New Years Resolutions

December 23, 2009

It’s the end of a decade, the “aughts” as some are calling it. It has been a blur for me and it includes the birth of two children and many nieces and nephews, the start of elementary school for my oldest and the time I changed careers and moved into the sustainability field.
I was [...]

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A new definition for Conservative

December 14, 2009

Conservative – one who values “a society that conserves its soil and water” in order to sustain and replenish its natural resources for the benefit of all life.
I saw this in an article on the blog Switchboard, from NRDC. It was written by Chris Chanlett who wrote an op-ed commentary in the Charleston Gazette titled [...]

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We’ll be fine, we’re America!

December 4, 2009

I seem to have many friends and business associates that feel that just because we are Americans we are set. Things come our way because we are preordained or somehow chosen by a higher authority to continually be the leaders in democracy, innovation and wealth. Nothing can be further from the truth and on the [...]

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ClimateGate Hysteria

December 4, 2009

If you haven’t heard it by now, “ClimateGate” is sweeping the airways. At least the conservative and green airwaves. A few weeks ago, hackers broke into the emails of the Climate Research Unit of The University of East Anglia and have dug up what they say is a hoax to support a climate change agenda. [...]

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Climate change will affect the oil and gas industry

November 6, 2009

The U.K. risk management company Acclimatise has prepared a report entitled Building Business Resilience to Inevitable Climate Change. Carbon Disclosure Project Report 2008. Over three quarters of the world’s largest gas companies were surveyed and the results show that they believe inevitable climate change would impact their business. But here’s the kicker, only 19 percent [...]

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Recycling your secure documents

October 22, 2009

I recycle at home and I recycle at work. I try to keep as much out of the landfill as possible but sometimes its just not possible. Take for instance your personal and financial papers. You could buy a shredder and spend the next week or two loading three sheets at time or you could [...]

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Sign of the times

October 18, 2009

First handicapped, then expectant mothers and now this. I saw this sign at the Birmingham Zoo the other day. A selection of the best parking spaces are now reserved for those driving a hybrid car. A marketing ploy? Of course. But it does bring up a good point, if you want others to do better, [...]

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Climate Change and what you can do

October 15, 2009

Today is Blog Action Day ‘09 and the focus this year is on Climate Change. Something very important to us here at Resolutions LLC and something that should be important to everyone. The problem is that there are some people out there who don’t believe that climate change is happening due to anything we as [...]

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Reading Green

October 13, 2009

Stopped by the Vestavia Library yesterday. On their Featured Books shelf, close to the main counter, is a whole collection of “Green” books. I was pleased to see them out in front, instead of buried in their respective sections. The books hit on greening home and work, “How To” books for families, some [...]

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Fanged Frogs! Giant Rats!

October 5, 2009

I love good news.
The World Wildlife Fund recently announced 143 new species of animals, including a fanged frog and a tiger-striped pitviper, identified in the Mekong River basin in Southeast Asia. There’s so much bad environmental news associated with that river (such as the brink of extinction for the Mekong Irawaddy Dolphin), that it’s hopeful [...]

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