bring back jobs? and will the

         world's largest user of coal continue to increase coal production? 

•  A New Spin on Cotton

        The textile industry has historically been a major contributor to pollutants.

        However, one entrepreneur's approach to localize business within a 150 mile radius

        reduces carbon emissions related to export/import and keeps jobs in the U.S. So

        before you put that new Christmas shirt away....

• City in China First to Convert Entire Bus Fleet to Electric

       The city of shenzen china is going to convert its entire fleet of 16,000 buses

       to  electric. (think LA, NY, NJ, Chicago & Toronto combined!)

       As China makes strides in electric technology, will the u.S. fall behind?

• Trump or Science?

       President Trump doesn't believe in global warming; scientists say: 'it's getting

       worse. Who's right? Well here's more evidence from the scientist's perspective.

• Hot Coals   

      We got most of our electricity in the U.S. by burning coal. Should we remove

      restrictions on the coal industry emissions or explore alternatives?

• Electric Explosion!

     Electric vehicle sales are taking off in the U.S. and Europe. Take a trip down memory

      LANE WITH CHARGEPOINT (ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGER SUPPLIER) AND SEE THE GROWTH IN MY NEW

      BLOG ENTITLED: ELECTRIC EXPLOSION! : A DECADE OF ELECTRIC VEHICLES.

• An Answer My Friend....Is Blowing in the Wind...

     Why is Denmark, of all countries, a global Leader in Wind technology??

     The answer...is blowing in the wind...Read my blog to find out why

• Shining a Light on LEDs

       Have you converted yet?  Do you want to save money?  If so, you should read my 

       blog article called And the Light Bulb Goes On

• Sustainability starts with "U".....as in Underground!

         Here's an article I wrote for a local chapter of the Sierra Club that I thought you might enjoy. Fun with electric!

• Landfill Lunacy. If you want to know a little about a pet peeve as a result of my research into sustainability, here's a classic example. Get a quick overview in my Blog article called Recycle Regret?

• BIG news in the automotive world!! GM announces plans to shift to an all-electric line-up. Check out the details. This will effect everyone in the near future.....

• THIS article is about how China is making a big push towards electric vehicles by planning to ban the sale of fossil fuel-powered vehicles... entirely. As the worlds largest auto market, this will have a massive impact on the industry.

• A nice article I'm mentioned in by Dave Flessner of the Chattanooga Free Press at the Drive Electric Week event...

www.timesfreepress.com/news/business/aroundregion/story/2017/sep/13/getting-charged-upelectric-vehicles-gafavor-r/448705