I’ve been asked a few questions about how to keep those bugs out my garden without using chemicals: (more…)

Okay, so I admit I’m old enough to remember (vaguely, I’m not that old!) when Jimmy Carter put solar panels on the White House! Solar power is coming into its own. We have dreams about the Mojave becoming the new Saudi Arabia of solar, and LA, especially Pasadena, is becoming the solar hub. Last year, [...]

Today President Obama announced that folks from various and industry groups are backing him up on his plan to reduce greenhouse gases and improve automobile fuel efficiency. (more…)

Sooner or later I had to write about Korea—I lived there in the mid-1990s and every time I return, I’m amazed at all the changes. (more…)

Constellation Energy’s CEO Mayo Shattuck just sent out a statement that the Baltimore-based corporation, which operates about 35 power plants in 11 states, is supporting the House’s climate change bill. (more…)

Every day I check the green tech news feeds and the biggest boldest headline today was titled, “US Lawmakers Formally Unveil Climate Change Bill.” I haven’t read it yet—I’ve been following the debate, and I’m fearful of what the bill will say. Overall, I tend to side with the Democrats on the environmental issues, but [...]

Rep. Ron Paul of Texas recently introduced another bill in Congress (with Barney Frank, of all folks!) to allow farmers to cultivate legally industrial hemp. It’s about time! Decades ago, Congress banned the production of hemp in its incremental war on drugs—one of the more ill-thought changes in public policy this country has weathered. (more…)

I hate plastic. It’s kind of like saying “I hate air” as it’s all around you. I’m the one who will take a plastic fork home, run it through the dishwasher with all the rest of my plates and cookware, and reuse it a few more times out of guilt. Yes, supposedly plastic is recyclable [...]