Two posts on my Facebook timeline, one scroll apart, show just how bizarre the political economics of oil are these days.
One year ago, when my solar panels came on line, I expected to produce about 7 Megawatts of power annually based on advertised averages and assumptions.
There’s no question that shopping at the thrift store saves me money. A lot of money. Considering that the average Canadian household spends over $3300 a year on clothing and accessories, and the thrift store easily offers 90% savings, the math is not complicated.
We have all used the term under-developed nations or under-developed regions. We may not have a definition at our fingertips, but we know what we mean when we say under-developed.
A recent essay by Richard Heinberg of the Post Carbon Institute intrigued me. He drew a metaphor between distracted driving and the way we all deal with sustainable living.
The Federal government has proposed a tax which, in five years time, will increase the price of gasoline $0.12. According to GasBuddy, the retail price of gasoline has fluctuated by $0.24 in the past year, $0.38 in the past two years, and $0.55 in the last five years.
The International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has released another report. This panel came into being in 1988 when the need for an impartial, scientific panel to comment on climate change, became obvious.
I’ve been having a difficult time coping with the information in the latest IPCC report released two weeks ago.
I find it fascinating to track where our influences come from and where they lead us. My career path was not a straight line from knowing what I wanted to do when I grew up to actually doing that.
It’s that time of year again, the time when folks who have enjoyed cycling in summer, park their bikes. I say, whoa, not so fast!
