Tag Archives: Sustainability

For Every Complex Environmental Problem

For every complex environmental problem there is a solution that is simple, elegant, and wrong. Any time there is a discussion about forests, someone brings up the possibility of substituting hemp for paper and for petroleum products. I read on one discussion forum, “[Industrial hemp] can be harvested every four months while traditional varieties ofContinue reading “For Every Complex Environmental Problem”

Tree-Free Living is not a Good Idea

… or very silly if you think about it. One of the blogs over at EcoFriendlyDaily.com recommends “Creating a Tree-Free Home.”  “Tree-free” did not turn out to be as onerous as I thought it would be: “Tree-free means reducing or eliminating paper products in the house. There are a million places we use paper everyday,Continue reading “Tree-Free Living is not a Good Idea”