Environment Fodder.
Climate Change.
A Bad Choice Out of Many Bad Choices.
Climate change is a bad thing, but so is many of the alternatives promoted by industry like carbon sequestration and nuclear power.
A Planetary Emergency?
Democracy need a crisis to act on global warming, but that may lead to bad solutions.
Carbon Sequestration.
Why carbon sequestration is a dangerous and bad technology.
Climate Change.
We must do something about climate change now.
Confronting Climate Change.
What we must do address the threat of climate change.
Debate the Response to Climate Change.
Deniers of climate change would be better shaping climate policy.
My 17,000 lb of Carbon Dioxide Footprint.
All the road trips and explorations in my pickup this year has added up — big time.
Why I'm Going to the 350 Rally.
We need a climate change bill to encourage innovation and reduce climate gases.
Energy.
Albany, 2058.
What the future of the Capital City may be like after peak oil.
Clean Coal.
Those who oppose replacing old plants are just blocking environmental progress.
Energy is Fossil Fuels.
Almost all forms of energy comes from coal or oil.
New Coal, Save the Environment?
We know that replacing old coal plants with new ones can be good for the environment.
Oil Price Problems.
Nobody has had time to adjust to higher oil prices, nobody knows the future.
Psychology of Previous Investment.
Why Kunstler's notion is a misnomer for the future of society.
Solar House Living.
You can live in the sticks and consume little resources.
What is a Watt?
People don't often understand the true cost of consuming energy.
Why Peak Oil Won't Hurt Society.
Our economy and human nature is indefinitely mailable within the limits of mankind.
Why Wind Energy.
Some thoughts on the community benefits of wind power.
Incineration.
Incineration: Not a Good As You Might Think.
Incineration in plagued by pollution, cost, and low energy production.
Landfills.
A Pay to Throw System in Albany?
This might be one way to balance the city's budget.
Albany's So-Called Landfill Crisis.
Albany's plans for expanding in the Pine Bush and dumping trash in Coeymans are wrongheaded.
Comments on the Expansion of the Rapp Road Landfill.
My comments for the public hearing on the landfill.
Garbage Land.
Elizabeth Royte's book gives valuable insight on how solid waste disposal works in our country.
More Toxic Trash.
Electronics and plastics make trash impossible to dispose of properly.
MSW Landfills in Eastern NY.
A look at landfills in our region using Google Maps.
Westerlo's Waste.
How one small town disposes of waste.
Why Landfills Should Be Privately Owned.
Public landfill ownership is contrary to the public interest.
Nuclear Power.
Aren't You Glad.
That this is not a nuclear emergency.
Recycling.
Albany's Lying About Recycling.
The way Albany creates recycling numbers is a fraud.
No More Recycling For You.
As recycling programs lose public interest they decline and end.
You Recycle: So?
Recycling makes us feel virtuous, but our solid waste problem is much bigger.
Responsible Use.
Earth as a Pickup Truck.
Mother earth is tough, but needs some care.
Ecological Virtues of Truck Camping.
Thoughts on the ecological virtues of truck camping.
Grannis' DEC Says No.
Too often the DEC regulates individuals without legislative approval.
Haul Out Your Unburnable Litter.
It's important to make sure you pack up burnt out cans, and broken glass from firepits on public lands to keep things clean.
Shitty Toilet Paper.
People need to be better at disposing of their human waste byproducts in the woods and not leaving presents for others.
Two Bags of Trash.
How I sort and remove litter from the woods.
What Does It Mean To Be An Environmentalist?
Exploring what it means to be an environmentalist on this Earth Day.
Why NYS Should 'Abandon' Some State Parks.
Allowing underused parks to revert to state forest land makes a lot of sense.
State Lands.
State Park Fees.
They are too expensive, especially when they should be family friendly.
State Parks.
State parks are crowded and expensive.
State Should Maintain Truck Trails.
There has been a lack of investment in maintaining roads on state lands.
This State Land is Closed.
Misuse of land is leading to more restrictons.
Sustainability.
Biggest Environmental Problems.
From protecting open space to making it a nice place to live.
New York City's Sustainability.
Large cities are unsustainable, regardless of per-capita emissions.
Toilet Paper.
We all use it. But it is really good for us or the environment?
Toxins.
A Walk at Love Canal.
Pictures and thoughts from a walk at the infamous hazardous waste dump in Niagara Falls.
Erin Brockovich at Ravena.
Notes and photos from her recent forum expressing concerns about LaFarge.
What is Pollution?
Considering several definations of pollution based on a web search.
