Rich people can be heroes too. In a time when the federal government’s support for the environment is contracting, let’s recognize some wealthy people who admirably step up to their responsibilities as crew members of Spaceship Earth. Continue reading
Common Roots offers a fascinating model of environmental justice.
According to Common Roots founder Julie Wilson, “We need to create a regenerative economy, and that can only happen if the economy is rooted in people and specific places.”
Common Roots, in Meadville Pennsylvania, started as an Allegheny College student project. The project: buy and revitalize one big old home and make it livable for people with low income, to give them a path to ownership. That was in 2018. Continue reading
When Willow and I moved to Truth or Consequences New Mexico, we searched for a bank or credit union that met our ecological values. T or C is the 6000 person county seat of a 12,000 person county: rural America. Our choices for a suitable local institution were limited. Still, the journey to an eco-friendly bank offers all of us some things to consider. Continue reading
Engineering dynamics tells us to pay attention to “potential energy”. That’s the energy that will be released if some restraining condition is removed. A simple example would be a glass sitting on the edge of a table. If the glass is knocked off the table, the glass crashes to the floor – turning potential energy into kinetic energy. Continue reading