Envision a sustainable future
Electrifying shipping is a challenge. There are no charging stations in the middle of the ocean. But tug boats typically don’t go far from ports. They guide ships into port or push barges in rivers. So tugs are a great place to start. San Diego just got their first electric tug. The 82-foot, zero-emission eWolf… Continue reading San Diego just got an electric tug boat
Many people are unsure about how to talk about climate change, especially with people who might not share their perspective. So the Yale Program on Climate Change Communication has released a card game to help you and others you know to explore your feelings and knowledge. You can download the cards from this link. This… Continue reading Card game to help you talk about climate change
Your first line of defense is to find alternatives to buying products in plastic. But it’s hard to avoid plastic all together. Here’s a thorough guide on how to recycle it. Thank you, Autumn S, for sharing this resource!
The old saying, people who live in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones, might have to be retired. While the sentiment still holds, researchers at RMIT University in Australia have developed fire-proof cladding for buildings made from recycled glass and a wee bit of plastic. It could be used in multistory buildings. You might recall the… Continue reading You can throw fire at these glass houses
When we think of Italy, ancient architectural wonders like Pompeii and the Coliseum come to mind. Soon there may be a notable modern construction floating in the Mediterranean: a 540 megawatt hybrid solar+wind farm designed by SolarDuck. SolarDuck is a spin-off of Damen Shipyards, a major shipbuilder in the Netherlands. It’s tapped into that knowledge… Continue reading Italy is building offshore wind-solar farm
Want to know what a sustainable city would be like? Check out Utrecht, the fourth largest city in The Netherlands. They dug up a motorway to return it to a canal, for nature and boating. There’s a huge parking garage…for bikes. And a new building doubles as a forest. Catharijnesingel canal resurrected from roadway A… Continue reading Utrecht is taking radical steps to go green
Africans and other Black peoples forcibly brought to the US carried with them cultures, practices and even seeds woven into their hair. The book, Black Earth Wisdom, by Leah Penniman, helped me to see another entire population that can inspire more grounded environmental values and practices.
Students in Georgia are finalists for the Samsung Solutions for Tomorrow STEM prize. Thank you, Linda L, for sharing this story.
Happy Earth Day. Don’t just worry; do something! We all can do more. This podcast explains powerful actions you can take to reduce climate heating emissions and systems. Thank you, Gale ZB, for sharing this podcast.
April 22 is Earth Day. The theme this year internationally is Planet vs Plastics. The problem seems overwhelming but this documentary, Plastic Earth, (available on Amazon and Apple TV as well as showings around the country) explains how we solve it. It covers ten innovations from around the world. You’ll learn a lot not only… Continue reading Solutions to plastic pollution (documentary)
Darcy Hitchcock 