Save money and save the planet!

Save money and save the planet!

By Bob DeAngelis As the price of fossil fuels increases, the opportunities for savings do too.  Each of the actions below can save money and help the environment.  Here are some ideas that I recommend you consider: Home Heating Get a free home energy audit.  The contractor will identify areas for improvement and investment.  This provides the foundation for any…

Slow and Steady Fashion Wins the Race

Slow and Steady Fashion Wins the Race

By: Lexi Schaffer Slow fashion is an approach branded by many as outdated – handcrafted, durable clothing, meant to be passed down and worn from generation to generation. In recent years, it has been replaced by fast fashion: mass-produced garments, meant to be thrown away in mere months after a trend fades or a sleeve rips. So how does this…

The Climate Blame Game

The Climate Blame Game

By: Chandu Visweswariah Climate change is the existential challenge of our lifetimes. Like me, you are probably frustrated at the lack of real progress. Despite all the headlines and all the environmental events and all the climate pledges, carbon in the atmosphere continues to climb instead of declining. Let me restate that: Carbon in the atmosphere continues to climb instead…

Can Cryptocurrency Harm The Environment YES!

Can Cryptocurrency Harm The Environment YES!

By Laura Kosbar Let’s start with some basics – like what is cryptocurrency and how does it differ from other currencies?  Most currencies up until now were issued and backed by a specific nation.  Cryptocurrency is an entirely digital currency that is not associated with or controlled by any nation, bank, or other financial institution.  It is entirely virtual.  The…

Tell Me What You See!

Tell Me What You See!

Author: Robert De Angelis I have spent years studying many aspects of our environment and the impacts of humans.  I am becoming more and more stressed out with the things I see regularly.  I often wonder how everyone perceives the things in our everyday lives.  How do we not see the obvious? To illustrate this, I put together a little…

You Have More Power Than You Think

You Have More Power Than You Think

By: Chandu Visweswariah Money makes the world go around. Put your money where your mouth is. While we’ve all heard these sayings, I recently had the satisfaction of using them to advance environmental goals. Many of us have some money in the form of bank accounts, or investments (like stocks, bonds or mutual funds) or retirement assets (like 401(k) accounts)….

The Case for Man-Made Climate Change

The Case for Man-Made Climate Change

 Cyril Cabral, Jr. The Case for Man-Made Climate Change Have you ever walked up to your car on a pleasant afternoon and once inside realized it was a blast furnace?  You start to overheat and do not want to touch your hot steering wheel; this is greenhouse warming.  The brilliant sunshine through the windows warms everything in your car as…

Investing in a Brighter Future							Bob DeAngelis

Investing in a Brighter Future Bob DeAngelis

You know the climate is warming and you may even know why [the Greenhouse Effect due to man-made  emissions].  You know there’s an imbalance in nature because you’re experiencing wild extremes in weather and have watched at least several television specials about the extinction of plant and animal species.  Perhaps you shrug – what can you do anyway?  Well, there…

Our House is Burning, and We Are the Arsonists

Our House is Burning, and We Are the Arsonists

By: Chandu Visweswariah Look in the mirror and ask yourself, “Am I an arsonist?” The honest answer may shock you. Over the years, the United Nations has ratcheted up the urgency and stridency of its statements accompanying Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) reports. Back in 2018, the verbiage was “We will need rapid, unprecedented and far-reaching changes in all…

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