archives for: environment
Nov-02-2007
Double-Bagging Plastic
A friend takes on an important and daunting challenge
Everyone says they want to do something to help the environment. My friend Chris Halleron has taken on a challenge that can prove to be a daunting one considering the shear volume of waste he is trying to reduce.
Nov-01-2007
Mass Traffic
Studies say we’ll be at full capacity soon, well guess what
So all these studies that say we’re nearing capacity and will hit it in 10 to 15 years need to be reopened. There is no doubt in my mind that we are there already. I find it ludicrous that it now averages forty five minutes to an hour to travel a mere 3.5 miles.
Jul-18-2007
100 Ways to Save The Environment
It's easier than you might think…
My friend Lazlo sent me a link to a very cool web page called ‘100 Ways to Save The Environment’ by a group called SEQL (Sustainable Environment for Quality of Life) out of Charlotte, NC. Even though their work is concentrated in 15-county metropolitan Charlotte region in North and South Carolina, their message is universal…
Jul-10-2007
Live Earth Lessons Learned
Reactions to my rant that teach me a thing or two.
Jul-07-2007
Live Earth Logic Escapes Me
A long day of great concerts, but how exactly does this help the global climate crisis?
Aug-03-2006
Heat is Murder
People are actually dropping dead…
Not that long ago, I told a friend about how the summer heat this year is not bothering me as much as last year. I credited my new found freedom and reduced stress level as the reason. However, that was before we had four days in a row of nearly 100 degree weather with people dropping dead all across the country.
Aug-19-2005
The Song (um…Scream) of the Cicada
How are things so small so loud?
I am amazed by the insane volume of cicadas screaming outside my window lately. I didn't think there were enough trees to attract all of them to Hoboken. Behind my house, in front too. Even walking down the street! It's crazy!
Apr-15-2003
The Dark Apple
Thank God for a semi-cool breeze when the power went out in NYC
As the sounds of concern, sirens and helicopters passed through the windows, I was reminded of 1977. Back then the city's buildings burned, glass shattered and citizens regressed to savage creatures. Stealing what they could while the alarms were silenced. It was now [...]