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A Better World Is Possible

"It regards reality as the sole enemy and as the source of all suffering, with which it is impossible to live, so that one must break off all relations with it if one is to be in any way happy.
Andy CarloffJanuary 02, 2006

New York Green Building Initiative

As is occurring in many states, New York is trying to promote Green Building practices. The state is doing it by offering tax credits as financial incentives.
Rick ChapoMarch 05, 2006

Nuclear Energy - The Green Solution

The United States with less than 5% of the world's population consumes roughly 25% of the world's energy. Some might argue that this is egregious, while others would say that it is simply a yardstick by which the world's largest...
John WoolfMarch 05, 2006

The Macro and Micro Worlds of Thea Alexander

Thea Alexander wrote a book called 2150 AD, originally published in 1976. She describes a fascinating world that includes two parts consisting of the Macro World and the Micro World.In the Macro world there was harmony, cooperation, and everyone...
David SnapeJanuary 30, 2006

Since Katrina, the Environment Is Front-Page News

Ever since the end of August, when Hurricane Katrina devastated the major American city of New Orleans and the coastlines of Louisiana, Mississippi, and parts of Alabama, the consequences of environmental degradation have been front-page news.
Aldene FredenburgNovember 25, 2005

Mayor Villaraigosa and the Truth about Cats and Dogs

The earth is starting to tremble in the Los Angeles animal community because Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa has refused to honor his January 2005 campaign promise to fire the General Manager of Los Angeles Animal Services Guerdon Stuckey, and this...
Charlotte LawsNovember 07, 2005

A Lesson in Sustainability

Scientists are currently conducting a study on loblolly pines. The study utilizes a ring of carbon dioxide generators that surrounds patches of these trees.
Terry ConnorsNovember 24, 2005

Assault on the American Homeowner

Sixty-nine percent of Americans are homeowners, and they are under siege. A number of "unfriendly" policies, proposals and court decisions within the past year have produced an atmosphere which is arguably antithetical to the American...
Charlotte LawsDecember 16, 2005

Why We Are So Frustrated

According to some medical theories, our bodies are engineered to live for at least 120 years. Even with the disease fighting advances in medicine, I doubt that most of us will ever be able to live that long.
George LuntNovember 14, 2005

The Supreme Court-Eminent Domain-A Conundrum

The Supreme Court recently handed down a very controversial decision regarding a case in New London, Connecticut.What does that have to do with my web site?
George W. CannataOctober 28, 2005