With the health crisis and climate change, what can a local business do to try to satisfy customer demand while not increasing its carbon footprint? Purchase an electric bike named Iris for local deliveries! That is exactly what Prime Roast …
Sentinel LTE from our Board Director John Kondos – The Lesson of Ignoring Imminent Crisis
Sadly, this 50th anniversary of Earth Day comes in the midst of a pandemic. To all those on the front lines, thank you. To those with time, please consider that post-World War II prosperity came with increasing costs, from oil …
Grandpa’s Soil Bank by Peter Wotewiec – Green Monadnock, Shoppers News
With a handful of dark spongy soil in his gnarled hand, Grandpa told us, “This soil is like a bank account; you have to add to it as you take from it. Always remember to keep the organic matter and …
Lessons from Paradise & En-Roads (Shoppers News Article by John Kondos)
Many of us think of Hawaii as paradise, dreaming of going or returning. For those seeking guidance on how to get to 100% clean energy, consider this. In March 2011, a massive 9.0 earthquake resulted in Japan closing its nuclear …
Cashback Carbon Discussion comes to Rindge New Hampshire
On February 20th Joel Huberman and Zlanpea Weyhee presented at Rindge Recreation about the Carbon Fee and Dividend Model of pricing carbon. In this model all fees collected are given back to US residents. Learn more about this unique way …
Essential New Decade’s (& Year’s) Resolutions
As we embark on a new decade it’s imperative that we resolve to take action or risk enormous costs for mankind and countless species. Whether we like it or not or “believe” the science, the reality of climate change is …
The Big Crisis Update
The Climate Crisis is the greatest challenge facing mankind, it justifies regular updates: Carbon Dioxide level: 410 PPM (up 10 PPM since 2015 and dangerously above the average for millennium- 280 PPM) SCORE: Alarming- this increasing rate increases temperatures; we’re …
“To Change Everything – We Need Everyone” – Why we Must Include Racial Equity in our Work to Address the Climate Crisis by Mari Brunner
On the surface, it may seem like the climate crisis – the fact that we (the human species) are facing dire consequences if we do not aggressively reduce greenhouse gas emissions – is mainly a political and environmental problem. After …
Crisis warning ignored or heeded? A livable world or…
Will we heed the warnings and possibly avoid a terrifying crisis? Or like the previous warnings for tobacco, opioids and the housing bubble, will we ignore the warning signs? In all these cases business interests spread doubts and delayed action …
Ledger Transcript Article – Timing is Everything
Timing is everything I’ve observed the truth of this countless times. Prior to 1850 the average carbon dioxide level in our atmosphere for thousands of years was 280 PPM, recently it rocketed past 400 PPM. This rapid accumulation is warming …