Should we spend two trillion each year in afforestation costs in the Sahara Desert to potentially reduce global warming? Scientists say it’s feasible. Read here.
Category Archives: Technology
Natural Resources Communication Workshop
My friend Jon Hooper has asked that I pass along the word that his Natural Resources Communication Workshop will be given January 11-15, 2010. Jon’s course is well worth it. His admonition for all presentations (CBS–Colorful, Bold, & Simple) has stuck with me lo these many years. NATURAL RESOURCES COMMUNICATION WORKSHOP January 11-15, 2010 The Natural ResourcesContinue reading “Natural Resources Communication Workshop”
Paper or Plastic, why ereaders are not the right choice
I have seen in posts, comments, and letters to the editor statements that ebook readers will save trees. On a APM Marketplace segment, Kevin Pereira of cable TV’s G4 network, called the Amazon Kindle, “the savior to many, many forests in the future.” What an Ebook Reader is These handy electronic devices can display textContinue reading “Paper or Plastic, why ereaders are not the right choice”
Apologies
If you visited recently tried to look at a graphic and it wasn’t there, my apologies. I pressed the wrong button a few days back and have been working at getting everything on line.
Wood Energy?
Interesting 60-Second Science about how the “Old Energy Source Wood Be New Alternative.” The money quote: “If chopping down forests for fuel doesn’t sound like the greenest solution to our energy needs, the scientists note that we’d have to figure out how to manage our woodsheds sustainably, to avoid slashing and burning our way toContinue reading “Wood Energy?”
Barkophile
People have used the properties of wood for music for plenty of millennia: percussion, acoustic, wind. Now electronic has merged with organic. Joel Scilley, the owner of Audiowood has a goal “to sell products with eco-credentials including low-power and efficient amplifiers, and products made from sustainable and recycled materials.” The turntables “usually use the OriginContinue reading “Barkophile”
Compete, Collaborate, Innovate
…and see the sausage being made. California Uses Internet ‘Wiki’ to Develop California’s Green Chemistry Regulations At the end of January, California’s Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) launched a “wiki” to gather comment for development of ‘Green Chemistry’ regulations. Wikis, such as Wikipedia.org, allow anyone to contribute or modify content using simple on-line tools.Continue reading “Compete, Collaborate, Innovate”
Trash Talk – Why I Won't Buy a Kindle Anytime Soon
As a forester, I’d wondered about the claims that ebook readers such as the Amazon Kindle or the Sony PRS-700 would save trees and therefore, be better for our environment than a physical book made from like…trees. I concluded that the question, “Do ereaders save trees?” is not the right question to ask. First question,Continue reading “Trash Talk – Why I Won't Buy a Kindle Anytime Soon”
Trash Talk – Why I Won’t Buy a Kindle Anytime Soon
As a forester, I’d wondered about the claims that ebook readers such as the Amazon Kindle or the Sony PRS-700 would save trees and therefore, be better for our environment than a physical book made from like…trees. I concluded that the question, “Do ereaders save trees?” is not the right question to ask. First question,Continue reading “Trash Talk – Why I Won’t Buy a Kindle Anytime Soon”
If it's not grown, it has to be mined.
It pains us to cut trees for their wood. One recommended technique for escaping the pain of cutting down trees for paper is to substitute electronics. The technique reminds me of a comedy I watched. As I remember it, in an opening scene, a wounded tough-as-nails soldier breaks his own finger to take his mindContinue reading “If it's not grown, it has to be mined.”
Nullius in Verba 