The Gulf oil spill, is at the heart of the matter, a design flaw. I’m not alluding to BP’s oil extraction technology either. Certainly, it had an important role to play but it’s not the whole story, or even a central part of it. The story is bigger. And like most [...]
Believing that an economy’s health has little to do with the creation of value or the avoidance of waste, we continue spending tax money to promote the kind of bad design that has been the hallmark of Detroit for way too long. Throwing money at moribund corporations will not change the laws of physics; it [...]
There is a common misconception that building green costs too much. Because of this myth, many schools don’t even consider such a facility. However, studies have shown that building green, when done as a system (correctly), costs about the same as building conventionally. It’s later, during the life of the building, that substantial benefits are [...]
Here are some quotes that made me think this week. If only these brilliant minds had more exposure to the minds that ail us.
Only puny secrets need protection. Big discoveries are protected by public incredulity. Marshal McLuhan
A nega-watt is a watt of electricity that does not have to be generated because an energy-saving measure has [...]
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