#466 – FINDING A CLIMATE FRIENDLY BANK – JON BIEMER PE

Featured

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

#449 – POTENTIAL ENERGY AND RISK: MITIGATING HURRICANES AND WAR – JON BIEMER PE

Featured

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