Category: Greenwashers & Greenwashing
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The Next Messianic Miracle Fuel
Ok, so lithium is not a fuel, it is a material component for storing fuel– in this case, electricity. Lithium-ion batteries are the latest “green” holy grail. Eco-mirage of the hip. Messianic miracle material for the eco-techie. Any good (paid) environmentalist tell you that if only we had enough hybrids on the road, we would…
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Paving As Disease Vector: Road Salt in Drinking Water –> Heart Disease
More paving leads to more winter road salt application, leading to more salt in our waterways and drinking water. The prognosis for our health is not good.
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Pick Up an Isthmus! Then read more about Jevons Paradox here….
Moving toward a resilient, sustainable, green world will require a thoroughgoing ethic of conservation; emphasis on ethic.
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On Zombies
Zombie politics defined.
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Mayor Pave Drives Off A Budgetary Cliff
Mayor Pave just drove us off a budgetary cliff.
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Cul-de-sac Syndrome
Car dependent places crashed, while car-optional places held steady during the Great Recession.
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Flying and Green Guilt Indulgences
Carbon offsets: The Indulgences for the New Dark Age.
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Sustainable Sheep Herding
City of Madison dismisses public input toward a more sustainable community.