My most pertinent personal experience with corporate greed and arrogance came to pass compliments of Wells Fargo. Mind you, I never even negotiated my 30 year fixed rate mortgage with Wells Fargo in the first place. Rather, it was sold to them without my knowledge, or consent. When I lost my professional income within the […]
Milt and I made a commitment: we’d brave the crowds at First Friday, Las Vegas (around 10,000 people expected) to support the fundraising effort of Occupy Las Vegas, rather than participate in their march on the Strip. Serious introverts, we much prefer to stay at home, quietly watching the news of it on T.V. In […]
Well folks, on Aug 29, 2011, we turned off the natural gas line to our home and became another of the growing number of homes around the Planet that are switching to Geothermal Heat Pumps (GHP) for heating and cooling needs. Free (of Fossil Fuel) at Last – at least for our home. Phase II […]
Sitting together on the shoreline of Hilton Head Island, Milt asks my granddaughter Alex, “Should we dig to China?” The seven year old shoots him a look before answering, ”We can’t dig to China! There’s a molten core down there!” The aeronautical/astronautical engineer is taken aback. Being a child is complicated in this century. There’s […]
We two like to think of July 20 as the one truly global holiday. When man set foot on the moon 42 years ago today, human consciousness shifted. Humans looked back at Home. That Milt played a part in making that happen still amazes me. So I propose we set this day aside to do […]
If I’ve become a Westerner, it’s because of the Light. The clarity that comes with dry air enlivens my body, mind, and spirit. Yet this summer solstice finds us driving East, into the increasing haze of humidity co-created by the thickening vegetations and stands of trees. By the time we hike half a mile along […]
Before we turn our attention to supplying the energy needed to heat our home and hot water, let’s recap and update an earlier blog Sustainable Energy: Phase I. where we outline our personal sustainability plan. There we described a newly installed roof-mounted photovoltaic solar system that allows us to harvest some of the Sunlight illuminating […]
“And we have power!” Harvesting current sunlight is a hoot. Well folks, on June 14, 2011, another small portion of Earth’s surface (386 sq ft of roof area on our home in Colorado) began harvesting current sunlight as Gail and I continue on our path seeking a more sustainable life style. The new solar photovoltaic […]
It was supposed to be a celebration: the Colorado Environmental Coalition’s Rebel With a Cause Award being presented to Bill McGibben. On a cold rainy evening in downtown Denver, the weather itself was a fitting testimony to what he’s been writing and speaking about climate change. “This is unusual weather for Denver,” my partner assured […]