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Would you take off on a trip across the U.S. without knowing where you could get gasoline along the way?
I did…in a way. Only instead of looking for gas stations, I had to find 220 volts of electricity to charge an all-electric car!
With 8 people I had never met!
Take a fascinating behind-the-scenes journey across the U.S. with over 600 color photos as I try to set a Guinness World Record in an all-electric Nissan LEAF. Road challenges, historic sights, unique people and fun activities are just part of the experience. It’s a once-in-a-lifetime trip..and you can ride along!
Also, learn why everyone should care about sustainability. I got educated. You should too. You CAN make an impact!
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Sustainability Starts With YOUth !
To stimulate Student learning and involvement, I am giving away FREE books to high school and college student classes or groups !
Teachers, you can use the book as outside reading to stimulate conversations about topics such as global warming, recycling, electric cars, carbon emissions, energy, composting, etc.
If you have a group or class that you know would benefit from reading my book, let me know!
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Sustainability ideas
Looking for easy ideas about how you can make a sustainability impact? Find that our here.
Sustainability News & Why YOU Should Care
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.
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.
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.....
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!
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'...
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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?
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.
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!!
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?
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?
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!
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?
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?
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?
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....
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?
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.
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 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.
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
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
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