Chef Massimo Bottura on Why the Future of Food is in Our Trash http://www.wsj.com/articles/chef-massimo-bottura-on-why-the-future-of-food-is-in-our-trash-1449506020 We throw away about $700 worth of food each year in the USA. That’s per person, last I saw, which was probably about 10 years ago. Think of the products taken from the shelf because they are past the due date. Capturing most of this food can go a long way toward feeding a hungry planet.
More than three in four Americans believe in global warming – UPI.com: Finally. Even republicans have shifted to a majority accepting climate change. This is not a party thing; this is a human thing. Once people start to realize that the earth is warming. And that people are generally responsible. There tends to be a some obvious actions that we all must do, soon or later. Sustainability is a law of nature that it is…
Sweden’s Prostitution Solution: Why Hasn’t Anyone Tried This Before? | Solutions: Here is an novel approach to prostitution. Who do you put in jail/prison, the John or the Jane. This Swedish approach didn’t decriminalize prostitution, which apparently has it’s own problems. It totally decriminalized for the prostitute, but criminalized for the John. Read the logic and how surprisingly well it has worked since 1999. Also, what it took to support this change in mindset. And…
Sustainability becomes a business law: Two things resurfaced over the last couple days. One is very local to Florida related to Sustainability is the Business Law. It looks at the focus of sustainability from the business view, or from the environmental view; which is the right view. And the answer, of course, is “Yes”. Aiming for a win, win in the business vs. environment tug of war. The old approach of win-lose turns out to…
Wind And Solar Will Soon Become The ‘Least-Cost Option’ – Yahoo Finance: It is interesting how quickly the prices of wind and solar have been dropping and are expected to continue. Obviously, these must be only a part of the solution, unless batteries get to be a whole lot better, a whole lot faster. (Maybe?). The wind doesn’t always blow, and the sun doesn’t always shine. One savings for solar, is that it doesn’t need…
First Solar Achieves World Record 18.6 % Thin Film Module Conversion Efficiency | Business Wire: Wow. The technology is really moving up. FirstSolar’s thin film is really working its way up. That means you can produce more power with a smaller foot print. Or produce much more power with a bigger footprint. Very cool to see solar gaining on wind (and, of course, non-renewable sources of power). ‘via Blog this’
