by Gary Chandler | Feb 17, 2021 | Alternative Energy, State Government
USPS Burns Millions Of Gallons Of Fuel Per Day By U.S. Representative Jared Huffman (D-California) The United States Postal Service, our reeling economy and our warming planet all need saving — and we have a unique opportunity to make progress on all three at the same...
by Gary Chandler | Jan 12, 2021 | Climate Change, Greenhouse Gases
Greener Cities Are Healthier Cities The global response to the Covid-19 pandemic is barely making a dent in the continued rise in atmospheric concentrations of CO2. Carbon emissions have fallen dramatically due to lockdowns that have cut transport and industry...
by Gary Chandler | Dec 6, 2020 | Green Building, Rooftop Gardens, Urban Forestry
Greenery Promotes Efficiency, Resiliency and Public Health Cities are home to about 50 percent of the world’s population, but they generate 80 percent of our planet’s greenhouse gases, which contribute to global warming and climate change. To reverse the...
by Gary Chandler | Nov 13, 2020 | Climate Change, Land Use
Cities, Population Growth Displacing Agriculture Degraded lands are the center of much attention as global demands for food, feed and fuel continue to increase at unprecedented rates. Meanwhile, the agricultural land base needed for food production is shrinking in...
by Gary Chandler | Oct 26, 2020 | Climate Change, State Government
Free-Market Forces Support Transition To Alternative Energy Climate change was a hot topic during the last presidential debate. Trump spewed hot air about clean air and clean water, despite his policies to gut protections for dwindling natural resources. Meanwhile,...
